About
The Reconstructionist Rabbinical College (RRC) is a Jewish seminary in Wyncote, Pennsylvania. It is the only seminary affiliated with Reconstructionist Judaism. It is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. RRC has an enrollment of approximately 80 students in rabbinic and other graduate programs.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 5 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 5 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing0 · 0.0%
- No Data5 · 100.0%
- 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.
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 2021Approved 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 $599K 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 23 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (4.3%) defaulted within three years — above 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 RRC
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
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
RRC vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions RRC 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.
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SubjectReconstructionist Rabbinical College | — | — | 46 | — | — |
| — | — | 58 | — | — | |
| — | — | 61 | — | — | |
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| — | — | 109 | — | — | |
| — | — | 89 | — | — | |
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| — | — | 74 | — | — | |
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| — | — | 12 | — | — | |
| — | — | 116 | — | — | |
| — | — | 161 | — | — | |
| — | — | 108 | — | — | |
| Peer group median | — | — | 84 | — |
Institutions like RRC
Explore the federal data for institutions in RRC's comparison group.
- California
Academy for Jewish Religion California
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment58Net price—View data - Indiana
Bethany Theological Seminary
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment61Net price—View data - Pennsylvania
Byzantine Catholic Seminary of Saints Cyril and Methodius
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment24Net price—View data - California
Church Divinity School of the Pacific
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment40Net price—View data - Texas
Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment109Net price—View data - California
Franciscan School of Theology
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment89Net price—View data - Massachusetts
Hebrew College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment163Net price—View data - District of Columbia
Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment74Net price—View data - Indiana
Saint Meinrad School of Theology
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment183Net price—View data - Florida
Saint Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment143Net price—View data - Pennsylvania
Saint Vincent Seminary
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment79Net price—View data - New York
St Bernard's School of Theology and Ministry
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment144Net price—View data - California
Starr King School for the Ministry
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment77Net price—View data - Pennsylvania
Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal Church
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment12Net price—View data - Missouri
Urshan Graduate School of Theology
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment116Net price—View data - Iowa
Wartburg Theological Seminary
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment161Net price—View data - California
Westminster Theological Seminary in California
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment108Net price—View data
RRC Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The page is dedicated to the Ira and Judith Kaplan Eisenstein Reconstructionist Archives at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College. It provides information about the Archives' collections, including the papers of important figures in the Reconstructionist movement. The physical Archives is closed, but an online exhibition and resources are available, along with contacts for special requests.
Visit IR office pageReports & 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.
Notable alumni of RRC (27)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Rebecca AlpertReligion
- Elizabeth BoltonReligion
- Daniel BrennerReligion
- Deborah BrinReligion
- Dan EhrenkrantzReligion
- Robert GluckReligion
- Shefa GoldReligion
- Steve GutowReligion
- Carol Harris-ShapiroReligion
- Linda Joy HoltzmanReligion
- Jason KleinReligion
- Sharon KleinbaumReligion
Frequently asked questions about Reconstructionist Rabbinical College
Quick answers to the questions most often asked about RRC.
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