About
The Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion is an institution of higher Jewish education and the academic, spiritual, and professional leadership development center of Reform Judaism. It has three locations in the United States and one location in Jerusalem. It is the oldest extant Jewish seminary in the Americas and the main seminary for training rabbis, cantors, educators and communal workers in Reform Judaism. Hebrew Union College has campuses in Cincinnati, Ohio, New York City, Los Angeles, and Jerusalem. The Jerusalem campus is the only seminary in Israel for training Reform Jewish clergy.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 9 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 7 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing2 · 22.2%
- No Data7 · 77.8%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Action history · 2
- Jun 2024Renewal of AccreditationMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Jan 2019Approved for Distance EducationMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, students received in Pell grants, alongside $1.7M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 46 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (2.1%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at HUC
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus1
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
HUC vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions HUC selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectHebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion | — | — | 240 | — | — |
| 44% | 96.0% | 424 | $38,997 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 1,352 | — | — | |
| — | — | 163 | — | — | |
| 90% | 48.6% | 316 | $43,195 | — | |
| — | — | 302 | — | — | |
| — | — | 46 | — | — | |
| — | — | 234 | — | — | |
| Peer group median | 67% | 72.3% | 271 | $41,096 |
Institutions like HUC
Explore the federal data for institutions in HUC's comparison group.
- BaccalaureateCalifornia
American Jewish University
Grad rate44%Admit rate96.0%Enrollment424Net price$38,997View data - Massachusetts
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,352Net price—View data - Massachusetts
Hebrew College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment163Net price—View data - New York
Jewish Theological Seminary of America
Grad rate90%Admit rate48.6%Enrollment316Net price$43,195View data - New Jersey
Princeton Theological Seminary
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment302Net price—View data - Pennsylvania
Reconstructionist Rabbinical College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment46Net price—View data - New York
Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment234Net price—View data
HUC Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Hebrew Union College's Office of Institutional Research and Assessment page provides contact information for inquiries about institutional research. It notes the office's role in calculating retention and graduation rates and mentions accreditation by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Key links related to institutional profiles, consumer information, and academic policies are provided.
Visit IR office pageReports & documents (2)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- Strategic planOur Strategic Direction for the Future2022After a two-year strategic planning process, Hebrew Union College adopted a new path forward approved by the Board in April 2022. The plan focuses on consolidating U.S. rabbinical programs, creating flexible residency options, and reimagining its historic Cincinnati campus to better serve diverse student needs. With strategic goals including educational excellence and financial sustainability, the College aims to expand its impact throughout the Jewish world while maintaining a supportive and respectful learning community.huc.edu
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