Yeshiva University

Yeshiva University is a private Orthodox Jewish university with four campuses in New York City. 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. While the majority of students at the university identify as Modern Orthodox, many students, especially at the Cardozo School of Law, the Sy Syms School of Business, and the Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, are not Jewish.

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 (1886)
AccreditationMSCHE
Religious affiliation
Modern Orthodox Judaism
Academic affiliations
NAICU
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
CampusUrban, 300 acres (120 ha)
Newspaper
  • The YU Observer
  • The Commentator
Colors  Yeshiva Blue
  Yeshiva Black
  Yeshiva Gray
Nickname
  • Maccabees
  • Taubermans
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division III – Skyline
MascotThe Maccabee
Websitewww.yu.edu

Yeshiva University is an independent institution chartered by New York State. It is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and by several professional agencies. It is classified among "Doctoral/Professional Universities".

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