Hebrew Theological College
Acceptance rate
57.1%
2025
Peer median 69.4%
Tuition per year
$15,150
$30,150 with room and board
Peer median $33,770
Undergraduates
182
Student-faculty ratio 5:1
Peer median 11 : 1
Graduation rate
15.9%
4-year; 6-year rate 20.5%
Peer median 45.1%
“Peers” are all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S. (by Carnegie Classification).
About
- Type
- Private nonprofit, 4-year
- Location
- Skokie, Illinois
- Website
- www.htc.edu
- Undergraduates
- 182
- Student-faculty ratio
- 5 : 1
This collegeRanked colleges nearby
- Setting
- Small city
- Nearest major city
- Chicago, about 15 mi
- Nearest international airport
- Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), about 8 mi
- Also known as
- HTC, TI, Teacher's Institute, Skokie Yeshiva, Sarah Hartman Women’s College of Touro at HTC, Machon Torani L'Banot, Beis HaMidrash L'Torah
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Religious affiliation
- Jewish
- President
- Alan Kadish, MD (President)
- Phone
- 8479822500
- Address
- 7135 N Carpenter Rd, Skokie, IL 60077
Rankings & Admission
Peer median 69.4% · all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
Acceptance rate by gender, 2025
In 2020: men 100.0%, women 100.0%.
Test Scores
SAT/ACT optional: considered if submitted IPEDS (US Department of Education) has no SAT/ACT data for students admitted in 2025.
How Hard Is It to Get In
about 6 in 10
14 applicants in 2025, 57.1% admitted
8 admitted 6 not admitted Yield 87.5%
Degrees & Majors
Graduates in 2025 (first major)
U.S. studentsInternational
All majors, graduates and earnings IPEDS · College Scorecard
*Depends on whether majors have graduates in 2025 or not, Yes / No
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***Due to privacy policy, graduate salaries are not shown for some majors that has few gradautes
| Major | Graduate Salary | Under |
|---|---|---|
| Jewish/Judaic Studies. | $58,273 | |
| Talmudic Studies. | $58,273 |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Under |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Under |
|---|---|---|
| Business/Commerce, General. | - | |
| Accounting. | - | |
| Marketing/Marketing Management, General. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Under |
|---|---|---|
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Under |
|---|---|---|
| Commercial and Advertising Art. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Under |
|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | - |
Students
182 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 31:69 · Freshman retention 86.0%
- Continuing undergraduates 70
- First-year undergraduates 5
- Transfers and others 107
Undergraduate race and ethnicity (182)
International Students
International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
5 in 2025 · 0.0% in 2016
0 in 2018 · 0.0% in 2016
Cost
2025 cost per year
$30,150
- Undergraduate tuition
- $15,150
- Room and board
- $15,000
Peer median tuition + room and board $46,780 · all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
Tuition rose -24% from 2016 to 2025; room and board rose 35%.
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$11.7M
Expenses$12.4M
Average faculty salary · 2025 (9-month equivalent)
Dark gray ticks: median pay for the same rank at all 403 private baccalaureate colleges 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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Northwestern UniversityEvanston · 5.0 mi
U.S. News #9
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Loyola University ChicagoChicago · 5.4 mi
U.S. News #121
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University of Illinois at ChicagoChicago · 11.1 mi
U.S. News #95
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DePaul UniversityChicago · 11.4 mi
U.S. News #169
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Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago · 14.1 mi
U.S. News #121
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Lake Forest CollegeLake Forest · 16.9 mi
Liberal Arts #62
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University of ChicagoChicago · 17.4 mi
U.S. News #9
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Wheaton College (IL)Wheaton · 19.9 mi
Liberal Arts #57
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Aurora UniversityAurora · 35.1 mi
U.S. News #262
Peer median 8.9 · all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
Incidents, 2023–2025
From the Clery Act campus safety reports schools file, covering on-campus, non-campus and public property.
Notable Alumni
Notable alumni of Hebrew Theological College include David Draiman (Lead vocalist of Disturbed), Don Patinkin (Monetary economist, president of Hebrew University) and Abraham J. Twerski (Hasidic rabbi and psychiatrist).
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David Draiman 1973–
Lead vocalist of Disturbed
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Don Patinkin 1922–1995
Monetary economist, president of Hebrew University
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Abraham J. Twerski 1930–2021
Hasidic rabbi and psychiatrist
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David Steinberg 1942–
Canadian comedian, actor, director and writer
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Nosson Tzvi Finkel 1943–2011
Rabbi and rosh yeshiva of Mir Yeshiva in Jerusalem
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Menachem Kellner 1946–
Scholar of medieval Jewish philosophy, especially Maimonides
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Berel Wein 1934–2025
Orthodox rabbi and Jewish history writer
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David Applebaum 1952–2003
Physician and rabbi, ER chief at Shaare Zedek
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Yehiel Mark Kalish
Rabbi and former Illinois state representative
More alumni (1, by field)
Other fields
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Chaim Dov Chavel 1906–1982
Rabbi and scholar of medieval Jewish commentaries
From Wikidata “educated at” records (including people who attended without graduating), ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions. Degrees and years follow Wikidata and are left out where it has none.
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.