Rabbinical Seminary of America reports 397 undergraduates in Flushing, NY. Its federal reporting group is labeled Rabbinical Seminary of America. The federal record classifies Rabbinical Seminary of America as a men-only institution; check current eligibility with admissions. The school reports a Jewish affiliation in its federal filings.
Check the campus and reporting scope
Rabbinical Seminary of America · Flushing, New York · Federal institution ID (UNITID): 194763.
Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (Rabbinical Seminary of America).
Shared outcomes cannot rank campuses. Reporting-group definitions.
What could it cost?
Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.
Net price by family income (partial)
Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.
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Only three of the five income brackets were filed for the same year at Rabbinical Seminary of America — this isn't a full distribution.
Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.
Average net price at Rabbinical Seminary of America fell from $6,467 (2008) to $4,844 (2023).
| Year | Net price |
|---|---|
| 2008 | $6,467 |
| 2009 | $6,793 |
| 2010 | $6,350 |
| 2011 | $5,497 |
| 2012 | $8,378 |
| 2013 | $5,588 |
| 2014 | $5,701 |
| 2015 | $6,791 |
| 2016 | $7,533 |
| 2017 | $6,044 |
| 2018 | $5,804 |
| 2019 | $7,398 |
| 2020 | $6,219 |
| 2021 | $7,273 |
| 2022 | $5,900 |
| 2023 | $4,844 |
Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.
Total cost at Rabbinical Seminary of America rose from $14,300 (2009) to $19,700 (2024).
| Year | Cost |
|---|---|
| 2009 | $14,300 |
| 2010 | $14,300 |
| 2011 | $16,300 |
| 2012 | $17,300 |
| 2013 | $17,300 |
| 2014 | $17,800 |
| 2015 | $18,100 |
| 2016 | $18,900 |
| 2017 | $19,600 |
| 2018 | $19,100 |
| 2019 | $19,100 |
| 2020 | $19,100 |
| 2021 | $19,200 |
| 2022 | $19,200 |
| 2023 | $19,700 |
| 2024 | $19,700 |
Tuition & fees
Skip to data tablePublished tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.
| Year | Tuition & fees |
|---|---|
| 2000 | $5,500 |
| 2001 | $5,500 |
| 2002 | $5,500 |
| 2003 | $6,000 |
| 2004 | $6,000 |
| 2005 | $6,000 |
| 2006 | $6,000 |
| 2007 | $6,000 |
| 2008 | $6,000 |
| 2013 | $8,000 |
| 2014 | $8,800 |
| 2015 | $9,600 |
| 2016 | $10,300 |
| 2017 | $9,800 |
| 2018 | $9,800 |
| 2019 | $9,800 |
| 2020 | $9,900 |
| 2021 | $9,900 |
| 2022 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | $10,000 |
Cost, size & completion summary
Cost, size & completion
Reported tuition is $10,000 before grants and other attendance costs. At Rabbinical Seminary of America, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.
Enrollment sits at 397 — Rabbinical Seminary of America is one of the smaller campuses on this site.
30.3% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Rabbinical Seminary of America within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.
Do students finish — and what comes after?
Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.
The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.
The six-year graduation rate at Rabbinical Seminary of America fell from 43.8% (entered 1996) to 30.3% (entered 2018).
A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.
| Year | Graduated within 6 yrs |
|---|---|
| 1996 cohort | 43.8% |
| 1997 cohort | 32.9% |
| 1998 cohort | 46% |
| 1999 cohort | 47.3% |
| 2000 cohort | 48% |
| 2001 cohort | 52.2% |
| 2002 cohort | 50% |
| 2003 cohort | 40.2% |
| 2004 cohort | 71.2% |
| 2005 cohort | 55% |
| 2006 cohort | 42% |
| 2007 cohort | 38.6% |
| 2008 cohort | 44.6% |
| 2009 cohort | 47.6% |
| 2010 cohort | 32.1% |
| 2011 cohort | 39.2% |
| 2012 cohort | 26.9% |
| 2013 cohort | 38% |
| 2014 cohort | 26.8% |
| 2015 cohort | 24.7% |
| 2016 cohort | 36.4% |
| 2017 cohort | 34.3% |
| 2018 cohort | 30.3% |
What does the admissions record show?
Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.
Admissions snapshot & test policies
Rabbinical Seminary of America admitted 127 of 129 applicants in Fall 2024. The 98.4% rate describes that application pool.
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Admissions
In the Fall 2024 cycle, Rabbinical Seminary of America received 129 applications and admitted 127 (98.4%), with 124 enrolling.
