The student population at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion is 240 (all graduate). The number of students has decreased by 86 over the past decade.
The female to male ratio is 1.70 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.
51 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 41.67% since 2015.
Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 313 where 240 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
The female to male ratio is 1.70 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in HUC JIR than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 74.58%. The percentage was 80.98% 10 years ago and HUC JIR still has a high percentage of white students. 0.42% of enrolled students is Asian and 0.42% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 4.58% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 80.98% to 74.58%. Asian enrollment declined from 0.61% to 0.42%. Black student enrollment decreased from 0.61% to 0.42%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 1.84% to 4.58%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4413 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.3435 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
51 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 21% of total students. The number of online students has increased 41.67% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion from 2015 to 2025.