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Rank - Overall rank based on the average of the ranking fields (Scores, Difficulty, Smartest, Brainpower, Faculty and Research).

Scores - SAT & ACT scores. The university's test scores are corrected for dropout rate when score level is Good, Excellent or Elite. This will slightly boost scores for highly competitive schools.

Difficulty - Academic rigor is estimated based on how difficult it is to get an "A" at the university. An estimated GPA at the university is calculated for the average US Student. University grade inflation, average GPA, and STEM density are factors.

Smartest - University that can field the highest scoring students based on the average US University size. Higher Smartest Rank = "Smartest for the Average University"

Brainpower - The average "smartest" rank using 5 reference populations (CalTech, MIT, Stanford, GaTech and Berkeley). Higher Brainpower Rank = "Higher Density of Smart Students". The university ranked higher can mathematically field 'X' number of smarter students than universities ranked below them.

Faculty - Ranking based on number of % of faculty with awards and academy membership.

Research - Ranking is achieved by iteratively ranking the average of 3 research metrics (r-pop, r-stem, r-other ). The lowest ranked college is then removed and the new set is re-ranked. The result is the schools with potentially the strongest research environments per student bubble up to the top regardless of size or research budget.

r-pop - Average research spending for student population
r-stem - STEM research spending
r-other - Other/Medical/Health research spending

Salary ROI - "Salary Return on Investment" is not used in the overall ranking but is provided for additional information. Using the undergraduate average starting and mid-career salaries, the rank is based on a 20yr salary accumulation (with raises) minus the cost of a 4 year education at the university. Salaries are normalized across the country using the average COLA for the university's geo-economic region (7 regions total). The COLA effect is diminished by the level of the university. Elite, Excellent and Good universities have a greater distribution of graduates across the country and a diminishing COLA effect. The resultant value would be the graduate's spending potential over the 20yr period.

Overall ROI - "Overall Return on Investment" is not used in the overall ranking but is provided for additional information. The average of Overall Rank and Salary ROI. This would be the "Best academic bang for the buck". Colleges that produce the best education, at the best price, with the best return will be ranked higher.

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	Jewish Theological Seminary of America 2016 University Academic Rankings
The Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) is located in New York. It is one of the academic and spiritual centers of Conservative Judaism, and a major center for academic scholarship in Jewish studies. JTS operates five schools: Albert A. List College of Jewish Studies (which is affiliated with Columbia University and offers joint/double bachelor's degree programs with both Columbia and Barnard College); Gershon Kekst Graduate School; the William Davidson Graduate School of Jewish Education; the H. L. Miller Cantorial School and College of Jewish Music; and The Rabbinical School. It also operates a number of research and training institutes. History \| Jewish Theological Seminary of Breslau Rabbi Zecharias Frankel (1801-1875) was a leading figure in mid-19th Century German Jewry. Known both for his traditionalist views and the esteem he held for scientific study of Judaism, Frankel was at first considered a moderate figure associated with the nascent Reform movement. He severely criticized the 1844 first Reform rabbinic conference of Braunschweig, yet eventually agreed to participate in the next, in spite of warnings from conservative friends such as Solomon Judah Loeb Rapoport. He withdrew from the assembly, held in Frankfurt am Main in 1845, making a final break with the Reform camp after coming to believe their positions were excessively radical. In 1854 he became the director of a new rabbinical school, the Jewish Theological Seminary of Breslau. Rabbi Bernard Drachman, a key Frankel student and one of the founders of the American JTS, was himself Orthodox, and claims that the Breslau seminary was completely Orthodox. Others disagree, citing the published viewpoint of Frankel. In his magnum opus Darkhei HaMishnah (Ways of the Mishnah), Frankel amassed scholarly support which showed that Jewish law was not static, but rather had always developed in response to changing conditions. He called his approach towards Judaism 'Positive-Historical', which meant that one should accept Jewish law and tradition as normative, yet one must be open to changing and developing the law in the same historical fashion that Judaism has always historically developed. The Morais era (1886-1897) About this time in North America, the Reform movement was growing at a rapid pace, alarming the traditional Orthodox. Sabato Morais, rabbi of Philadelphia's Mikveh Israel, championed the reaction to American Reform. At one time Morais had been a voice for moderation and bridge-building within the Reformers. He had opposed the more radical changes, but was open to moderate changes that would not break with significant traditional. After the Reform movement published the Pittsburgh Platform in late 1885, Morais recognized the futility of his efforts and began to work with like-minded rabbis to strengthen the Orthodox institutions. One of the tools his group used was the creation of a new rabbinical school in New York City. The "Jewish Theological Seminary Association" was founded with Morais as its President in 1886 as an Orthodox institution to combat the hegemony of the Reform movement. The school was hosted by Rabbi Henry Pereira Mendes' Congregation Shearith Israel, a sister synagogue to Mikveh Israel. Morais and Mendes were soon joined by Alexander Kohut and Bernard Drachman, both of whom had received semicha (rabbinic ordination) at Rabbi Frankel's Breslau seminary. They shaped the curriculum and philosophy of the new school after Rabbi Frankel's seminary. The first graduate to be ordained was Morris Mandel who went to lead Adas Israel congregation (Washington, D.C.). The Schechter era (1902-1915) After Morais's death, Mendes led the school, but the financial position of the association became precarious, and Mendes did not have the resources to turn it around. In October 1901, a new organization was project ... [more on wikipedia]

