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Jewish Theological Seminary of America was awarded 22 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is religious studies.
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Jewish Theological Seminary of America was not ranked in College Factual's 2024 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.
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If you're applying to Jewish Theological Seminary of America you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 50%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.
About 36% of students accepted to Jewish Theological Seminary of America submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 683 and 730. Math scores were between 663 and 758.
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At Jewish Theological Seminary of America, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 7 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Jewish Theological Seminary of America is 55%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Jewish Theological Seminary of America has a freshmen retention rate of 100%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Jewish Theological Seminary of America for first-time, full-time students is 70%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 133 undergraduates at Jewish Theological Seminary of America with 125 being full-time and 8 being part-time.
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Jewish Theological Seminary of America, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Jewish Theological Seminary of America, approximately 18% of students took out student loans averaging $19,083 a year. That adds up to $76,332 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Jewish Theological Seminary of America are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 3080 Broadway, New York, NY 10027-4649 |
| Phone: | 212-678-8000 |
| Website: | www.jtsa.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/JewishTheologicalSeminary |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/JTSVoice |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Religious Studies | 36 | $35,599 |
| Religious Education | 0 | NA |
| Sacred Music | 0 | NA |
| Theological & Ministerial Studies | 0 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 65 students took at least one online class at Jewish Theological Seminary of America. This is a decrease from the 103 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 65 | 29 |
| 2019-2020 | 103 | 31 |
| 2018-2019 | 55 | 31 |
| 2017-2018 | 48 | 27 |
| 2016-2017 | 66 | 21 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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