Hebrew College
Undergraduates
73
Student-faculty ratio 28:1
Peer median 12 : 1
“Peers” are all 235 private faith-related institutions in the U.S. (by Carnegie Classification).
About
- Type
- Private nonprofit, 4-year
- Location
- Newton, Massachusetts
- Website
- hebrewcollege.edu
- Undergraduates
- 73
- Student-faculty ratio
- 28 : 1
This collegeRanked colleges nearby
- Setting
- Small city
- Nearest major city
- Boston, about 10 mi
- Nearest international airport
- Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), about 10 mi
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Religious affiliation
- Not applicable
- President
- Sharon Cohen Anisfeld (President)
- Phone
- 6175598600
- City
- Newton, Massachusetts
- Address
- 1860 Washington Street, Newton, MA 02466-3008
Degrees & Majors
Graduates in 2025 (first major)
Popular graduate programs
- Rabbinical Studies · Master's12 (0% international)
- Religious Education · Master's1 (0% international)
All majors, graduates and earnings IPEDS · College Scorecard
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| Major | Graduate Salary | Master |
|---|---|---|
| Religious Education. | - | |
| Rabbinical Studies. | - |
Students
163 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 51:49
- Graduate students 90
- Transfers and others 73
Undergraduate race and ethnicity (73)
International Students
International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 235 private faith-related institutions in the U.S.
0 in 2025 · 0.0% in 2016
0 in 2025 · 0.6% in 2016
Cost
Peer median tuition + room and board $18,400 · all 235 private faith-related institutions in the U.S.
Tuition rose 26% from 2016 to 2022.
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$8.7M
Expenses$8.7M
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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Boston CollegeChestnut Hill · 3.7 mi
U.S. News #31
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Wellesley CollegeWellesley · 4.5 mi
Liberal Arts #10
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Harvard UniversityCambridge · 6.8 mi
U.S. News #3
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Boston UniversityBoston · 6.9 mi
U.S. News #34
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Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge · 7.7 mi
U.S. News #1
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Northeastern UniversityBoston · 7.8 mi
U.S. News #42
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Tufts UniversityMedford · 8.0 mi
U.S. News #31
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College of the Holy CrossWorcester · 29.8 mi
Liberal Arts #22
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Brown UniversityProvidence · 36.2 mi
U.S. News #16
Peer median 0.0 · all 235 private faith-related institutions in the U.S.
Notable Alumni
Notable alumni of Hebrew College include Theodore H. White (Political journalist and historian, Thunder Out of China author), Janice Rebibo (American-born Israeli poet writing in Hebrew) and Yael S. Feldman (Cultural historian and literary critic).
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Theodore H. White 1915–1986
Political journalist and historian, Thunder Out of China author
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Janice Rebibo 1950–2015
American-born Israeli poet writing in Hebrew
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Yael S. Feldman 1941–
Cultural historian and literary critic
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Emanuel Schegloff 1937–2024
Sociologist, distinguished professor at UCLA
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Paula Hyman 1946–2011
Yale professor of modern Jewish history
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Jonathan Sarna 1955–
Professor of American Jewish history at Brandeis
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Ellen Bernstein 1953–2024
Rabbi, environmentalist and founder of Shomrei Adamah
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Frank E. Manuel 1910–2003
Historian known for work on the idea of utopia
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Michael Fishbane 1943–
Scholar of Judaism; University of Chicago professor emeritus
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.