- The Inkwell
- New York
- Yeshiva University
New York, NYCity: largeZIP 10033Founded 1886
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1886
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1966
- Website
- www.yu.edu
New YorkPrivate nonprofit
Yeshiva University
Yeshiva University is a private nonprofit university in New York, New York, with 2,852 undergraduates. It admits 56% of applicants, graduates 87% within six years and costs $49,210 a year after aid.
87%graduate
Admission rate56%
Retention92%
4-year graduation82%
Pell Grant share16%
Federal loans20%
$49,210net price / year
56%admission rate
1426average SAT
87%graduate in 6 years
$77,098median earnings, 10 yrs
$19,000median debt
#251 of 1,704 for earnings#1,715 of 1,739 for lowest net price#94 of 1,738 for graduation rate#302 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $74,200tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $53,150
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $53,150
- Average net price
- $49,210national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$31,255
$30,001–48,000$27,653
$48,001–75,000$32,813
$75,001–110,000$41,814
$110,001+$72,673
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 56%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1426
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 670–740
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 670–770
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 29–33
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college56%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college92%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college87%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college16%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 87%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 82%
- First-year retention
- 92%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 84%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $67,197
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $77,098middle 50%: $45,276–$123,129
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$123,129
Median, Yeshiva University$77,098
Lower quarter$45,276
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 2,852
- Part-time
- 1.1%
- Women / men
- 46% / 54%
- Average age at entry
- 19.6
- First-generation students
- 14%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 16%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 7 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $13,637 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $18,550
- Endowment, end of year
- $501,162,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White61%
Hispanic2.8%
Black0.2%
Asian0.3%
Two or more races0.7%
U.S. nonresident6.8%
Unknown28%
14 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Philosophy & religious studies49%
Business & management21%
Biological & biomedical sciences7.2%
Psychology6.5%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies3.8%
Computer & information sciences3.3%
Social sciences2.4%
Health professions1.7%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield University Fairfield, CT | $49,906 | 85% | $101,587 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 197708. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1048851.