Gratz College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

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.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Jewish religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in education and teaching.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• High faculty salary.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities II.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 423 in 2009-2010 (291 full-time equivalent).

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

Students under 25 years old represent 5% of the student body. About 33% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

Gratz offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Other Than Research or Professional Practice).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate With Arts & Sciences (Education Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (261 awarded)

• Education

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (25 awarded)

• Jewish/Judaic Studies
• Philosophy
• Religious Education
• Religious/Sacred Music
• Theology and Religious Vocations