Jewish Theological Seminary of America
Acceptance rate
48.6%
2025
Peer median 81.8%
Tuition per year
$71,910
$90,518 with room and board
Peer median $11,500
Undergraduates
173
Student-faculty ratio 7:1
Peer median 12 : 1
Graduation rate
71.4%
4-year; 6-year rate 81.0%
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
- New York, New York
- Website
- www.jtsa.edu
- Undergraduates
- 173
- Student-faculty ratio
- 7 : 1
This collegeRanked colleges nearby
- Setting
- Large city
- Nearest major city
- New York, about 10 mi
- Nearest international airport
- Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), about 15 mi
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Religious affiliation
- Jewish
- President
- Dr. Shuly Schwartz (Chancellor)
- Phone
- 2126788000
- Address
- 3080 Broadway, New York, NY 10027-4649
Rankings & Admission
Peer median 81.8% · all 235 private faith-related institutions in the U.S.
Acceptance rate by gender, 2025
In 2020: men 61.2%, women 58.2%.
Test Scores
2025 admitted students, 25th–75th percentile · 17% submitted SAT, 5% submitted ACT · SAT/ACT optional: considered if submitted
How Hard Is It to Get In
about 5 in 10
144 applicants in 2025, 48.6% admitted
70 admitted 74 not admitted Yield 58.6%
Degrees & Majors
Graduates in 2025 (first major)
U.S. studentsInternational
Popular graduate programs
- Jewish/Judaic Studies · Master's16 (0% international)
- Religious Education · Master's11 (0% international)
- Rabbinical Studies · Master's9 (11% international)
- Jewish/Judaic Studies · Doctoral5 (0% international)
- Religious/Sacred Music · Master's3 (0% international)
- Religious Education · Doctoral1 (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 | Doctor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish/Judaic Studies. | $61,250 |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Under | Master | Doctor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religious Education. | - | |||
| Religious/Sacred Music. | - | |||
| Rabbinical Studies. | - |
Students
316 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 44:56 · Freshman retention 95.7%
- Continuing undergraduates 130
- First-year undergraduates 40
- Graduate students 143
- Transfers and others 3
Undergraduate race and ethnicity (173)
International Students
International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 235 private faith-related institutions in the U.S.
3 in 2025 · 2.6% in 2016
7 in 2025 · 4.3% in 2016
Cost
2025 cost per year
$90,518
- Undergraduate tuition
- $71,910
- Room and board
- $18,608
- Graduate tuition
- $40,974
Peer median tuition + room and board $18,400 · all 235 private faith-related institutions in the U.S.
Tuition rose 254% from 2016 to 2025; room and board rose 31%.
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$42.0M
Expenses$34.5M
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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Barnard CollegeNew York · 0.2 mi
Liberal Arts #19
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Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York · 0.3 mi
U.S. News #12
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Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken · 5.7 mi
U.S. News #59
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New York UniversityNew York · 6.0 mi
U.S. News #31
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Rutgers University-NewarkNewark · 12.3 mi
U.S. News #73
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Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick · 33.4 mi
U.S. News #44
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The United States Military Academy at West PointWest Point · 39.9 mi
Liberal Arts #9
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Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook · 44.5 mi
U.S. News #59
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Princeton UniversityPrinceton · 48.7 mi
U.S. News #2
Peer median 0.0 · all 235 private faith-related institutions 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
All 24Notable alumni of Jewish Theological Seminary of America include Bella Abzug (Lawyer, politician and women's movement leader), Henrietta Szold (Zionist leader and founder of Hadassah) and Mordecai Kaplan (Rabbi who founded Reconstructionist Judaism).
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Bella Abzug 1920–1998
Lawyer, politician and women's movement leader
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Henrietta Szold 1860–1945
Zionist leader and founder of Hadassah
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Mordecai Kaplan 1881–1983
Rabbi who founded Reconstructionist Judaism
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Norman Podhoretz 1930–2025
Magazine editor, writer and conservative commentator
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Chaim Potok 1929–2002
Rabbi and author of The Chosen
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Abraham Foxman 1940–2026
Former national director of the Anti-Defamation League
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Jacob Neusner 1932–2016
Scholar of Judaism and prolific author
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Abraham Skorka 1950–
Argentine rabbi, biophysicist and author
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Gertrude Himmelfarb 1922–2019
Historian and leader of conservative historiography
See all 24 notable alumni of Jewish Theological Seminary of America →
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.