Rabbinical College of America
Morristown, NJ · Private · Large suburb · RCA
Private institution in Morristown, NJ · 197 undergraduates · 87% acceptance rate · $34,990 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 16%Full-time retention
- Top 22%Out-of-state tuition & fees
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $13,452541st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $13,000839th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $13,000446th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $25,000688th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- —
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $34,9901,787th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $27,4181,806th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 18.3%1,921st highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 88.1%301st highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 87.1%1,135th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1971,867th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 12.0:1782nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 38.3%783rd highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 19 mi (EWR)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 2 of 2 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Religion/Religious StudiesPhilosophy & Religious Studies | bachelors | — | — |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesTheology | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Rabbinical College of America’s 197 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In NJ
- Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes YerachmielLakewood, NJ · 172 undergrads
- Yeshiva Toras ChaimLakewood, NJ · 225 undergrads
- Bais Medrash Toras ChesedLakewood, NJ · 125 undergrads
- Beth Medrash of Asbury ParkLakewood, NJ · 109 undergrads
- Rabbi Jacob Joseph SchoolEdison, NJ · 96 undergrads
- Yeshivas Emek HatorahHowell, NJ · 93 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Faith International UniversityTacoma, WA · 196 undergrads
- College of Menominee NationKeshena, WI · 199 undergrads
- Luther Rice College & SeminaryLithonia, GA · 195 undergrads
- American Medical Sciences CenterGlendale, CA · 200 undergrads
- Cleveland Institute of MusicCleveland, OH · 193 undergrads
- St Luke's CollegeSioux City, IA · 192 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiterca.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 186186)
- Compare colleges in NJRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in New JerseyEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes YerachmielSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Rabbinical College of America vs Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes YerachmielHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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