College · Private nonprofit · New York, NY · City
Jewish Theological Seminary of America
New York, NY
Religious affiliation
Admit rate49%
6-yr median pay$59k
Net price / yr$43k
Undergrad size172
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $43k/yr for a shot at a $59k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of 49% means this is selective — grades, essays, and testing matter. Admitted students average SAT 1500 · ACT 33.
If you get in
172 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.
Where you live
City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $86k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $43k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$344k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$173k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$171k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.9x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $67.4k
- Room & board
- $18.6k
- Books & supplies
- $500
How students pay for it.
Pell grants4%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans12%
Share taking out federal student loans.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
1-yr retention98%
Very high — students stay.
Graduation · 6 yr90%
Most finish on time.
6-yr median pay$59k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$93k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- City
- Control
- Private nonprofit
- Undergrad size
- 172
- Location
- New York, NY
- Region
- Mid East (DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Associate's Dominant
- Size & setting
- Four-year · very small · highly residential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
- Accreditor
- Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- White79%
- Hispanic10%
- Unknown8%
- International2%
- Asian1%
- Two or more races1%
Part-time1%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$180k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 2
What you can study.