by our College Data Analytics TeamThis overview covers the essential stats on Yeshiva University, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more.
In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Yeshiva University was awarded 15 badges in the 2026 rankings.
College Factual ranked Yeshiva as #175 out of 3,449 colleges and universities in the country on its 2026 Best Colleges list.
Yeshiva is also ranked #15 on the Best Colleges in New York list.
Yeshiva University has an acceptance rate of 56%, 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.
About 19% 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 670 and 740. Math scores were between 670 and 770.
Yeshiva received ACT scores from 16% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 29 and 33.
At Yeshiva, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 7 to 1. That’s much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunities to work closely with their professors and classmates.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Yeshiva University is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 93% 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.
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 84%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Yeshiva University.
The current enrollment includes 2,942 undergraduates at Yeshiva.
Get more detailed information on the diversity at Yeshiva University.
The typical net cost at Yeshiva is $16,772. 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 + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $27,089 | $25,446 | $29,934 | $46,896 | $69,117 |
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 price for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Yeshiva, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 16% of students took out student loans averaging $6,179 a year. That adds up to $24,716 over four years for those students. The student loan default rate is 1.9%. 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. Get more details about paying for Yeshiva University.
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from Yeshiva University 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 University students since it is 45% more than the average college graduate’s salary of $49,219 per year.
Yeshiva University is an private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. New York is a great location for students who prefer city over country life. Get more details about the location of Yeshiva University.
Get in touch with Yeshiva University are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 500 W 185th St, New York, NY 10033-3299 |
| Phone: | 2129605400 |
| Website: | www.yu.edu |
| Facebook: | www.facebook.com/YeshivaUniversity |
| Twitter: | twitter.com/YUNews |
In the latest year of available data, students from 20 majors graduated from Yeshiva University. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.
| Most Popular Majors | Completions | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 2,495 | NA |
| Religious Studies | 537 | NA |
| Social Work | 524 | $49,324 |
| Law | 311 | $69,614 |
| General Psychology | 97 | $21,384 |
| Communication Sciences | 84 | NA |
| Clinical & Counseling Psychology | 72 | $54,995 |
| Computer Information Systems | 71 | NA |
| Finance & Financial Management | 59 | NA |
| General Biology | 55 | $18,305 |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
468 students took at least one online class at Yeshiva University.
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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