Seminary Bnos Chaim
Acceptance rate
43.6%
2025
Peer median 84.3%
Tuition per year
$13,150
$31,438 with room and board
Peer median $11,205
Undergraduates
182
Student-faculty ratio 14:1
Peer median 15 : 1
Graduation rate
93.8%
Within 150% of normal time; 200%: 93.8%
Peer median 51.5%
“Peers” are all 41 private other two-year special focus schools in the U.S. (by Carnegie Classification).
About
- Type
- Private nonprofit, 2-year
- Location
- Lakewood, New Jersey
- Website
- www.seminarybnoschaim.com
- Undergraduates
- 182
- Student-faculty ratio
- 14 : 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 Yehuda Mintz (President)
- Phone
- 7327307589
- City
- Lakewood, New Jersey
- Address
- 222 South Clover Street, Lakewood, NJ 08701-2336
Rankings & Admission
Peer median 84.3% · all 41 private other two-year special focus schools 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 4 in 10
390 applicants in 2025, 43.6% admitted
170 admitted 220 not admitted Yield 57.6%
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
**Move mouse on can check deitaled graudates number, click for major detailed information
***Due to privacy policy, graduate salaries are not shown for some majors that has few gradautes
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate |
|---|---|---|
| Jewish/Judaic Studies. | - |
Students
182 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 0:100 · Freshman retention 96.3%
- Continuing undergraduates 20
- First-year undergraduates 98
- Transfers and others 64
Undergraduate race and ethnicity (182)
International Students
International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 41 private other two-year special focus schools in the U.S.
0 in 2025 · 0.0% in 2019
Cost
2025 cost per year
$31,438
- Undergraduate tuition
- $13,150
- Room and board
- $18,288
Peer median tuition + room and board $23,850 · all 41 private other two-year special focus schools in the U.S.
Tuition rose 13% from 2019 to 2025; room and board rose 266%.
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$2.0M
Expenses$2.4M
Average faculty salary · 2025 (9-month equivalent)
Dark gray ticks: median pay for the same rank at all 41 private other two-year special focus schools 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 · 30.3 mi
U.S. News #2
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Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick · 31.3 mi
U.S. News #44
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New York UniversityNew York · 45.8 mi
U.S. News #31
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Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken · 46.5 mi
U.S. News #59
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Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York · 51.5 mi
U.S. News #12
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Barnard CollegeNew York · 51.6 mi
Liberal Arts #19
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University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia · 53.4 mi
U.S. News #7
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Haverford CollegeHaverford · 58.7 mi
Liberal Arts #26
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Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr · 59.0 mi
Liberal Arts #31
Peer median 0.0 · all 41 private other two-year special focus schools 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.