Rabbinical College of America
Acceptance rate
95.1%
2025
Peer median 81.8%
Tuition per year
$10,650
$15,350 with room and board
Peer median $11,500
Undergraduates
181
Student-faculty ratio 10:1
Peer median 12 : 1
Graduation rate
15.0%
4-year; 6-year rate 27.5%
Peer median 5.7%
“Peers” are all 235 private faith-related institutions in the U.S. (by Carnegie Classification).
About
- Type
- Private nonprofit, 4-year
- Location
- Morristown, New Jersey
- Website
- www.rca.edu
- Undergraduates
- 181
- Student-faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
This collegeRanked colleges nearby
- Setting
- Suburb of a large city
- Nearest major city
- New York, about 30 mi
- Nearest international airport
- Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), about 20 mi
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Religious affiliation
- Not applicable
- President
- Rabbi Menachem Mendel Herson (CEO)
- Phone
- 9732679404
- City
- Morristown, New Jersey
- Address
- 226 Sussex Ave, Morristown, NJ 07960-3600
Rankings & Admission
Peer median 81.8% · all 235 private faith-related institutions in the U.S.
Test Scores
SAT/ACT not considered, even if submitted IPEDS (US Department of Education) has no recent SAT/ACT data for admitted students here. GPA, course rigor, essays and activities matter more.
How Hard Is It to Get In
about 10 in 10
103 applicants in 2025, 95.1% admitted
98 admitted 5 not admitted Yield 96.9%
Degrees & Majors
Graduates in 2025 (first major)
U.S. studentsInternational
Popular graduate programs
- Religious Education · Master's3 (0% international)
All majors, graduates and earnings IPEDS · College Scorecard
*Depends on whether majors have graduates in 2025 or not, Yes / No
**Move mouse on can check deitaled graudates number, click for major detailed information
***Due to privacy policy, graduate salaries are not shown for some majors that has few gradautes
| Major | Graduate Salary | Under | Master |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talmudic Studies. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Under | Master |
|---|---|---|---|
| Religious Education. | - |
Students
194 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 100:0 · Freshman retention 75.5%
- Continuing undergraduates 64
- First-year undergraduates 94
- Graduate students 13
- Transfers and others 23
Undergraduate race and ethnicity (181)
International Students
International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 235 private faith-related institutions in the U.S.
31 in 2025 · 8.9% in 2016
3 in 2025 · 0.0% in 2019
Cost
2025 cost per year
$15,350
- Undergraduate tuition
- $10,650
- Room and board
- $4,700
- Graduate tuition
- $10,650
Peer median tuition + room and board $18,400 · all 235 private faith-related institutions in the U.S.
Tuition rose -3% from 2016 to 2025; room and board rose -37%.
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$9.4M
Expenses$8.9M
Average faculty salary · 2025 (9-month equivalent)
Dark gray ticks: median pay for the same rank at all 235 private faith-related institutions in the U.S.
Campus Life
Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · EADA
No athlete data available for 2025.
No athlete data available for 2024.
No athlete data available for 2023.
Nearby & Safety
Ranked colleges nearby
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Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick · 21.4 mi
U.S. News #44
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Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken · 25.1 mi
U.S. News #59
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New York UniversityNew York · 26.8 mi
U.S. News #31
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Barnard CollegeNew York · 28.0 mi
Liberal Arts #19
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Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York · 28.1 mi
U.S. News #12
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Princeton UniversityPrinceton · 32.7 mi
U.S. News #2
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Lafayette CollegeEaston · 37.9 mi
Liberal Arts #30
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Lehigh UniversityBethlehem · 48.2 mi
U.S. News #44
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The United States Military Academy at West PointWest Point · 49.2 mi
Liberal Arts #9
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References and Data Sources
Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.