Match #1
Yeshiva Yesodei Hatorah
Lakewood, NJ
Profile closeness78/100
Admit rate85%
- 75 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Average net price $11,404, close to $9,662
- Acceptance rate 85%, close to 95%
The colleges most similar to Rabbinical College of America are Yeshiva Yesodei Hatorah, Beth Medrash of Asbury Park, and Rabbi Jacob Joseph School. Rabbinical College of America admits 95% of applicants and has an average net price of $9,662 a year; 5 of its 10 alternatives cost less and 1 admit a larger share of applicants, in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
Profile closeness (0–100) compares graduation rate, size, admit rate, net price, Carnegie class, and control with Rabbinical College of America. The order also uses CollegesRef matching tiers, so a later match can score higher. Admit-rate bars use a 0–100% scale.
Top 10 alternatives to Rabbinical College of America
Row-wise results ranked by similarity. No curated AI list exists for this school.
Match #2
Beth Medrash of Asbury Park
Lakewood, NJ
Profile closeness78/100
Admit rate54%
- 124 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 17%, close to 22%
- Enrollment 124 students, close to 181
Match #3
Rabbi Jacob Joseph School
Edison, NJ
Profile closeness72/100
Admit rate92%
- 115 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Acceptance rate 92%, close to 95%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #4
Yeshiva Toras Chaim
Lakewood, NJ
Profile closeness70/100
Admit rate44%
- 227 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 17%, close to 22%
- Enrollment 227 students, close to 181
Match #5
Yeshiva Gedolah Zichron Leyma
Union, NJ
Profile closeness70/100
Admit rate57%
- 47 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 25%, close to 22%
- Average net price $9,146, close to $9,662
Match #6
Yeshivas Be'er Yitzchok
Elizabeth, NJ
Profile closeness64/100
Admit rate86%
- 90 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Acceptance rate 86%, close to 95%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #7
Bais Medrash Mayan Hatorah
Lakewood, NJ
Profile closeness61/100
Admit rate68%
- 36 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Small
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #8
Yeshiva Gedolah of Woodlake Village
Lakewood, NJ
Profile closeness59/100
Admit rate84%
- 87 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Average net price $6,692, close to $9,662
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #9
Keser Torah-Mayan Hatalmud
Lakewood, NJ
Profile closeness56/100
Admit rate100%
- 57 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #10
Yeshiva Bais Aharon
Lakewood, NJ
Profile closeness56/100
Admit rate82%
- 25 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Small
- Average net price $9,677, close to $9,662
- Same Carnegie classification
Questions about Rabbinical College of America alternatives
What colleges are similar to Rabbinical College of America?
The closest matches to Rabbinical College of America are Yeshiva Yesodei Hatorah, Beth Medrash of Asbury Park, Rabbi Jacob Joseph School, Yeshiva Toras Chaim, and Yeshiva Gedolah Zichron Leyma. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Is Rabbinical College of America hard to get into?
Rabbinical College of America admitted 95% of its 83 applicants in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition, so it is not very selective: it admits most applicants. 1 of its 10 closest alternatives admit a larger share of applicants.
Which Rabbinical College of America alternatives cost less?
5 of the 10 closest alternatives have a lower average net price than Rabbinical College of America ($9,662 a year), including Yeshiva Toras Chaim ($1,391), Rabbi Jacob Joseph School ($4,718), and Yeshiva Gedolah of Woodlake Village ($6,692). Net price is what first-time, full-time students paid after grants; your own price depends on family income.
