Touro University (New York)

Touro University
TypePrivate university
Established1971; 53 years ago (1971)
Religious affiliation
Jewish
Endowment$14.0 million (2013)[1]
ChairmanMark Hasten
ChancellorDoniel Lander
PresidentAlan Kadish
Undergraduates6,900[2]
Postgraduates4,000[3]
Location
New York City
,
New York
,
United States

40°45′02″N 73°59′45″W / 40.750528°N 73.995833°W / 40.750528; -73.995833
Colors    Blue and white
Websitetouro.edu
Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, Harlem
3 Times Square building

Touro University is a private Jewish university based in New York City, New York. It was founded by Bernard Lander in 1971, and named for Isaac and Judah Touro.[4][5] It is a part of the Touro University System.[6] Its mission includes a strong focus on "transmit[ting] and perpetuat[ing] the Jewish heritage".[7]

The college has about 5500 undergraduates, with a teaching staff of 1242, of which over a third are full-time.[2] It has about 4000 graduate students.[3] About 70% of undergraduates and nearly 80% of graduate students are female.[2][3] Among undergraduates, some 4% are Asian, 15% are black, 8% are Hispanic and 64% are white.[2] The four-year graduation rate is 46%.[1]

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  4. ^ Margalit Fox (2010). "Rabbi Bernard Lander, the Founder of Touro College, Is Dead at 94". The New York Times. Retrieved February 19, 2013.
  5. ^ "Our History". Touro College and University System. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  6. ^ "Touro College". Forbe's America's Top Colleges. Forbes. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
  7. ^ "Mission Statement". Touro College. 2019. Retrieved June 28, 2019.