Make an informed decision about your education by understanding Be’er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary retention and graduation rates. First year retention rates let you know how many first-time, full-time students students come back for their second year. Graduation rates tell you how many students complete their degree and how long it takes.
The freshmen retention rate applies to first-time / full-time students who come back for their second year.
With 98% students making it past their freshmen year, Be’er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary has freshmen retention rates above the national average.
Nationwide, the average first to second year retention rate is 70.57%.
When looking at just colleges and universities in New York, the average is 73.51%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Be’er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary | 98% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| New York | 73.51% |
There were approximately 102 students in the class of 2023. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 12% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 61% of the students had graduated and after eight years 61% of this class completed their degree.
Any student who completes their bachelor's degree within six years is considered to have graduated on time, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. This makes the offical Be’er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary graduation rate 61%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 20 | 12% |
| Six Years | 102 | 61% |
| Eight Years | 1 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 65 | 39% |
The non-completers rate is anyone who is not still enrolled at the institution after eight years. Both transfer students and drop-outs could be included in this group.
Approximately 65 students or 39% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 65 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
13 transferred to another institution.
Be’er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary lost contact with the remaining 52 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 13 | 20.0% |
| Dropped Out | 52 | 80.0% |
| Race/Ethnicity | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| White | 53% |
Traditional first-time, full-time students under 25 tend to graduate in four years far more often than other students. Some schools serve mostly traditional students while others serve more 'non-traditional' students — part-timers or those returning after time away — who commonly take longer to finish.
Traditional Students:
First-time, full-time students under the age of 25.
Non-Traditional Students:
Any student that is not first-time, full-time, and under the age of 25.
The majority of students at Be’er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary are considered 'traditional students' who are first-time attending full-time.
Comparing the graduation rates of the specific cohorts below can be more revealing than the overall graduation rates.
First-time / full-time students at Be’er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary represent 85.71% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Be’er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary graduation rate was 57%, and by the eight year mark, 58% of the cohort had completed their degree.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for this group is 37.92% after four years, 46.43% after six years, and 47.82% after eight years.
| Completions | Be’er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 57% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 58% | 47.82% |
61 first-time / full-time students or 42% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
11 transferred to another institution.
Be’er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary lost contact with the remaining 50 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 11 | 18.03% |
| Dropped Out | 50 | 81.97% |
We don’t have data for this cohort at Be’er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary.
Returning / full-time students at Be’er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary represent 14.29% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Be’er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary graduation rate was 83%, and by the eight year mark, 83% of the cohort had completed their degree.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for this group is 53.83% after six years, and 55.07% after eight years.
| Completions | Be’er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 83% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 83% | 55.07% |
4 non first-time / part-time students or 17% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
2 transferred to another institution.
Be’er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary lost contact with the remaining 2 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 2 | 50.00% |
| Dropped Out | 2 | 50.00% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data for this cohort at Be’er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary.