Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion: Statistics

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#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
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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.

Publications
615
Citations
2,717

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
573 / 2,433
Philosophy
504 / 2,279
History
469 / 1,708
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies
407 / 1,378
Environmental Science
376 / 1,506
Geography and Cartography
360 / 1,423
Archaeology
353 / 1,423
Art & Design
303 / 1,434
Political Science
272 / 1,592
Classics and Ancient History
250 / 1,138
Literature
246 / 1,145
Law
228 / 1,476
Linguistics
225 / 1,166
Sociology
224 / 1,266
Computer Science
102 / 731
Psychology
98 / 235
Physics
75 / 762
Biology
74 / 410
Engineering
70 / 763
Aesthetics
50 / 394
Library and Information science
49 / 137
Art History
49 / 167
Social Psychology
47 / 101
Anthropology
46 / 596
Geology
46 / 322
Medicine
45 / 204
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
41 / 181
Creative Writing
39 / 170
Economics
37 / 197
Education Majors
37 / 62
Acoustical Engineering
35 / 654
Paleontology
32 / 248
Mathematics
30 / 361
Quantum and Particle physics
28 / 103
Business
28 / 112
Gender Studies
27 / 656
Development Studies
22 / 91
Fashion Design
22 / 66
Astrophysics and Astronomy
21 / 473
Media Studies
20 / 7

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
Academic rankings

Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion alumni

  1. Delphine Horvilleur

    Delphine Horvilleur
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1974-.. (age 52)
    Occupations
    writerjournalistrabbiphilosopher
    Biography

    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.

  2. Zalman Schachter-Shalomi

    Zalman Schachter-Shalomi
    Born in
    Ukraine Flag Ukraine
    Years
    1924-2014 (aged 90)
    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.

  3. Angela Warnick Buchdahl

    Angela Warnick Buchdahl
    Born in
    South Korea Flag South Korea
    Years
    1972-.. (age 54)
    Occupations
    rabbi
    Biography

    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.

  4. Judah Leon Magnes

    Judah Leon Magnes
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1877-1948 (aged 71)
    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).

All 34 notable alumni

General info

Alternative names HUC-JIR
Total FTE staff 189
Carnegie classification Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions

Location and contacts

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