Colleges / Ner Israel Rabbinical College
College · Private nonprofit · Baltimore, MD · Suburb
NIR

Ner Israel Rabbinical College

Baltimore, MD

Men-onlyReligious affiliation
Address400 Mount Wilson Ln, Baltimore, MD 21208
Websitenirc.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate66%
6-yr median pay
Net price / yr$14k
Undergrad size280
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $14k/yr. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 66% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid.

If you get in

280 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $27k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $14k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$107k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$54k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$53k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$10.6k
Room & board
$6.0k
Books & supplies
$120

How students pay for it.

Pell grants16%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans0%
Share taking out federal student loans.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention87%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr24%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
10-yr median pay$66k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out6%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Suburb
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
280
Location
Baltimore, MD
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, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Association of Advanced Rabbinical and Talmudic Schools
Identity
Men-onlyReligious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White88%
  • International13%
Part-time0%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$36k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 1

What you can study.

Colleges / Ner Israel Rabbinical College
College · Private nonprofit · Baltimore, MD · Suburb
NIR

Ner Israel Rabbinical College

Baltimore, MD

Men-onlyReligious affiliation
Address400 Mount Wilson Ln, Baltimore, MD 21208
Websitenirc.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate66%
6-yr median pay
Net price / yr$14k
Undergrad size280
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $14k/yr. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 66% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid.

If you get in

280 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $27k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $14k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$107k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$54k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$53k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$10.6k
Room & board
$6.0k
Books & supplies
$120

How students pay for it.

Pell grants16%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans0%
Share taking out federal student loans.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention87%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr24%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
10-yr median pay$66k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out6%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Suburb
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
280
Location
Baltimore, MD
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, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Association of Advanced Rabbinical and Talmudic Schools
Identity
Men-onlyReligious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White88%
  • International13%
Part-time0%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$36k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 1

What you can study.