Private nonprofit · College

Rabbinical College of America

Morristown, New Jersey · Large suburb

95.2%
Admit rate
$15,628
Avg net price
22%
Graduation rate
$34,990
Median earnings

Rabbinical College of America is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Morristown, New Jersey (large suburb setting), enrolling 181 undergraduates. It is a men's college.

Private nonprofitSmall · 181 undergradsLarge suburbAccessible · 95% admitCold wintersNear the coast

About Morristown, New Jersey

Morristown is a town in and the county seat of Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Morristown was settled around 1715 by English Presbyterians from Southold, New York, on Long Island and New Haven, Connecticut, as the village of New Hanover. Companies based in Morristown include Capsugel, Reworld, Louis Berger Group, Schindler Group and the Morristown & Erie Railway, a local short-line freight railway and Honeywell. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
27 miles to New York, NY
To the ocean
19 miles
Nearest airport
19 miles to Newark Liberty (EWR) · major hub

How Rabbinical College of America compares

Selectivity95.2%

More selective than 13% · #37 most selective of 43 in New Jersey

Graduation rate22%

Higher than 7% · #38 of 47 in New Jersey

First-year retention75%

Higher than 47%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$34,990

Higher than 7% · #38 of 38 in New Jersey

Average net price$15,628

Cheaper than 70% · #18 cheapest of 46 in New Jersey

Student–faculty ratio10 : 1

Lower than 76%

Undergraduate enrollment181

Larger than 12%

Percentiles compare Rabbinical College of America with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in New Jersey.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

194students
  • Undergraduate18193%
  • Graduate137%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White83%
  • Other or multiracial17%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
181
Graduate enrollment
13
Student–faculty ratio
10 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
44%
First-generation students
12%
Students over 25
1%
Median family income
$35,086
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$61,425

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Admissions

Admission rate
95.2%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$10,650
Room & board
$4,700
Books & supplies
$200
Total cost of attendance
$27,300
Average net price
$15,628

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
22%
Graduated on time (4 years)
2%
First-year retention
75%
Transferred to another college
63%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$27,418
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$34,990
Median debt at graduation
Students with federal loans
0%

About 20% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
310
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
100%+
Application fee
Free

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$8,800
$30–48k
$14,229
$48–75k
$17,300
$75–110k
$16,469
$110k+

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$92,989

$17,300/year × about 5.4 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

76%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$6,382
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 76% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $6,382. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 59 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$34,990
Typical debt at graduation
Debt vs. one year's pay
Out-earn a HS grad
26%
Weigh it value

The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

Campus climate

Summer high
85°F
Winter low
21°F
Annual rain
49.2″
Annual snow
24″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.54.9JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Boonton 1 SE, NJ US station (8 mi from campus).

What Rabbinical College of America graduates study — and earn

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.