About
The Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) is a Conservative Jewish education organization in New York City, New York. It is one of the academic and spiritual centers of Conservative Judaism as well as a hub for academic scholarship in Jewish studies. The Jewish Theological Seminary Library is one of the most significant collections of Judaica in the world.
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Pell recipients here graduate at a 11.5-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 6 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 4 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing2 · 33.3%
- No Data4 · 66.7%
- 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
Programmatic accreditations · 1
Action history · 2
- Mar 2025Renewal of AccreditationMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Apr 2022Renewal of AccreditationAssociation for Clinical Pastoral Education, Inc., Accreditation Commission · (SCPE) - Clinical pastoral education (CPE) centers offering CPE and supervisory CPE programs
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 6 students received $37K in Pell grants, alongside $768K 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 35 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) 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 JTSA
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
Race / ethnicity composition
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
- Public property3
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
JTSA vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions JTSA 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectJewish Theological Seminary of America | 90% | — | 316 | $43,195 | — |
| 44% | 96.0% | 424 | $38,997 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 719 | — | — | |
| 86% | 40.5% | 5,205 | $35,736 | R1 Research | |
| 96% | 5.4% | 11,956 | $25,184 | R1 Research | |
| 96% | 4.0% | 35,173 | $21,590 | R1 Research | |
| 91% | 10.6% | 15,175 | $22,585 | R1 Research | |
| — | — | 449 | — | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 98% | 3.6% | 30,259 | $19,066 | R1 Research | |
| — | — | 163 | — | — | |
| — | — | 240 | — | — | |
| 88% | 9.2% | 56,832 | $37,050 | R1 Research | |
| 98% | 4.6% | 9,137 | $6,128 | R1 Research | |
| — | — | 46 | — | — | |
| 92% | 3.6% | 18,625 | $13,807 | R1 Research | |
| — | — | 4,401 | — | R2 Research | |
| 93% | 11.0% | 45,882 | $13,481 | R1 Research | |
| 96% | 4.5% | 18,566 | $14,860 | R1 Research | |
| 89% | 44.8% | 41,725 | $15,678 | R1 Research | |
| 83% | 59.7% | 31,726 | $22,383 | R1 Research | |
| 93% | 15.6% | 52,855 | $13,138 | R1 Research | |
| 97% | 5.4% | 29,109 | $28,699 | R1 Research | |
| 96% | 3.9% | 15,564 | $23,777 | R1 Research | |
| 85% | 55.6% | 6,965 | $49,965 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| Peer group median | 93% | 9.2% | 13,566 | $22,484 |
Institutions like JTSA
Explore the federal data for institutions in JTSA's comparison group.
- BaccalaureateCalifornia
American Jewish University
Grad rate44%Admit rate96.0%Enrollment424Net price$38,997View data - New York
Bank Street College of Education
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment719Net price—View data - R1 ResearchMassachusetts
Brandeis University
Grad rate86%Admit rate40.5%Enrollment5,205Net price$35,736View data - R1 ResearchRhode Island
Brown University
Grad rate96%Admit rate5.4%Enrollment11,956Net price$25,184View data - R1 ResearchNew York
Columbia University in the City of New York
Grad rate96%Admit rate4.0%Enrollment35,173Net price$21,590View data - R1 ResearchGeorgia
Emory University
Grad rate91%Admit rate10.6%Enrollment15,175Net price$22,585View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPennsylvania
Gratz College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment449Net price—View data - R1 ResearchMassachusetts
Harvard University
Grad rate98%Admit rate3.6%Enrollment30,259Net price$19,066View data - Massachusetts
Hebrew College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment163Net price—View data - New York
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment240Net price—View data - R1 ResearchNew York
New York University
Grad rate88%Admit rate9.2%Enrollment56,832Net price$37,050View data - R1 ResearchNew Jersey
Princeton University
Grad rate98%Admit rate4.6%Enrollment9,137Net price$6,128View data - Pennsylvania
Reconstructionist Rabbinical College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment46Net price—View data - R1 ResearchCalifornia
Stanford University
Grad rate92%Admit rate3.6%Enrollment18,625Net price$13,807View data - R2 ResearchNew York
Teachers College at Columbia University
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,401Net price—View data - R1 ResearchCalifornia
University of California-Berkeley
Grad rate93%Admit rate11.0%Enrollment45,882Net price$13,481View data - R1 ResearchIllinois
University of Chicago
Grad rate96%Admit rate4.5%Enrollment18,566Net price$14,860View data - R1 ResearchMaryland
University of Maryland-College Park
Grad rate89%Admit rate44.8%Enrollment41,725Net price$15,678View data - R1 ResearchMassachusetts
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Grad rate83%Admit rate59.7%Enrollment31,726Net price$22,383View data - R1 ResearchMichigan
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Grad rate93%Admit rate15.6%Enrollment52,855Net price$13,138View data - R1 ResearchPennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
Grad rate97%Admit rate5.4%Enrollment29,109Net price$28,699View data - R1 ResearchConnecticut
Yale University
Grad rate96%Admit rate3.9%Enrollment15,564Net price$23,777View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalNew York
Yeshiva University
Grad rate85%Admit rate55.6%Enrollment6,965Net price$49,965View data
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Grants & funding (3)
Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.
- awardAmerican Rescue Plan Act (ARP): Emergency Financial Aid GrantsU.S. Department of Educationinstitution_site$273,641
- awardCoronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act: Emergency Financial Aid GrantsU.S. Department of Educationinstitution_site$59,337
- awardCoronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA): Emergency Financial Aid GrantsU.S. Department of Educationinstitution_site$59,337
Notable alumni of JTSA (5)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Bella AbzugPolitics
- Midge DecterJournalism
- Abraham FoxmanCivil Rights
- Henrietta SzoldSocial Work
- Norman PodhoretzLiterature
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