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Summary
Yeshiva University is a private institution that was founded in 1886. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 2,786 and its setting is urban. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Yeshiva University's ranking in the 2013 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, 46. Its tuition and fees are $36,500 (2012-13).
Yeshiva University is Jewish institution in New York City. The university is divided into three undergraduate colleges: Yeshiva College, the Stern College for Women, and the Sy Syms School of Business, each at campuses throughout Manhattan. A university shuttle system transports students between campuses. The university also has a campus in Israel, where about 600 students a year study through the S. Daniel Abraham Israel Program. Freshmen are not required to live on campus, though many choose to do so. There are about 50 student organizations on campus, from a bowling club to the Student Holocaust Education Movement. The Yeshiva Maccabees sports teams compete at the NCAA Division III level. The school has a Center for the Jewish Future, which sponsors projects like the YU Torah Online. Students design regular Shabbat programs, and produce publications at each campus, including daily newspaper The Commentator and Hamashkif, a newspaper written in Hebrew.
Yeshiva University earns accolades for its highly ranked research opportunities at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and Yeshiva has a law school, too. The school has a number of graduate offerings specific to the Jewish faith through the Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration and the Bernard Revel Graduate School, which offers master’s degrees in areas such as Medieval Jewish History and Jewish Philosophy.
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Yeshiva University is a major national research university with the guiding vision that the best of the heritage of contemporary civilization and knowledge is compatible with the ancient traditions of Jewish law and life. On the undergraduate level this is embodied in the dual curriculum under which students pursue a full program of liberal arts, the sciences, and business while taking a full core of Jewish studies. On the graduate level the University's mission is embodied in the emphasis on the moral dimensions of the search for knowledge and the Jewish ethical values and principles that govern professional practitioners. |
General Information
| School type | private, coed college |
| Year founded | 1886 |
| Religious affiliation | N/A |
| Academic calendar | semester |
| Setting | urban |
| 2011 Endowment | $945,789,958 |
Applying
When applying to Yeshiva University, it's important to note the application deadline is February 1. The application fee at Yeshiva University is $65. It is more selective, with an acceptance rate of 69.4 percent.
For more information about the tests, essays, interviews, and admissions process, visit the Applying to College knowledge center.
| Selectivity | more selective |
| Fall 2011 acceptance rate | 69.4% |
| Application deadline | February 1 |
| SAT/ACT scores must be received by | N/A |
Academic Life
The student-faculty ratio at Yeshiva University is 6:1, and the school has 69.9 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Yeshiva University include: Psychology, General; Biology/Biological Sciences, General; Accounting; Finance, General; and Hebrew Language and Literature. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 90.5 percent.
Student Life
Yeshiva University has a total undergraduate enrollment of 2,786, with a gender distribution of 52.9 percent male students and 47.1 percent female students. At this school, 68.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 32.0 percent of students live off campus. Yeshiva University is part of the NCAA III athletic conference.
| Total enrollment | 6,563 |
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| Undergraduate men who are members of a fraternity | N/A |
| Undergraduate women who are members of a sorority | N/A |
| Collegiate athletic association | NCAA III |
Campus Info & Services
Yeshiva University offers a number of student services including nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, and health insurance. Yeshiva University also offers campus safety and security services like 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, and controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc). Of the students at Yeshiva University, 15 percent have cars on campus. Alcohol is not permitted for students of legal age at Yeshiva University.
| Students who have cars on campus | 15% |
| Health insurance offered | Yes |
| Students required to own/lease a computer | No |
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Paying for School
At Yeshiva University, 52.5 percent of full-time undergraduates receive some kind of need-based financial aid and the average need-based scholarship or grant award is $25,303.
Paying for college doesn't have to be difficult or devastating. Go to the Paying for College knowledge center to get advice on raising cash and reducing costs.
| Tuition and fees | $36,500 (2012-13) |
| Room and board | $10,750 (2012-13) |
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