RCA

Rabbinical College of America

Morristown, New Jersey Private nonprofit 4-year Large suburb

Overview

Rabbinical College of America is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Morristown, New Jersey. Its campus is in a large suburban area. It enrolled 194 students in fall 2024, including 181 undergraduates and 13 graduate students.

Rabbinical College of America offers bachelor's degrees and master's degrees across 2 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Talmudic Studies and Religious Education. It awarded 29 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

75% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 10 to 1.

Mission

The Tomchei Tmimim mission revolves around the development and advancement of our students’ learning skills in Talmud, Jewish Law and Chasidic Philosophy, enabling them to receive Rabbinical Ordination. This is achieved by providing a distinguished level of studying, lectures and a culture that emphasizes the philosophy of the Lubavitcher Rebbe of blessed memory. The multifaceted experience reinforces our students’ ability and conviction to carry on daily activities of learning and sharing their knowledge of Torah and Mitzvos with the general population.

Mission statement as reported by Rabbinical College of America

Key figures

194

Students enrolled

75%

First-year retention

Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25

Programs and majors

10:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

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Program levels

BachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 2

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Philosophy and Religious Studies 1

Talmudic Studies Bachelor 20 graduates

Theology and Religious Vocations 1

Religious Education BachelorMaster 9 graduates

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students: 75%
Student-to-faculty ratio: 10:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees: 26
Master's degrees: 3

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 194
Undergraduates, fall 2024: 181
Graduate students, fall 2024: 13
Full-time, fall 2024: 100%
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 334
Undergraduates, 2024-25: 315
Graduate students, 2024-25: 19
Full-time, 2024-25: 100%
Size category: Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women: 0%
Men: 100%
White: 78%
International (U.S. nonresident): 22%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online: 0%
Students taking some online courses: 0%

Campus and services

Setting: Large suburb
Academic calendar: Semester
Carnegie classification: Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions
CEO: Rabbi Menachem Mendel Herson
Services and opportunities: Academic and career counseling, Credit for life experience