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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
$13,572
+$2.0k 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%

Pell equity

2.0pp gap
Pell recipients
22%2 of 9
Non-Pell (all)
24%6 of 25
No Federal Aid
24%6 of 25

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates, a notably small equity gap.

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.

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—
$30–48k$12,626
$48–75k$13,018
$75–110k$10,550
$110k+$20,150

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

Avg net price (private)
$13,572
+$1,984vs peer median $11,588
Federal loans
0.0%
In-state tuition
$10,600
Out-of-state
$10,600

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, 49 students received $397K in Pell grants.

Pell recipients
49
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$397K
$397,424 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

73 total completions
01Philosophy/Religion
7095.9%
02Theology
34.1%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
449
12-mo unduplicated
525
Undergraduate
345
Graduate
180

Gender split

Men
100%525
Women
0%0

Race / ethnicity composition

White
87.5%
Non-resident
12.5%

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 · 449 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$13,572—
    Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College
    		100%98.0%161$11,673—
    Talmudical Seminary of Bobov
    		39%97.9%602$2,840—
    Yeshiva Kollel Tifereth Elizer
    		80%73.7%499$11,588—
    Rabbinical College Bobover Yeshiva Bnei Zion
    		83%—548$9,136—
    Wesley Theological Seminary
    		——374——
    Peer group median80%97.9%474$11,588

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    Explore the federal data for institutions in Ner Israel Rabbinical College's comparison group.

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    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 $13,572 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.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    U.S. Department of Education
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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