Rabbi Jacob Joseph School

#4518 / #1176
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
Orthodox day school, founded 1903

Rabbi Jacob Joseph School at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#1176
Acceptance rate (fall 2024)
92%
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$12,950
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
115

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About Rabbi Jacob Joseph School

According to Wikipedia, The Rabbi Jacob Joseph School is an Orthodox Jewish day school located in Staten Island, New York that serves students from nursery through twelfth grade, with another branch in Edison, New Jersey. The school was founded in 1903 by Rabbi Shmuel Yitzchok Andron and named in honor of Rabbi Jacob Joseph, chief rabbi of New York City's Association of American Orthodox Hebrew Congregations.

Rabbi Jacob Joseph School Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Annual ApplicationsAcceptanceRetention Rate
3192%97%

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.

How Much Does Rabbi Jacob Joseph School Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$12,950

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.

Rabbi Jacob Joseph School's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-Grads
9999

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is Rabbi Jacob Joseph School?

Rabbi Jacob Joseph School is located at One Plainfield Ave, Edison, NJ 08817-4494.

How Safe is Rabbi Jacob Joseph School?

No violent or property offenses were reported on Rabbi Jacob Joseph School’s campus in 2024. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.

Relative to its enrollment, Rabbi Jacob Joseph School has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Edison has a violent crime rate of 0.18% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 1.88%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.

What Is Rabbi Jacob Joseph School Known For?

Rabbi Jacob Joseph School is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

Rabbi Jacob Joseph School's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much Rabbi Jacob Joseph School's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence

Religious Studies
#6725
World Rank
#6738
Historical Rank
#1455
USA Rank

Rabbi Jacob Joseph School ranks #1455 in the U.S. and #6725 worldwide for influence in Religious Studies.

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Who Are Rabbi Jacob Joseph School's Most Influential Alumni?

Rabbi Jacob Joseph School's most influential alumni include professors and professionals in the fields of Mathematics, Criminal Justice, and Law. Here are some of Rabbi Jacob Joseph School's most famous alumni:

Robert Aumann
Robert Aumann
An Israeli-American mathematician.
Louis Henkin
An American law scholar.
Ari L. Goldman
Ari L. Goldman
An American journalism academic.
Mordechai Willig
Mordechai Willig
An Orthodox Rabbi and Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva University.
Sheldon Silver
An American politician.