Private nonprofit · Seminary
Rabbinical Seminary of America
Flushing, New York · Large city
- 98.5%
- Admit rate
- $4,844
- Avg net price
- 30%
- Graduation rate
- —
- Median earnings
Rabbinical Seminary of America is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Flushing, New York (large city setting), enrolling 397 undergraduates. It is a men's college. It has a Jewish religious affiliation.
About Flushing, New York
Flushing is a neighborhood in the north-central part of the New York City borough of Queens. Flushing was originally inhabited by the Lenape Indians prior to colonization and European settlement. Flushing is a religiously diverse community. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large city
- Highest degree offered
- Graduate
- Nearest big city
- 10 miles to New York, NY
- To the ocean
- 4 miles
- Nearest airport
- 5 miles to LaGuardia (LGA) · major hub
How Rabbinical Seminary of America compares
More selective than 7% · #131 most selective of 137 in New York
Higher than 12% · #143 of 159 in New York
Higher than 63%
Cheaper than 99% · #13 cheapest of 153 in New York
Lower than 1%
Larger than 19%
Percentiles compare Rabbinical Seminary of America with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in New York.
Student body
Undergraduate vs. graduate
- Undergraduate39765%
- Graduate21435%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White100%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 397
- Graduate enrollment
- 214
- Student–faculty ratio
- 36 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 16%
- First-generation students
- —
- Students over 25
- 3%
- Median family income
- $38,643
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $25,461
- Endowment
- $78,867
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Admissions
- Admission rate
- 98.5%
- Test scores
- Not considered
- SAT range (25th–75th %)
- —
- SAT average
- —
- SAT reading
- —
- SAT math
- —
- ACT composite
- —
Cost
- In-state tuition
- $10,000
- Room & board
- $6,400
- Books & supplies
- $300
- Total cost of attendance
- $19,700
- Average net price
- $4,844
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)
- 30%
- Graduated on time (4 years)
- 7%
- First-year retention
- 80%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- —
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- —
- Median debt at graduation
- —
- Students with federal loans
- 0%
About 24% 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
- 229
- Dorm capacity vs undergrads
- 58%
- 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%.
Campus safety
- Safety grade
- A
- Reported offenses per 1,000 students
- 0.0 / year
- Violent offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
- Property offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (611 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.
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.
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.
$4,585/year × about 5.2 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.
A meaningful share of freshmen — 81% — get grant money from Rabbinical Seminary of America itself, averaging $9,989, which softens the sticker price.
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 94 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 86°F
- Winter low
- 29°F
- Annual rain
- 45.3″
- Annual snow
- 29.8″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, New York Laguardia AP, NY US station (5.1 mi from campus).
What Rabbinical Seminary 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.










