About
Yeshiva University is a private university with four campuses in New York City, United States. The university's undergraduate schools—Yeshiva College, Stern College for Women, and Sy Syms School of Business—offer a dual curriculum inspired by Modern–Centrist–Orthodox Judaism's hashkafa (philosophy) of Torah Umadda, which synthesizes a secular academic education with the study of the Torah.
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 73 Title IV programs, 10 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 63 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing10 · 13.7%
- No Data63 · 86.3%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
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.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Programmatic accreditations · 4
Action history · 6
- Nov 2025Accreditation Reaffirmed: Warning RemovedMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Nov 2024Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: WarningMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Jul 2021Initial AccreditationAmerican Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology · Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs
- Mar 2021Renewal of AccreditationMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Oct 2018Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Bar Association, Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar · Law (LAW) - Professional schools
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 479 students received $2.9M in Pell grants, alongside $53.1M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 713 borrowers who entered repayment, 2 (0.2%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* 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.
Academic programs at Yeshiva
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 9
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus5
- Public property1
Includes 3 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
- Religion10
- Sexual orientation1
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
- Brookdale Hall1 fireOpen flamesDamage $0-$99
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Yeshiva vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Yeshiva selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectYeshiva University | 83% | — | 6,965 | $47,560 | Doctoral/Professional |
Adelphi University | 67% | 65.9% | 7,603 | $28,348 | Doctoral/Professional |
Aurora University | 60% | 80.9% | 5,923 | $18,992 | Doctoral/Professional |
Barry University | 37% | 77.2% | 6,825 | $22,978 | Doctoral/Professional |
Belmont University | 70% | 95.3% | 8,803 | $32,096 | Doctoral/Professional |
Elon University | 84% | 66.3% | 7,239 | $41,048 | Doctoral/Professional |
Gonzaga University | 86% | 81.7% | 7,470 | $36,371 | Doctoral/Professional |
Hofstra University | 69% | 68.1% | 10,685 | $35,129 | Doctoral/Professional |
Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global | — | — | 14,331 | $16,767 | Doctoral/Professional |
Liberty University | 67% | 99.0% | 104,327 | $29,552 | Doctoral/Professional |
Maryville University of Saint Louis | 66% | 95.1% | 9,261 | $26,047 | Doctoral/Professional |
National Louis University | 30% | 95.1% | 8,915 | $16,157 | Doctoral/Professional |
Northcentral University | — | — | 9,489 | — | Doctoral/Professional |
Northeastern University Professional Programs | — | — | 7,411 | — | Doctoral/Professional |
Pace University | 60% | 75.9% | 13,634 | $31,046 | Doctoral/Professional |
Pepperdine University | 83% | 62.9% | 8,976 | $45,409 | Doctoral/Professional |
Quinnipiac University | 76% | 72.2% | 9,424 | $39,207 | Doctoral/Professional |
Regent University | 58% | 38.1% | 10,657 | $18,749 | Doctoral/Professional |
Sacred Heart University | 73% | 65.4% | 11,022 | $45,459 | Doctoral/Professional |
Saint Leo University | 44% | 78.4% | 9,692 | $18,467 | Doctoral/Professional |
Santa Clara University | 88% | 48.0% | 9,728 | $50,959 | Doctoral/Professional |
Seattle University | 76% | 76.9% | 7,189 | $34,802 | Doctoral/Professional |
Southeastern University | 44% | 53.0% | 11,510 | $30,209 | Doctoral/Professional |
St. John's University-New York | 66% | 83.4% | 19,389 | $26,985 | Doctoral/Professional |
Suffolk University | 61% | 82.3% | 6,356 | $30,031 | Doctoral/Professional |
Touro University | 76% | 60.8% | 11,937 | $26,556 | Doctoral/Professional |
University of La Verne | 63% | 71.2% | 5,021 | $26,925 | Doctoral/Professional |
University of San Francisco | 70% | 61.7% | 8,913 | $39,495 | Doctoral/Professional |
University of St Thomas | 77% | 85.4% | 9,410 | $30,525 | Doctoral/Professional |
University of the Cumberlands | 50% | 98.8% | 22,120 | $11,286 | Doctoral/Professional |
University of the Incarnate Word | 50% | 98.1% | 7,047 | $20,498 | Doctoral/Professional |
University of the Pacific | 68% | 71.3% | 6,944 | $25,926 | Doctoral/Professional |
Wilmington University | 22% | — | 13,746 | $15,355 | Doctoral/Professional |
Xavier University | 68% | 86.4% | 5,501 | $32,342 | Doctoral/Professional |
| Peer group median | 67% | 76.9% | 9,119 | $29,792 |
Yeshiva Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Office of Institutional Research & Assessment (OIR) seeks to provide data to the University for the purpose of guiding decision making about its policies and goals.
Visit IR office page- Yuxiang LiuDirector of Institutional Research & Assessment
Common Data Set (1)
The institution's official annual Common Data Set publications — the most detailed reference for enrollment, admissions, and outcomes.
Reports & documents (4)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DashboardDashboardyu.edu
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- FactbookOffice of Institutional Research | Yeshiva University2026The Office of Institutional Research & Assessment at Yeshiva University provides data to support decision-making on university policies and goals. It publishes annual university statistics such as enrollment data and maintains records like the Common Data Set and Fact Book. The office reports to the provost and collaborates with various university offices. It is responsible for collecting and disseminating official enrollment statistics, which may include duplicates due to cross-program enrollments. The information is also used for student consumer information, technology resources, academic policies, and health and safety data.yu.edu
- Strategic planPathways to Our Future: The Strategic Plan for Yeshiva UniversityYeshiva University has launched its strategic plan, 'Pathways to Our Future,' covering the years 2024-2028. It emphasizes enhancing student success, faculty development, enrollment growth, and community engagement while ensuring institutional transparency. The plan includes specific actions and timelines designed to expand YU's role in modern Orthodoxy and bolster its reputation as a leading educational institution.yu.edu
Notable alumni of Yeshiva (9)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Shaye J. D. CohenAcademia
- Grace MengGovernment and politics
- Eddie HuangArts and media
- Daniel KurtzerGovernment and politics
- Yaakov LemmerArts and media
- Aharon LichtensteinReligion
- Raymond DamadianMedicine and sciences
- Randi WeingartenOther
- David SamsonBusiness
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