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Jewish Theological Seminary of America Details

Jewish Theological Seminary of America Details
detail	value
state	New York
conference	No Conference Affiliation
public	Private
scores	1988/1325/30
level	Excellent
rank	[186
overall ROI rank	[233
size	tiny
undergrads	156
grads	249
price	37850
drop	2
stem	0
research	0
scores valid	True

Common Questions...

What are the academic rankings for Jewish Theological Seminary of America?

1. number 186 for Academics.

2. number 233 for ROI (Return on Investment).

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National Academic Rankings

(summary of all ranking placements)

Jewish Theological Seminary of America National Academic Rankings

Jewish Theological Seminary of America National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Top250	186	73	138	230	217	153	159	241	233
New England Region	82	39	69	94	88	60	60	94	97
State of New York	26	11	21	47	28	23	21	76	49
Top Ten Top250	186	73	138	230	217	153	159	241	233

Peer Universities / Similar Universities

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Jewish Theological Seminary of America Peer Universities, Similar Universities to Jewish Theological Seminary of America
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Academic Peer Universities / Similar Academics

(mathematically similar academics)

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Jewish Theological Seminary of America Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to Jewish Theological Seminary of America
match	image	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
96.67		Dickinson College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Excellent	187	201
95.55		New College of Florida	Florida	No Conference Affiliation	Public	Excellent	190	237
95.04		Rhodes College	Tennessee	Southern Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	191	147
94.15		United States Coast Guard Academy	Connecticut	New England Football Conferenc...	Public	Good	185	97
92.50		Skidmore College	New York	Upstate Collegiate Athletic As...	Private	Good	210	220
91.13		Milwaukee School of Engineering	Wisconsin	Northern Athletics Collegiate ...	Private	Good	184	102
83.13		University of North Carolina Wilmington	North Carolina	Colonial Athletic Association	Public	AboveAverage	221	228
80.36		Montana State University	Montana	Big Sky Conference	Public	AboveAverage	217	168
76.12		Mid - American Conference (Average)	-	Mid American Conference	-Conf-	AboveAverage	-	185
75.10		SUNY at Albany	New York	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Public	Average	188	218
74.47		University of New Hampshire	New Hampshire	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Public	Average	221	225
74.35		San Diego State University	California	Mountain West Conference	Public	Average	183	218
74.10		Oklahoma State University	Oklahoma	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	182	124
66.31		Washington State University	Washington	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Average	189	193