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Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem of America

New York, New York·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Mid East·mtj.edu
6-yr Graduation
7%
-33.0pp vs peer
Total enrollment
72
peer median 244
Avg net price
$8,290
-$5.8k vs peer
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About

Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem (MTJ) (Hebrew: מתיבתא תפארת ירושלים, Mesivta Tiferet Yerushaláyim) is a yeshiva on the Lower East Side of New York City. One of the oldest yeshivas in the city, MTJ was once led by Moshe Feinstein. A second campus, known as Yeshiva of Staten Island, is located in Staten Island, New York. The suburban campus contains a high school, college, post-college facilities and a dormitory.

Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
25
25 candidates competed
Admitted
15
60.0% acceptance rate
Enrolled
15
100.0% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
7%-33.0pp vs peer
4-year graduation
0%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
7%
Full-time retention
86%

Pell equity

13.0pp gap
Pell recipients
13%1 of 8
Non-Pell (all)
0% of 7
No Federal Aid
0%0 of 7

Pell recipients here graduate at a 13.0-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

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

FVT/GE

Of 1 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 1 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
1
Passing
0
0.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

1programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data1 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
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.

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Association of Advanced Rabbinical and Talmudic Schools, Accreditation Commission

Accredited since 1979Next review Jul 2028

Action history · 2

  1. Dec 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Association of Advanced Rabbinical and Talmudic Schools, Accreditation Commission
  2. Apr 2018Renewal of Accreditation
    Association of Advanced Rabbinical and Talmudic Schools, Accreditation Commission

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$11,164
$30–48k—
$48–75k$7,368
$75–110k$7,260
$110k+—

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$8,290
-$5,850vs peer median $14,140
Federal loans
0.0%
In-state tuition
$13,250
Out-of-state
$13,250

Federal aid volume & trends

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

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 18 students received $125K in Pell grants.

Pell recipients
18
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$125K
$125,421 total

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’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.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 0 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 13.2% national rate.

Default rate
0.0%
-13.2pp vs 13.2% national
Borrowers in repayment
0
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2009
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at MTJ

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs3
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

5 total completions
01Philosophy/Religion
360.0%
02Theology
240.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
72
12-mo unduplicated
74
Undergraduate
52
Graduate
22

Gender split

Men
100%74
Women
0%0

Race / ethnicity composition

White
100.0%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 66 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
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.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    5.0:1

    MTJ vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions MTJ selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    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
    SubjectMesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem of America
    		7%—72$8,290—
    America Evangelical University
    		33%—307$17,854—
    Berkeley School of Theology
    		—88.9%108——
    Carolina Christian College
    		11%—71$22,366—
    Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary
    		0%—58$24,247—
    Ecumenical Theological Seminary
    		——63——
    Family of Faith Christian University
    		25%76.0%320$11,252—
    Grace Mission University
    		100%50.0%301$11,827—
    Grace School of Theology
    		100%—568$11,881—
    Haven University
    		——123——
    Huntsville Bible College
    		0%—98$11,562—
    International Baptist College and Seminary
    		88%—78$14,660—
    Jewish Theological Seminary of America
    		90%48.6%316$43,195—
    Kairos University
    		—84.6%1,239——
    Luther Rice College & Seminary
    		0%91.7%508$27,883—
    Mid-South Christian College
    		60%100.0%32$10,172—
    Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
    		64%96.4%3,945$23,006—
    Moody Bible Institute
    		62%82.7%2,202$22,221—
    Mount Angel Seminary
    		50%100.0%127$43,251—
    Ner Israel Rabbinical College
    		24%65.7%449$13,572—
    Pentecostal Theological Seminary
    		——517——
    Presbyterian Theological Seminary in America
    		80%—223$4,577—
    Rabbinical Academy Mesivta Rabbi Chaim Berlin
    		46%93.6%264$6,415—
    Rabbinical College Telshe
    		53%83.3%64$10,398—
    Rabbinical Seminary of America
    		30%98.4%611$4,844—
    The King's University
    		33%60.6%540$14,140—
    Trinity Bible College and Graduate School
    		39%25.7%275$19,359—
    Veritas Baptist College
    		40%95.0%211$21,957—
    Virginia Beach Theological Seminary
    		——33——
    Wesley Biblical Seminary
    		—57.1%170——
    World Mission University
    		100%77.8%510$15,785—
    Yeshiva Derech Chaim
    		40%88.2%147$12,072—
    Peer group median40%84.0%244$14,140

    Institutions like MTJ

    Explore the federal data for institutions in MTJ's comparison group.

    IPEDS

    Reports & documents (1)

    Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

    Frequently asked questions about Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem of America

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about MTJ.

    What is the graduation rate at Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem of America?

    Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem of America reports a 6-year graduation rate of 7% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem of America?

    Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem of America reports a total enrollment of 72 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem of America?

    The average net price at Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem of America is $8,290 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem of America?

    Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem of America's yield rate is 100.0%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem of America located?

    Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem of America is located in New York, New York 10002-6301.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    U.S. Department of Education
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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