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Hebrew Theological College

Skokie, ILQuad's selectivityAccessible
Known forIntimate campusVery small student-faculty ratioMost who leave go on to another collegeTest-optional heavyAverage cost down 34% since 2013–14
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Admissions · Fall 2024

6 in 10 applicants admitted

Hebrew Theological admits about 6 in 10 applicants (57%). That puts it in the "Accessible" tier, more selective than 79% of the 1,547 colleges that report admissions.

57%

57%

acceptance rateQuad's selectivityAccessible

Applied

14

Admitted

8

Yield

88%

of admits enroll

Applications 363 → 14 since fall 2014 · admit rate 93% → 57%Over time

Getting in, in detail: funnel, what they look at, your scores

Students

Who's on campus

A small campus of 90 undergrads, where 13% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.

90

undergrads · larger than 6% of colleges

Diversity index

0.22

Pell Grant

13%

below the median

Small cityStudy abroad
Undergrads −78% since fall 2014Over time

Students and campus life in detail

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Jewish/Judaic Studies (68% of graduates). 5 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 96% of colleges. 39% of faculty are full-time. Spends $20,367 a year on instruction per student.

5 to 1

students per faculty member · fewer than at 96% of colleges

Most popular major

Jewish/Judaic Studies

68% of 2024–25 graduates

Full-time faculty

39%

of faculty

Instruction spending

$20.4K

per student a year

All majors with search, earnings by major, and faculty

Cost & aid · 2023–24

What it costs

In 2023–24, the average first-year paid an estimated $27,417 in total (tuition, housing, food, books and other costs, after grants), $3.1K more than the national median. The 67% who received grants paid $16,158 on average; the other 33% paid the full sticker price of $37,134.

26%

$27.4K

average total cost per year, all first-years, after grants (est.) · $3.1K above the national median

$0$110K$400K+
Full price
$37,134 a year
tuition, housing, food, books, and other costs
Need-based aid
Little need-based aid above $110K
aid thins out for families above that income
Merit aid
47% · avg $15K
of first-years got a grant without federal aid (a proxy: at most colleges that's merit aid)
Aid generosity

Moderate

grants cover 26% of full price

Federal loans

10%

of undergrads · national median 45%

Your price

Net price calculator

the college's own

Financial aid

Financial aid office
Cost falling · −34% after inflation since 2013–14Over time

Prices, who gets aid, and borrowing in detail

Outcomes

What it pays

Former students earn a median $33,291 ten years after enrolling, more than at 5% of colleges; 12% graduate within six years. Four years of net price is about 3.3 years of that salary.

12%

12%

graduate within six years · national median 59%

Median earnings

$33.3K

10 years after entry

Median debt

$14K

≈ $148/month for 10 years

Retention

86%

come back for year two

Graduation rate 6% → 50% since the class that entered fall 2008Over time

Earnings, finishing, 8-year outcomes, by group

Over time · since 2013–14

How it's changed

Since 2013–14, the full price fell 20% after inflation, while what the average first-year paid fell 34%, because grants grew faster.

  • Cost

    Falling

    −34% after inflation

  • Applications

    363 → 14

  • Selectivity

    93% → 57%

  • Diversity

    Reported

Every series, year by year

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