Yeshiva University

Yeshiva University is the world’s premier Jewish institution for higher education. Rooted in Jewish thought and tradition, it sits at the educational, spiritual and intellectual epicenter of a robust global movement that is dedicated to advancing the moral and material betterment of the Jewish community and broader society, in the service of God.

Academic Advisement is a valuable resource for all students. From your first registration through graduation we provide a supportive environment to help you define and meet your academic goals. Our dedicated advisers are available to meet with you and guide you as you advance through your college career. The Academic Advisement staff connects you with resources on campus and beyond that can facilitate important life decisions.

The goal of the Career Center is to educate and empower you to succeed at every stage of your career. We offer a range of programs and resources to undergraduate and graduate students and alumni - from personalized counseling and career planning to the latest professional search technologies.

Our graduate schools and programs prepare you for a lifetime of knowledge, skills and service both to your community and beyond. We are affiliated with one of the nation’s most prestigious medical schools and home to highly regarded graduate schools and programs including law, social work, psychology, Jewish studies, Jewish education and administration, to name just a few. Yeshiva University offers you many graduate options that further advance your studies and prepare you for a career in the 21st century. Kosher dining and fitness centers on every campus. Guest lecturers such as Rabbi Jonathan Sacks and Tommy Hilfiger. Student-run councils and clubs. Men’s and women’s sports teams. Whether you’re looking for a peaceful corner of the library to study or a jam-packed cafeteria to hang out with friends, you’ll find it here, at Yeshiva University.

Each of our graduate schools provides information and resources reflecting the diversity of our graduate students community, as well as opportunities and events tailored to their needs. At the Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, for example, students are members of the school’s Organization of Psychology Students, which provides Ferkauf students with relevant information pertaining to their academic and professional careers. We invite you to visit the webpages of our graduate schools to learn more about graduate studies and student life at YU.

Living and studying in the cultural capital of the world is an invaluable enhancement to any education. New York and its five boroughs offer experiences unlike any other city in the world: from Carnegie Hall to Yankee Stadium; from the Metropolitan Museum of Art to the Empire State Building; from the Lower East Side to the Upper West Side; from Harlem to Wall Street. New York has been called a laboratory of humanity. The plethora of kosher restaurants, synagogues and Jewish culture also make New York City an ideal setting for the country's premier Jewish university. Like many venerated American colleges and universities, Yeshiva College was founded originally as a religious seminary.

Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary(RIETS) was established in 1896 as the first yeshiva for advanced Talmudic study in America. Its first president, Dr. Bernard Revel, envisioned an institution in which yeshiva students would be able to "harmoniously combine the best of modern culture with the learning and the spirit of Torah." Through Dr. Revel's efforts, Yeshiva College was founded in 1928, with 31 students. The creation of the college coincided with the move of RIETS, with its Teachers Institute and Talmudical Academy High School, from the Lower East Side to the newly built Washington Heights campus.

Since its inception, Yeshiva College has become the most important institution in the United States for training Jewish secular and religious leaders for nearly 90 years. The growth of its student body over the years necessitated the building of the Rubin and Morgenstern Residence Halls, which supplemented the original and subsequently refurbished Muss Residence Hall. The growth of its academic programs also necessitated the creation of the Mendel Gottesman Library to house its manuscript, rare book and scholarly collections of Judaica, the development of the Pollack Library collections in secular studies, as well as the construction of Furst Hall and Belfer Hall for additional classroom, administrative and laboratory space.

Yeshiva College now has an enrollment of more than 1,000 undergraduate men with an additional 300 students learning in major yeshivot in Israel. Our students are drawn from the world Jewish community including North America, South America, Europe, Israel and Australia. To this diverse student body, Yeshiva College offers a varied Jewish studies and liberal arts curricula with intensive support services for students' educational, social and religious needs.

Academic programs have never been stronger. For the last 10 years, the college has continued to build on its academic excellence. The Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein Honors Program (1999) is designed for exceptionally gifted students seeking intellectually rigorous experiences, individualized mentoring, exciting research opportunities and leadership development. It also offers extraordinary summer travel classes to Japan, Italy, Spain and destinations yet to be imagined. Participation in Honors Program offerings are also open to non-honors-students and thus it augments the college's academic opportunities for all highly motivated Yeshiva College students.

During the last six years, through the generosity of Mr. Ronald P. Stanton, the college has experienced a 30 percent growth of its tenure-track faculty in the sciences, humanities and social sciences. The new faculty has invigorated Yeshiva College's commitment to high-quality research in their disciplines and to innovative teaching in their classrooms and laboratories.