Gratz College

Gratz College is a degree granting institute located in Melrose Park, Pennsylvania. It was the first transdenominational Jewish College founded in the nation. It has been providing instruction in Jewish studies and training Jewish professionals for more than a century. Gratz College offers a wide variety of programs at the undergraduate, graduate professional, continuing education, specialized certificate, diploma and pre-collegiate levels. The college is organized into the following academic divisions:

• Division of Graduate and Under-graduate Studies
• Jewish Community High School
• Samuel Netzky Division of Continuing Education

Gratz College’s newsletter is known as the ‘Ma Hadash.’ The college also offers financial aid to its needy students.

Gratz College Highlights

Where Gratz College stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

• Jewish religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in education and teaching.
• High yield: the portion of accepted students who enroll.
• Numerous part-time students.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• High female/male ratio.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• High faculty salary.

Other important characteristics:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates
• Faculty tenure system
• Library on-campus
• Part-time classes available

Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)

Gratz Students

The student enrollment at Gratz was 441 in 2007-2008 (365 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 1% of enrolled students and graduate students are 99%.

Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.

Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)

Financial Aid: Gratz participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Housing and Meals

On-campus housing is not available.