Match #1
Talmudical Seminary of Bobov
Brooklyn, NY
Profile closeness89/100
Admit rate98%
- 602 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 50%, close to 45%
- Acceptance rate 98%, close to 98%
The colleges most similar to Rabbinical Seminary of America are Talmudical Seminary of Bobov, Mesivta Torah Vodaath Rabbinical Seminary, and Talmudical Seminary Oholei Torah. Rabbinical Seminary of America admits 98% of applicants and has an average net price of $7,309 a year; 2 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 Seminary 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 Seminary of America
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Match #2
Mesivta Torah Vodaath Rabbinical Seminary
Brooklyn, NY
Profile closeness84/100
Admit rate80%
- 399 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Enrollment 399 students, close to 397
- Average net price $9,232, close to $7,309
Match #3
Talmudical Seminary Oholei Torah
Brooklyn, NY
Profile closeness74/100
Admit rate77%
- 400 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Enrollment 400 students, close to 397
- Average net price $9,725, close to $7,309
Match #4
Kehilath Yakov Rabbinical Seminary
Ossining, NY
Profile closeness69/100
Admit rate—
- 205 students
- Private nonprofit
- Rural: Fringe
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #5
Be'er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary
Spring Valley, NY
Profile closeness66/100
Admit rate—
- 576 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Enrollment 576 students, close to 397
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #6
United Talmudical Seminary
Brooklyn, NY
Profile closeness63/100
Admit rate—
- 2,241 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 50%, close to 45%
- Average net price $9,053, close to $7,309
Match #7
Yeshiva of Far Rockaway Derech Ayson Rabbinical Seminary
Far Rockaway, NY
Profile closeness47/100
Admit rate92%
- 60 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Average net price $8,146, close to $7,309
- Acceptance rate 92%, close to 98%
Match #8
Jewish Theological Seminary of America
New York, NY
Profile closeness33/100
Admit rate49%
- 172 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #9
Torah Temimah Talmudical Seminary
Staten Island, NY
Profile closeness28/100
Admit rate56%
- 82 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #10
Missio Theological Seminary
Philadelphia, PA
Profile closeness43/100
Admit rate100%
- 25 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Acceptance rate 100%, close to 98%
- Same Carnegie classification
Questions about Rabbinical Seminary of America alternatives
What colleges are similar to Rabbinical Seminary of America?
The closest matches to Rabbinical Seminary of America are Talmudical Seminary of Bobov, Mesivta Torah Vodaath Rabbinical Seminary, Talmudical Seminary Oholei Torah, Kehilath Yakov Rabbinical Seminary, and Be'er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Is Rabbinical Seminary of America hard to get into?
Rabbinical Seminary of America admitted 98% of its 116 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 Seminary of America alternatives cost less?
2 of the 10 closest alternatives have a lower average net price than Rabbinical Seminary of America ($7,309 a year), including Kehilath Yakov Rabbinical Seminary ($3,925) and Talmudical Seminary of Bobov ($5,091). Net price is what first-time, full-time students paid after grants; your own price depends on family income.
