Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion: Statistics

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Religion
Jewish
Graduates
322
Male:Female Ratio
38:62
Control
Private
not-for-profit
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
huc.edu
Acceptance rate
85%*

* 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

316 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

6 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White 288 (89%)
Hispanic 11 (3%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 8 (2%)
Black or African American 6 (2%)
Nonresident Alien 5 (2%)
Two or more races 3 (0.9%)
Asian 1 (0.3%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

Tuition and fees

Graduates
Tuition in-district $27,000
Tuition in-state $27,000
Tuition out-of-state $27,000
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 82 master's across 4 programs and 11 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 35
Religious Education 24
Non-Profit & Public & Organizational Management 16
Jewish & Judaic Studies 7
Religious & Sacred Music 7
Pastoral Studies & Counseling 4
Grand Total 82 11

Publications & Citations

Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion has published 465 scientific papers with 1,177 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, Political Science, Art & Design, and Sociology.

Publications
465
Citations
1,177

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
451 / 1,111
Philosophy
399 / 1,077
History
366 / 811
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies
332 / 744
Environmental Science
305 / 766
Geography and Cartography
292 / 760
Archaeology
290 / 750
Political Science
212 / 750
Art & Design
202 / 659
Sociology
193 / 666
Law
176 / 723
Classics and Ancient History
165 / 527
Literature
154 / 483
Linguistics
142 / 516
Psychology
84 / 107
Computer Science
64 / 69
Engineering
58 / 379
Physics
58 / 345
Biology
56 / 227
Medicine
44 / 135
Aesthetics
42 / 204
Anthropology
40 / 386
Education Majors
39 / 40
Geology
39 / 178
Social Psychology
38 / 65
Art History
37 / 75
Economics
34 / 130
Creative Writing
29 / 56
Acoustical Engineering
29 / 321
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
29 / 23
Paleontology
28 / 164
Development Studies
24 / 58
Library and Information science
24 / 14
Gender Studies
22 / 143
Business
22 / 85
Mathematics
22 / 108
Ecology
17 / 16
Quantum and Particle physics
16 / 22
Statistics
14 / 104
Astrophysics and Astronomy
13 / 6

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1990 5 2
1991 6 5
1992 5 6
1993 5 5
1994 10 7
1995 13 3
1996 6 13
1997 5 5
1998 7 11
1999 10 46
2000 3 13
2001 4 9
2002 6 37
2003 8 25
2004 7 8
2005 6 66
2006 14 14
2007 8 16
2008 7 32
2009 16 28
2010 18 29
2011 16 34
2012 9 54
2013 15 42
2014 12 54
2015 8 45
2016 12 54
2017 8 50
2018 17 116
2019 13 111
2020 13 84
2021 9 42
2022 10 40
Academic rankings

Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion alumni

  1. Delphine Horvilleur

    Delphine Horvilleur
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1974-.. (age 49)
    Occupations
    journalistrabbiphilosopherwriter
    Biography

    Delphine Horvilleur is France's third female rabbi, and (as of 2012) editorial director of the quarterly Jewish magazine Revue de pensée(s) juive(s) Tenou'a. 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. In 2013 her book En tenue d’Eve. Féminin, Pudeur et Judaïsme (In a Birthday Suit: Feminism, Modesty and Judaism), which discusses the representation of nudity and modesty in the Bible, was published.

  2. Angela Warnick Buchdahl

    Angela Warnick Buchdahl
    Born in
    South Korea Flag South Korea
    Years
    1972-.. (age 51)
    Occupations
    rabbi
    Biography

    Angela Warnick Buchdahl is an American rabbi. She was the first Asian-American to be ordained as a rabbi, and the first 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.

  3. 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 Chaya Gittel veShlomo HaCohen), was one of the founders of the Jewish Renewal movement and an innovator in ecumenical dialogue.

  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 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 first chancellor of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (1925), and later as its President (1935–1948).

All 34 notable alumni

General info

Alternative names HUC-JIR
Total FTE staff 245
Carnegie classification Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions

Location and contacts

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