Private nonprofit

Ner Israel Rabbinical College

Baltimore, Maryland·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Mid East·nirc.edu
6-yr Graduation
24%
-56.0pp vs peer
Total enrollment
449
peer median 474
Avg net price
$5,548
-$3.4k vs peer
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
99
99 candidates competed
Admitted
65
65.7% acceptance rate
Enrolled
51
78.5% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
24%-56.0pp vs peer
4-year graduation
18%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
24%
Full-time retention
80%

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 3 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 2 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
3
Passing
1
33.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

3programs
  • Passing1 · 33.3%
  • No Data2 · 66.7%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
1
No data
2

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.

1
Religion/Religious Studies
Bachelor Degree · Philosophy And Religious Studies
+101.6%
$73,567 vs $36,491

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Association of Advanced Rabbinical and Talmudic Schools, Accreditation Commission

Accredited since 1974Next review Jan 2034

Action history · 2

  1. Apr 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Association of Advanced Rabbinical and Talmudic Schools, Accreditation Commission
  2. Aug 2014Renewal of Accreditation
    Association of Advanced Rabbinical and Talmudic Schools, Accreditation Commission

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$5,259
$30–48k$4,750
$48–75k$5,823
$75–110k—
$110k+—

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$5,548
-$3,395vs peer median $8,943
Federal loans
0.0%
In-state tuition
$14,400
Out-of-state
$14,400

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 44 students received $361K in Pell grants.

Pell recipients
44
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$361K
$360,859 total

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

No Direct Loan volume reported.

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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 5 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (20.0%) defaulted within three years — above the 9.9% national rate.

Default rate
20.0%
+10.1pp vs 9.9% national
Borrowers in repayment
5
Defaulted
1
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2009
0.0%
2015
20.0%
This institutionNational rate

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Ner Israel Rabbinical College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs2
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

64 total completions
01Philosophy/Religion
6195.3%
02Theology
34.7%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
449
12-mo unduplicated
520
Undergraduate
336
Graduate
184

Gender split

Men
100%520
Women
0%0

Race / ethnicity composition

White
89.0%
Non-resident
11.0%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 422 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    20.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    13

    Ner Israel Rabbinical College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Ner Israel Rabbinical College selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    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
    SubjectNer Israel Rabbinical College
    		24%—449$5,548—
    Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College
    		100%98.0%161$11,230—
    Talmudical Seminary of Bobov
    		39%97.9%602$1,525—
    Yeshiva Kollel Tifereth Elizer
    		80%73.7%499$11,588—
    Rabbinical College Bobover Yeshiva Bnei Zion
    		83%—548$8,943—
    Wesley Theological Seminary
    		——374——
    Peer group median80%97.9%474$8,943

    Frequently asked questions about Ner Israel Rabbinical College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Ner Israel Rabbinical College.

    What is the graduation rate at Ner Israel Rabbinical College?

    Ner Israel Rabbinical College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 24% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Ner Israel Rabbinical College?

    Ner Israel Rabbinical College reports a total enrollment of 449 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Ner Israel Rabbinical College?

    The average net price at Ner Israel Rabbinical College is $5,548 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at Ner Israel Rabbinical College?

    Ner Israel Rabbinical College's yield rate is 78.5%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Ner Israel Rabbinical College located?

    Ner Israel Rabbinical College is located in Baltimore, Maryland 21208.

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