Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #3712 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #1051 of 2,597 | In North America |
| #979 of 2,496 | In the United States |
| #86 of 221 | In New York State |
| #28 of 92 | In New York City |
| #1162 of 2,908 | For Classics and Ancient History |
Quick Review
- Religion
- Jewish
- Graduates
- 240
- Male:Female Ratio
- 37:63
- Control
- Private
not-for-profit - Highest Degree
- Doctor's degree
- Website
- huc.edu
- Acceptance rate
- 86%*
* Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion is among the institutions that don't provide data on acceptance rates. This might happen because the university has programs where applicants only need to meet admission requirements to enroll and don't necessarily compete with others.
We estimate the above acceptance rate based on admission statistics of closely-ranked nearby universities with similar research profiles that do publish such data.
Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion Acceptance rate and admissions statistics
87 students enrolled in some distance education courses.
51 enrolled exclusively in distance education.
Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity
| White | 179 (75%) |
|---|---|
| Race or Ethnicity unknown | 43 (18%) |
| Hispanic | 11 (5%) |
| Two or more races | 4 (2%) |
| Black or African American | 1 (0.4%) |
| Nonresident Alien | 1 (0.4%) |
| Asian | 1 (0.4%) |
Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees
Tuition and fees
| Graduates | |
|---|---|
| Tuition in-district | $28,500 |
| Tuition in-state | $28,500 |
| Tuition out-of-state | $28,500 |
| Fee in-district | $35 |
| Fee in-state | $35 |
| Fee out-of-state | $35 |
Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion majors
Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion has granted 73 master's across 6 programs and 3 doctorate degrees across 2 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion.
| Major | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|
| Rabbinical Studies | 18 | |
| Religious Education | 16 | |
| Non-Profit & Public & Organizational Management | 15 | |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 9 | |
| Religious & Sacred Music | 9 | |
| Jewish & Judaic Studies | 6 | 2 |
| Pastoral Studies & Counseling | 1 | |
| Grand Total | 73 | 3 |
Publications & Citations
Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion has published 615 scientific papers with 2,717 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Philosophy, History, Theology / Divinity / Religious studies, Environmental Science, Geography and Cartography, Archaeology, Art & Design, Political Science, and Classics and Ancient History.
Publication / Citation count by topic
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 8 | 7 |
| 1994 | 12 | 9 |
| 1995 | 16 | 7 |
| 1996 | 10 | 19 |
| 1997 | 8 | 8 |
| 1998 | 7 | 13 |
| 1999 | 10 | 49 |
| 2000 | 8 | 39 |
| 2001 | 6 | 47 |
| 2002 | 5 | 43 |
| 2003 | 12 | 34 |
| 2004 | 5 | 46 |
| 2005 | 8 | 98 |
| 2006 | 15 | 54 |
| 2007 | 8 | 34 |
| 2008 | 10 | 50 |
| 2009 | 25 | 48 |
| 2010 | 17 | 54 |
| 2011 | 18 | 61 |
| 2012 | 9 | 107 |
| 2013 | 18 | 76 |
| 2014 | 15 | 79 |
| 2015 | 7 | 78 |
| 2016 | 15 | 93 |
| 2017 | 12 | 83 |
| 2018 | 18 | 177 |
| 2019 | 24 | 209 |
| 2020 | 15 | 211 |
| 2021 | 12 | 130 |
| 2022 | 11 | 159 |
| 2023 | 10 | 171 |
| 2024 | 12 | 131 |
| 2025 | 6 | 236 |
Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion alumni
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Delphine Horvilleur
- Occupations
- writerjournalistrabbiphilosopher
- Biography
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Delphine Horvilleur is France's third female rabbi, and (as of 2024) editorial director of the quarterly Jewish magazine Tenou’a - Atelier de pensée(s) juive(s) (Tenou'a - Workshop on Jewish thought). She leads a congregation in Paris, and is currently co-leading the Liberal Jewish Movement of France, a Jewish liberal cultural and religious association affiliated to the World Union for Progressive Judaism, which she joined in 2008. She is also an author.
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Zalman Schachter-Shalomi
- Occupations
- university teacherrabbi
- Biography
-
Meshullam Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, commonly called "Reb Zalman" (full Hebrew name: Meshullam Zalman Hiyya ben Shlomo HaCohen), was an American Rabbi, writer, and activist, and one of the founders of the Jewish Renewal movement and an innovator in ecumenical dialogue.
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Angela Warnick Buchdahl
- Occupations
- rabbi
- Biography
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Angela Buchdahl is an American reform rabbi. She was the first East Asian-American to be ordained as a rabbi, and the first East Asian-American to be ordained as a hazzan (cantor). In 2011 she was named by Newsweek and The Daily Beast as one of America's "Most Influential Rabbis", and in 2012 by The Daily Beast as one of America's "Top 50 Rabbis". Buchdahl was recognized as one of the top five in The Forward's 2014 "Forward Fifty", a list of American Jews who had the most impact on the national scene in the previous year.
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Judah Leon Magnes
- Occupations
- rabbi
- Biography
-
Judah Leon Magnes was a prominent Reform rabbi in both the United States of America and Mandatory Palestine. He is best remembered as a leader in the pacifist movement of the World War I period, his advocacy of a binational Jewish-Arab state in Palestine, and as one of the most widely recognized voices of 20th century American Reform Judaism. Magnes served as the only chancellor of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (1925–1935), and later as its first president (1935–1948).
General info
| Alternative names | HUC-JIR |
|---|---|
| Total FTE staff | 189 |
| Carnegie classification | Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions |
Location and contacts
| Address | One W 4th St New York, New York, 10012-1186 United States |
|---|---|
| City population | 8,804,000 |
| Phone | 2126745300 |