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Jewish Theological Seminary of America was awarded 6 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is philosophy & religious studies.
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Jewish Theological Seminary of America was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
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Jewish Theological Seminary of America has an acceptance rate of 51%, which means the school is serious about who it admits. Take your time in putting together a strong application that highlights why you are a good fit for Jewish Theological Seminary of America.
About 35% of students accepted to Jewish Theological Seminary of America submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 733 and 768. Math scores were between 733 and 770.
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At Jewish Theological Seminary of America, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 7 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Jewish Theological Seminary of America is 52%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 98% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Jewish Theological Seminary of America enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Jewish Theological Seminary of America the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 68%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 133 undergraduates at Jewish Theological Seminary of America with 125 being full-time and 8 being part-time.
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Jewish Theological Seminary of America, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Jewish Theological Seminary of America, approximately 18% of students took out student loans averaging $5,250 a year. That adds up to $21,000 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Jewish Theological Seminary of America are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 3080 Broadway, New York, NY 10027-4649 |
| Phone: | 212-678-8000 |
| Website: | www.jtsa.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Religious Studies | 40 | $56,236 |
| Religious Education | 22 | NA |
| Theological & Ministerial Studies | 15 | NA |
| Sacred Music | 0 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 33 students took at least one online class at Jewish Theological Seminary of America. This is a decrease from the 65 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 33 | 18 |
| 2021-2022 | 65 | 29 |
| 2020-2021 | 103 | 31 |
| 2018-2019 | 48 | 27 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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