by our College Data Analytics Team
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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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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.
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.
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.
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%.
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.
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%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Yeshiva University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,840 undergraduates at Yeshiva with 2,553 being full-time and 287 being part-time.
| $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.
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.
Get more details about the location of Yeshiva University.
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 |
| 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 |
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 |
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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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