JTS Students by the Numbers

The Jewish Theological Seminary educates students from around the world who come to learn in a dynamic and diverse environment.

For the fall 2010 semester, a total of 506 students are enrolled at JTS with 82 percent enrolled full-time and 18 percent part-time.

Our student body is 52 percent female, 48 percent male.

JTS has 140 faculty members and a student/faculty ratio of 5:1.

Roughly 10 percent of our students are simultaneously earning different degrees from two of JTS's five schools.

JTS currently enrolls students from twelve countries: Argentina, Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Russia, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Domestically, our student body comes from thirty states and the District of Columbia, with 48 percent coming from the New York / New Jersey area.

The five states with the most students are (from first to last) New York, New Jersey, California, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts.

See what JTS students are saying about their experiences.