Rabbinical Seminary of America

Flushing, NY · Private nonprofit · 397 undergrads (small, city) · website ↗

Men's college
Jewish
Test scores not considered
No application fee

What you'll actually pay

Average net price per year — tuition, fees, room & board minus grant and scholarship aid — for in-state students by household income.

Household income	Avg net price / year
Under $30,000	$0
$30,000 – $48,000	$3,900
$48,000 – $75,000	$4,585
$75,000 – $110,000	$7,567
Over $110,000	$5,425
All incomes (average)	$4,844

Sticker tuition and fees: $10,000 in-state — before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.

These are averages. For an estimate for your family, use Rabbinical Seminary of America's own net price calculator — every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.

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Other costs of attendance, 2025–26

The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.

Housing and meals, on campus	$6,880
Housing and meals, off campus (not with family)	$28,100
Books and supplies	$300
Other expenses, on campus	$3,000
Other expenses, off campus	$5,000

Grants and loans for first-year students, 2022–23

What the college reported for its full-time, first-time students (94 of them) in 2022–23; 81% got some kind of aid, loans included. Each average is over the students who received that kind of aid, not over everyone. It is an older year than the 2025–26 costs above.

Type of aid	Students awarded	Average amount
Any grant or scholarshipFederal, state, local and the college's own	81%	$10,651
Federal Pell GrantNeed-based, from the federal government	11%	$4,827
The college's own grants and scholarshipsNeed- or merit-based, funded by the college	81%	$9,989
Federal student loansBorrowed by the student; repaid with interest. No Parent PLUS or private loans	0%	—

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release); full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates; public domain.

Admissions & outcomes

Acceptance rate: 99%
Average SAT: —
Median ACT: —
Students with Pell grants: 16%
Graduation rate (6yr): 30%
Freshman retention: 80%
Median earnings @ 10yr: —
Median debt at graduation: —
International undergrads: 0 (0%)

For comparison, the median across all 1,596 four-year colleges on this site: graduation rate 56%, earnings ten years after entering $54,869, debt at graduation $23,250.

Admission policy, test scores and teaching

SAT/ACT policy: Not considered
Application fee: None
Students per faculty member: 36 to 1
Faculty who are full-time: 94%
Open admission: No

What the college considers in admission decisions, fall 2023

How the college said it used each item when deciding on first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking applicants for fall 2023. For SAT and ACT scores, see the fall 2024 policy above.

High school GPA	Not considered
High school class rank	Not considered
High school record	Required
Completion of a college-preparatory program	Not considered
Recommendations	Considered if submitted
Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g. portfolio)	Not considered
English proficiency test (for applicable students)	Not considered
Other test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Not considered
Work experience	Not considered
Personal statement or essay	Not considered
Legacy status	Considered if submitted

First-time applicants: 122
Admitted: 119
Enrolled: 117

Counts of first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking students, including early decision and early action. The acceptance rate higher up this page comes from a different College Scorecard release, so it may not match these counts.

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release), fall 2023; open admission from IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 (revised); public domain.

Contact and accreditation

Address: 76-01 147th St, Flushing, NY 11367
Phone: (718) 268-4700
Institutional accreditor: Association of Advanced Rabbinical and Talmudic Schools

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts) and IPEDS Fall Enrolment for international student counts. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. IPEDS Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release) for admission requirements and first-time applicants, admits and enrolments (fall 2023). IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release) for grants and loans to full-time, first-time students. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Verify current costs and requirements with the school.

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