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Yeshiva University

The Yeshiva University, established in 1886, is located in New York, NY. The university started as the Etz Chaim Yeshiva, which was founded in 1886. Today the university comprises of around 20 colleges, several schools, institutions, and affiliates. The Yeshiva University's recent enrollments have been more than 3,000 undergraduate and 3,000 postgraduate students. The university offers undergraduate and graduate programs of study through the following graduate schools:

  • Albert Einstein College of Medicine
  • Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration
  • Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
  • Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies
  • Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology
  • Graduate Program for Women in Advanced Talmudic Studies
  • Wurzweiler School of Social Work

The University has six campuses in New York and another one in Israel. The sports teams of the university are nicknamed as The Maccabees. The men’s teams participate in sports such as golf, wrestling, soccer, basketball, soccer, tennis, and volleyball. The women’s teams compete in cross country, fencing, basketball, and tennis. The students are also associated with organizations such as Cognitive Neuroscience Society, Linguistics Association of Great Britain, American Public Health Association, and Brunswik Society.

Campus Location

500 W 185th St
New York, NY 10033-3299
USA
Main Tel: (212) 960-5400
Web Site

The campus is in a large city.

Yeshiva University Highlights

Where Yeshiva University stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

  • Many students concentrating in religion and philosophy, law, science, family and social work, medicine, and therapy and counseling.
  • High faculty salary.
  • Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
  • High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
  • Large number of programs of study offered.
  • Large number of students.
  • Good faculty-to-student ratio.
  • High male/female ratio.
  • Number of dorm rooms for students.
  • High yield: the portion of accepted students who enroll.

Other important characteristics:

  • Faculty tenure system
  • Library on-campus
  • Campus housing available
  • Study abroad option
  • Part-time classes available

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

DegreeTotal
Earned
Different
Programs
Bachelor59122
First-professional degree5072
Master39226
Associate2381
Doctorale12821
Post-master's certificate41

Students

The student enrollment at Yeshiva University was 6,358 in 2007 (5,912 full-time equivalent).

About 51% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 49% of the class.

Undergrads are 48% of enrolled students, graduate students are 25%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 28%.

About 4% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 96% of incoming freshmen.

Tuition and Other Costs

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 30,560
Room$ 6,790
Board$ 2,620
Books and supplies$ 1,100
Other$ 1,125

Financial Aid: Yeshiva University participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  241
Without tenure; working toward tenure  442
Without tenure; tenure not available  264

Housing and Meals

Yeshiva University provides on-campus housing for 2,080 of its 5,912 (full-time) students (as of 2007).

Yeshiva University Athletics

Yeshiva University is in the Skyline Conference for major sports.

Yeshiva University Admissions (2007)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men65%
Women74%
All69%

SAT Test Scores:

SATMiddle 50%
Verbal540-680
Math560-680

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (163 awarded)

  • Accounting
  • Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (5 awarded)

  • Computer Science

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (75 awarded)

  • Education
  • Educational Administration and Supervision
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Secondary Education and Teaching

ENGINEERING (2 awarded)

  • Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (145 awarded)

  • Social Work

LAW (403 awarded)

  • Law (LLB, JD)
  • Legal Studies
  • Programs for Foreign Lawyers (LLM, MCL)

LIBERAL ARTS (162 awarded)

  • Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
  • Economics
  • English Language and Literature
  • History
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
  • Political Science and Government
  • Sociology

MATHEMATICS (15 awarded)

  • Mathematics

MEDIA (1 awarded)

  • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (24 awarded)

  • Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

MEDICINE (182 awarded)

  • Medicine (MD)
  • Neuroscience

MUSIC (2 awarded)

  • Music

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (278 awarded)

  • Bible/Biblical Studies
  • Jewish/Judaic Studies
  • Philosophy

SCIENCE (199 awarded)

  • Biochemistry
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences
  • Biometry/Biometrics
  • Cell Biology and Anatomy
  • Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology
  • Chemistry
  • Immunology
  • Microbiology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Molecular Genetics
  • Molecular Pharmacology
  • Pathology/Experimental Pathology
  • Physics
  • Physiology
  • Structural Biology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (204 awarded)

  • Clinical Psychology
  • Developmental and Child Psychology
  • Psychology
  • School Psychology

Selected Careers of Interest

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