Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yaakov Yitzchok
Acceptance rate
76.7%
2025
Peer median 81.8%
Tuition per year
$13,700
$15,900 with room and board
Peer median $11,500
Undergraduates
72
Student-faculty ratio 12:1
Peer median 12 : 1
Graduation rate
14.3%
4-year; 6-year rate 14.3%
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
- yeshivatyy.com
- Undergraduates
- 72
- Student-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
This collegeRanked colleges nearby
- Setting
- Suburb of a large city
- Nearest major city
- New York, about 45 mi
- Nearest international airport
- Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), about 45 mi
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Religious affiliation
- Not applicable
- President
- Rabbi Chaim Herzka (CEO)
- Phone
- 7329016303
- City
- Lakewood, New Jersey
- Address
- 65 Cross Street, Lakewood, NJ 08701-5502
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 8 in 10
30 applicants in 2025, 76.7% admitted
23 admitted 7 not admitted Yield 100.0%
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 | Under |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talmudic Studies. | - |
Students
72 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 100:0 · Freshman retention 89.5%
- Continuing undergraduates 49
- First-year undergraduates 22
- Transfers and others 1
Undergraduate race and ethnicity (72)
International Students
International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 235 private faith-related institutions in the U.S.
2 in 2025 · 0.0% in 2020
Cost
2025 cost per year
$15,900
- Undergraduate tuition
- $13,700
- Room and board
- $2,200
Peer median tuition + room and board $18,400 · all 235 private faith-related institutions in the U.S.
Tuition rose 5% from 2020 to 2025; room and board rose 10%.
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$2.5M
Expenses$2.4M
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 · 30.6 mi
U.S. News #2
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Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick · 32.7 mi
U.S. News #44
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New York UniversityNew York · 48.0 mi
U.S. News #31
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University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia · 51.9 mi
U.S. News #7
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Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York · 53.7 mi
U.S. News #12
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Barnard CollegeNew York · 53.8 mi
Liberal Arts #19
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Haverford CollegeHaverford · 57.4 mi
Liberal Arts #26
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Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr · 57.7 mi
Liberal Arts #31
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Villanova UniversityVillanova · 59.1 mi
U.S. News #42
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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.