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Beth Medrash Govoha

Lakewood, New Jersey·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Mid East·bmg.edu
Total enrollment
9,657
peer median 211
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Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 4 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 2 fail. 1 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
4
Passing
1
25.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
2
50.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
50.0%
+49.4pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

4programs
  • Passing1 · 25.0%
  • No Data1 · 25.0%
  • Failing2 · 50.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
1
Severe
1
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
1
No data
1

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

3
Religion/Religious Studies
Graduate Certificate · Philosophy And Religious Studies
-47.7%
$28,595 vs $54,638
Religion/Religious Studies
Master's Degree · Philosophy And Religious Studies
-9.8%
$49,302 vs $54,638
Religion/Religious Studies
Bachelor Degree · Philosophy And Religious Studies
+63.6%
$59,036 vs $36,082

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Association of Advanced Rabbinical and Talmudic Schools, Accreditation Commission

Accredited since 1974Next review Dec 2034

Action history · 2

  1. Dec 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Association of Advanced Rabbinical and Talmudic Schools, Accreditation Commission
  2. May 2015Renewal of Accreditation
    Association of Advanced Rabbinical and Talmudic Schools, Accreditation Commission

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 3,313 students received $25.6M in Pell grants.

Pell recipients
3,313
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$25.6M
$25,589,889 total

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
20
2k
21
3k
22
3k
23
3k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

No Direct Loan volume reported.

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 173 borrowers who entered repayment, 8 (4.6%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
4.6%
+2.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
173
Defaulted
8
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
1.8%
2017
3.4%
2018
3.2%
2019
4.6%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Beth Medrash Govoha

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs1
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,149 total completions
01Philosophy/Religion
1,149100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
9,657
12-mo unduplicated
10,102
Undergraduate
4,483
Graduate
5,619

Gender split

Men
100%10,102
Women
0%0

Race / ethnicity composition

White
97.8%
Non-resident
2.0%
Hispanic
0.2%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 8,097 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.271 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
2
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
1
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    Student-to-faculty
    19.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    18

    Beth Medrash Govoha vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Beth Medrash Govoha selected for federal comparison reporting.

    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectBeth Medrash Govoha
    9,657
    Rabbinical College of America
    22%95.1%194$13,452
    Princeton Theological Seminary
    302
    Yeshiva Toras Chaim
    31%44.2%227$5,014
    Yeshiva Gedolah Shaarei Shmuel
    11%54.2%150$8,036
    New Brunswick Theological Seminary
    129
    Peer group median22%54.2%211$8,036

    Frequently asked questions about Beth Medrash Govoha

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Beth Medrash Govoha.

    How many students attend Beth Medrash Govoha?

    Beth Medrash Govoha reports a total enrollment of 9,657 students per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Beth Medrash Govoha located?

    Beth Medrash Govoha is located in Lakewood, New Jersey 08701-2754.

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