Yeshiva University

This article is about the private university in NYC. For the unaffiliated high school in Los Angeles, see Yeshiva University High School of Los Angeles. For other topics, see Yeshiva University (disambiguation).

Yeshiva University
Mottoתורה ומדע (Hebrew)
Motto in English
Torah and secular knowledge
TypePrivate university
Established1886; 138 years ago (1886)[1]
AccreditationMSCHE
Religious affiliation
Modern Orthodox Judaism
Academic affiliations
NAICU[2]
Endowment$484 million (2022)
PresidentAri Berman
Academic staff
4,714
Undergraduates2,243
Postgraduates2,688
Location
New York, New York
,
U.S.

40°51′02″N 73°55′47″W / 40.85056°N 73.92972°W / 40.85056; -73.92972
CampusUrban, 300 acres (120 ha)
Newspaper
  • The YU Observer
  • The Commentator
Colors  Yeshiva Blue
  Yeshiva Black
  Yeshiva Gray[3]
Nickname
  • Maccabees
  • Taubermans
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division III – Skyline
MascotThe Maccabee
Websitewww.yu.edu

Yeshiva University is a private Orthodox Jewish university with four campuses in New York City.[4] The university's undergraduate schools—Yeshiva College, Stern College for Women, Katz School of Science and Health, and Sy Syms School of Business—offer a dual curriculum inspired by Modern–Centrist–Orthodox Judaism's hashkafa (philosophy) of Torah Umadda ("Torah and secular knowledge"), combining academic education with the study of the Torah.[5]

The majority of students at the university identify as Modern Orthodox.[6] The undergraduate body is entirely Jewish,[7] while most of the graduate students, especially at the Cardozo School of Law, the Sy Syms School of Business, and the Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, are not Jewish.[8]

Yeshiva University is an independent institution chartered by New York State.[9][10][11][12] It is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.[13]

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  2. ^ NAICU – Member Directory Archived November 9, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Branding – Yeshiva University".
  4. ^ "About YU on the Yeshiva University website
  5. ^ "Mission Statement". Yeshiva University. Archived from the original on May 27, 2010. Retrieved August 27, 2010.
  6. ^ MOLLY MEISELS AND TALYA HYMAN (September 19, 2019). "53.6% OF STUDENTS FEEL RELIGIOUSLY REPRESENTED BY YU, 74.8% ARE RELIGIOUSLY CONTENT ON CAMPUS". Yeshiva University Observer. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  7. ^ "Yeshiva University". Hillel International. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
  8. ^ "Yeshiva University". Hillel International. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
  9. ^ "A brief overview of the History of Yeshiva University". Archived from the original on January 6, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  10. ^ "Past Presidents – Yeshiva University". yu.edu.
  11. ^ "Yeshiva University Undergraduate women's catalog". Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  12. ^ "Yeshiva University Overview". Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  13. ^ "Yeshiva University Accredited". Retrieved July 20, 2009.