Yeshiva Gedolah Shaarei Shmuel
Acceptance rate
54.2%
2025
Peer median 81.8%
Tuition per year
$10,600
$13,400 with room and board
Peer median $11,500
Undergraduates
150
Student-faculty ratio 30:1
Peer median 12 : 1
Graduation rate
26.3%
4-year; 6-year rate 26.3%
Peer median 5.7%
“Peers” are all 235 private faith-related institutions in the U.S. (by Carnegie Classification).
About
- Type
- Private nonprofit, 4-year
- Location
- Lakewood, New Jersey
- Website
- yeshivagedolahshaareishmuel.com
- Undergraduates
- 150
- Student-faculty ratio
- 30 : 1
This collegeRanked colleges nearby
- Setting
- Small city
- Nearest major city
- New York, about 40 mi
- Nearest international airport
- Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), about 40 mi
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Religious affiliation
- Not applicable
- President
- Rabbi Avrohom Gellerman (Chief Executive Officer)
- Phone
- 7323632164
- City
- Lakewood, New Jersey
- Address
- 511 Ocean Avenue, Lakewood, NJ 08701-3623
Rankings & Admission
Peer median 81.8% · all 235 private faith-related institutions in the U.S.
Test Scores
SAT/ACT not considered, even if submitted IPEDS (US Department of Education) has no recent SAT/ACT data for admitted students here. GPA, course rigor, essays and activities matter more.
How Hard Is It to Get In
about 5 in 10
120 applicants in 2025, 54.2% admitted
65 admitted 55 not admitted Yield 89.2%
Degrees & Majors
Graduates in 2025 (first major)
U.S. studentsInternational
All majors, graduates and earnings IPEDS · College Scorecard
*Depends on whether majors have graduates in 2025 or not, Yes / No
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***Due to privacy policy, graduate salaries are not shown for some majors that has few gradautes
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talmudic Studies. | - |
Students
150 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 100:0 · Freshman retention 70.5%
- Continuing undergraduates 90
- First-year undergraduates 58
- Transfers and others 2
Undergraduate race and ethnicity (150)
International Students
International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 235 private faith-related institutions in the U.S.
7 in 2025 · 6.0% in 2017
Cost
2025 cost per year
$13,400
- Undergraduate tuition
- $10,600
- Room and board
- $2,800
Peer median tuition + room and board $18,400 · all 235 private faith-related institutions in the U.S.
Tuition rose 38% from 2017 to 2025; room and board rose 21%.
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$3.7M
Expenses$3.7M
Average faculty salary · 2025 (9-month equivalent)
Dark gray ticks: median pay for the same rank at all 235 private faith-related institutions in the U.S.
Campus Life
Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · EADA
No athlete data available for 2025.
No athlete data available for 2024.
No athlete data available for 2023.
Nearby & Safety
Ranked colleges nearby
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Princeton UniversityPrinceton · 30.2 mi
U.S. News #2
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Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick · 31.1 mi
U.S. News #44
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New York UniversityNew York · 45.4 mi
U.S. News #31
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Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken · 46.1 mi
U.S. News #59
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Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York · 51.1 mi
U.S. News #12
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Barnard CollegeNew York · 51.2 mi
Liberal Arts #19
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University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia · 53.6 mi
U.S. News #7
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Haverford CollegeHaverford · 58.9 mi
Liberal Arts #26
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Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr · 59.2 mi
Liberal Arts #31
Peer median 0.0 · all 235 private faith-related institutions in the U.S.
Incidents, 2023–2025
From the Clery Act campus safety reports schools file, covering on-campus, non-campus and public property.
References and Data Sources
Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.