Rabbinical Seminary of America did not consider scores in the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. No score range is displayed for Rabbinical Seminary of America under that historical policy.
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The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.
| Year | Acceptance rate |
|---|---|
| Fall 2001 | 90.1% |
| Fall 2002 | 91.1% |
| Fall 2003 | 93.6% |
| Fall 2004 | 95.9% |
| Fall 2005 | 85.7% |
| Fall 2006 | 97.7% |
| Fall 2007 | 90.5% |
| Fall 2008 | 97.6% |
| Fall 2009 | 97.9% |
| Fall 2014 | 95% |
| Fall 2015 | 98.9% |
| Fall 2016 | 98.7% |
| Fall 2017 | 99% |
| Fall 2018 | 98.7% |
| Fall 2019 | 98% |
| Fall 2020 | 98.3% |
| Fall 2021 | 95.7% |
| Fall 2022 | 99% |
| Fall 2023 | 97.5% |
| Fall 2024 | 98.5% |
What is the campus like?
Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.
Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.
Undergraduate enrollment at Rabbinical Seminary of America rose from 305 (Fall 2002) to 397 (Fall 2024).
| Year | Undergraduates |
|---|---|
| Fall 2002 | 305 |
| Fall 2003 | 293 |
| Fall 2004 | 255 |
| Fall 2005 | 259 |
| Fall 2006 | 294 |
| Fall 2007 | 292 |
| Fall 2008 | 300 |
| Fall 2009 | 211 |
| Fall 2010 | 211 |
| Fall 2011 | 265 |
| Fall 2012 | 257 |
| Fall 2013 | 269 |
| Fall 2014 | 282 |
| Fall 2015 | 243 |
| Fall 2016 | 242 |
| Fall 2017 | 265 |
| Fall 2018 | 267 |
| Fall 2019 | 268 |
| Fall 2020 | 281 |
| Fall 2021 | 415 |
| Fall 2022 | 346 |
| Fall 2023 | 379 |
| Fall 2024 | 397 |
The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.
First-year retention at Rabbinical Seminary of America rose from 71% (Fall 2003) to 80% (Fall 2023).
| Year | Retention |
|---|---|
| Fall 2003 cohort | 71% |
| Fall 2004 cohort | 72% |
| Fall 2005 cohort | 84% |
| Fall 2006 cohort | 74% |
| Fall 2007 cohort | 83% |
| Fall 2008 cohort | 8% |
| Fall 2009 cohort | 13% |
| Fall 2010 cohort | 16% |
| Fall 2011 cohort | 20% |
| Fall 2012 cohort | 25% |
| Fall 2013 cohort | 17% |
| Fall 2014 cohort | 16% |
| Fall 2015 cohort | 16% |
| Fall 2016 cohort | 15% |
| Fall 2017 cohort | 16% |
| Fall 2018 cohort | 14% |
| Fall 2019 cohort | 21% |
| Fall 2020 cohort | 74% |
| Fall 2021 cohort | 72% |
| Fall 2022 cohort | 82% |
| Fall 2023 cohort | 80% |
More about Rabbinical Seminary of America
16.4% of Rabbinical Seminary of America's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Rabbinical Seminary of America as a primarily residential campus of 397 undergraduates — and 80.2% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.
Rabbinical Seminary of America reported not considering test scores in Fall 2024, when its admission rate was 98.4%. Review Rabbinical Seminary of America's current requirements before applying; use the GPA calculator for your semester numbers.
Why some charts are marked “key chart”
Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.
How Rabbinical Seminary of America compares
State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.
Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.
Acceptance rate
Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS
Tuition
Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid
View comparison data & dates
| Metric & basis | Rabbinical Seminary of America | New York median | National median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS | 98.4% | 70.1% | 76.8% |
| TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid | $10,000 | $17,408 | $19,591 |
Frequently asked questions
What test-score data does Rabbinical Seminary of America report?
Rabbinical Seminary of America did not consider scores in Fall 2024: 98.4% admitted. Check current requirements.
What is Rabbinical Seminary of America's acceptance rate?
98.4% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 127 admitted from 129 applicants.
How much does Rabbinical Seminary of America cost?
At Rabbinical Seminary of America, tuition is $10,000. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.
Similar colleges in New York
- Rabbinical Academy Mesivta Rabbi Chaim Berlin — 93.6% admitted
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- SUNY College of Technology at Canton — 92.2% admitted
Run your own numbers
Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Read the date and population definitions.