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Yeshiva University Data & Information Overview

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

#457 Best Colleges in Nation
#44 Best Colleges in NY
Business Administration & Management Highest Ranked Major

2025 Rankings

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Yeshiva University was awarded 8 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is business administration & management.

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Overall Quality

Yeshiva is ranked #457 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list.

Out of the 136 colleges in New York, Yeshiva is ranked at #44.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Yeshiva?

63% Acceptance Rate
47% Of Accepted Are Women
25% Submit SAT Scores

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.

Average Test Scores

About 25% of students accepted to Yeshiva submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 640 and 740. Math scores were between 610 and 760.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Yeshiva University  ( 640 to 740 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Yeshiva University  ( 610 to 760 )
200
800
Yeshiva received ACT scores from 25% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 26 and 33.

ACT Composite Scores for Yeshiva University  ( 26 to 33 )
1
36

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Yeshiva University Faculty

7 to 1 Student to Faculty
99% 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 99%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  99 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Yeshiva University

92% Freshmen Retention
68% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

Yeshiva University has a freshmen retention rate of 92%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.

Freshmen Retention Rate  92 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Yeshiva for first-time, full-time students is 68%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.

On-Time Graduation Rate  68 out of 100
0
100

Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Yeshiva University.

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?

$42,054 Net Price
28% Take Out Loans
$25,476 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Yeshiva is $42,054. 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 +
$25,020$24,294$29,814$36,568$56,536

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 28% of students took out student loans averaging $6,369 a year. That adds up to $25,476 over four years for those students.

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How Much Money Do Yeshiva Graduates Make?

$71,353 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 $71,353 in their early years. That's great news for Yeshiva students since it is 45% more than the average college graduate's salary of $49,219 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/

Yeshiva University Majors

51 Majors With Completions
4,498 Undergraduate Degrees
4,498 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 51 majors graduated from Yeshiva University. Of these students, 4,498 received undergraduate degrees and 4,498 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 MajorsBachelor’s DegreesAverage Salary of Graduates
Religious Studies539NA
Social Work386NA
Law288NA
General Psychology153NA
Business Administration & Management130$61,312
General Biology75$21,104
Accounting68$69,252
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology52NA
Communication Sciences48NA
Finance & Financial Management39NA

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

Online Learning at Yeshiva

33% Take At Least One Class Online
15% 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 2022-2023, 1,973 students took at least one online class at Yeshiva University. This is an increase from the 1,210 students who took online classes the previous year.

YearTook at Least One Online ClassTook All Classes Online
2022-20231,973887
2021-20221,210609
2020-2021995481
2018-2019387124

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.

References

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