IPEDS 2024-25 figures report a 70% six-year graduation rate and a 94% student retention rate for Uta Mesivta of Kiryas Joel. The reported four-year graduation rate is 0%. These measures answer different questions and should not be treated as interchangeable.
Graduation rates follow defined groups of entering students over a specified period; they are not predictions for every new enrollee. Retention measures continued enrollment over a shorter interval, not eventual completion. The contrast between the four- and six-year figures makes the program's expected timeline a particularly important question: applicants should ask for the normal completion schedule for their intended credential and how additional time would affect cost.
A reliable one-year earnings figure for Uta Mesivta of Kiryas Joel's religious-studies field should not be inferred from its graduation rate or tuition. Those measures describe educational progress and published charges, not individual income after study.
When comparing any future earnings statistic, check whether it measures a median or an average, when earnings were observed and which former students were included. Religious-study pathways may lead to varied work or further study, so even a well-defined earnings measure would describe a group rather than promise an outcome for an individual student.
BACHELOR’S Degree
Philosophy and Religious Studies
Data last updated on November 2, 2026
Data sources: IPEDS 2024-25, Peterson 2026, College Scorecard 10/2026, Clery 2024 (2023-24), OpenAlex 2026
Figures on this profile come from federal and third-party datasets in the editions listed above and are refreshed periodically, so they may differ from what the institution currently reports. Confirm costs, deadlines and requirements with the school before making decisions.