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Yeshiva University Data & Information Overview

275 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
63% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is Yeshiva University Ranked?

#222 Best Colleges in Nation
#17 Best Colleges in NY
Social Work Highest Ranked Major
Quality Badge

2024 Rankings

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Yeshiva University was awarded 275 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is social work.

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Overall Quality

According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Yeshiva is ranked #222 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Yeshiva held the #235 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

Out of the 142 colleges in New York, Yeshiva is ranked at #17.

See all of the rankings for Yeshiva University.

Is It Hard to Get Into Yeshiva?

63% Acceptance Rate
46% Of Accepted Are Women

Acceptance Rate

Yeshiva University has an acceptance rate of 63%, which means the school is serious about who it admits. Take your time in putting together a strong application that highlights why you are a good fit for Yeshiva.

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Yeshiva University Faculty

7 to 1 Student to Faculty
100% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at Yeshiva is an impressive 7 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Yeshiva University is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  100 out of 100
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Retention and Graduation Rates at Yeshiva University

91% Freshmen Retention
71% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate of 91% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Yeshiva University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.

Freshmen Retention Rate  91 out of 100
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Graduation Rate

Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Yeshiva the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 71%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%

On-Time Graduation Rate  71 out of 100
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100

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Yeshiva University Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,553 Full-Time Undergraduates
0.6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
46.8% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,840 undergraduates at Yeshiva with 2,553 being full-time and 287 being part-time.

How Much Does Yeshiva University Cost?

$39,536 Net Price
26% Take Out Loans
$27,692 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Yeshiva is $39,536. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Yeshiva

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$24,193 $24,273 $31,030 $37,488 $52,585

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Yeshiva, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Yeshiva, approximately 26% of students took out student loans averaging $6,923 a year. That adds up to $27,692 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Yeshiva is 2.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do Yeshiva Graduates Make?

$64,628 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from Yeshiva with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $64,628 in their early years. This is good news for future Yeshiva graduates since it is 52% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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See which majors at Yeshiva University make the most money.

Location of Yeshiva University

New York State
2,553 Full-Time Undergraduates
Large City Campus Setting
Yeshiva University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in New York, New York. The location of Yeshiva is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

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Contact details for Yeshiva are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 500 W 185Th St, New York, NY 10033-3299
Phone: 212-960-5400
Website: www.yu.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YeshivaUniversity
Twitter: https://twitter.com/YUNews

Yeshiva University Majors

51 Majors With Completions
1,167 Undergraduate Degrees
918 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 51 majors graduated from Yeshiva University. Of these students, 1,167 received undergraduate degrees and 918 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Business Administration & Management 153 $51,683
General Biology 89 $18,305
General Psychology 68 $21,384
Accounting 59 $61,786
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 35 NA
Computer Information Systems 26 NA
Political Science & Government 24 NA
Information Science 24 NA
Religious Studies 20 NA
Teacher Education Grade Specific 19 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Yeshiva University along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Yeshiva

22% Take At Least One Class Online
11% Take All Classes Online

Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.

In 2020-2021, 1,210 students took at least one online class at Yeshiva University. This is an increase from the 995 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 1,210 609
2019-2020 995 481
2018-2019 643 276
2017-2018 387 124
2016-2017 316 69

Learn more about online learning at Yeshiva University.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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