Colleges / Rabbinical Seminary Mkor Chaim
College · Private nonprofit · Lakewood, NJ · Suburb
RSM

Rabbinical Seminary Mkor Chaim

Lakewood, NJ

Men-only
Address160 Locust Street, Lakewood, NJ 08701-5827
Websitewww.mkorchaim.org
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate91%
6-yr median pay—
Net price / yr$9k
Undergrad size96
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $9k/yr. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 91% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid.

If you get in

96 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 $18k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $9k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$71k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$38k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$33k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$8.4k
Room & board
$3.0k
Books & supplies
$200

How students pay for it.

Pell grants75%
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 retention91%
Very high — students stay.
Graduation · 6 yr0%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
Transfer out100%
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
96
Location
Lakewood, NJ
Region
Mid East (DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
Accreditor
Association of Institutions of Jewish Studies
Identity
Men-only
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White100%
Part-time0%
Mostly a full-time student body.
§ V · Majors offered here · 1

What you can study.

Colleges / Rabbinical Seminary Mkor Chaim
College · Private nonprofit · Lakewood, NJ · Suburb
RSM

Rabbinical Seminary Mkor Chaim

Lakewood, NJ

Men-only
Address160 Locust Street, Lakewood, NJ 08701-5827
Websitewww.mkorchaim.org
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate91%
6-yr median pay—
Net price / yr$9k
Undergrad size96
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $9k/yr. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 91% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid.

If you get in

96 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 $18k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $9k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$71k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$38k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$33k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$8.4k
Room & board
$3.0k
Books & supplies
$200

How students pay for it.

Pell grants75%
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 retention91%
Very high — students stay.
Graduation · 6 yr0%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
Transfer out100%
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
96
Location
Lakewood, NJ
Region
Mid East (DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
Accreditor
Association of Institutions of Jewish Studies
Identity
Men-only
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White100%
Part-time0%
Mostly a full-time student body.
§ V · Majors offered here · 1

What you can study.