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Yeshiva University

Yeshiva University
500 West 185th Street
New York, NY 10033

Official telephone: (212) 960-5400
Fax number: (212) 960-0055
Website: www.yu.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 2,885
Full-time undergraduates: 2,832
Part-time undergraduates: 53
Total graduate students: 3,859
Full-time graduate students: 2,785
Part-time graduate students: 1,074
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 21
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Northeast
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 60%
First-year student enrollment breakdown:
0.1% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
0.2% Hispanic/Latino
95.2% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
4.4% Nonresident Alien
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.1% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
0.4% Hispanic/Latino
92.0% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
0.3% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
5.8% Nonresident Alien
1.4% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 12 acres
City or town school is located in: New York City
Population of city/town: 8,405,837

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • women's dorms (42%)
  • men's dorms (47%)
  • single-student apartments (9%)
  • married-student apartments (2%)
  • special housing for disabled students
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 93%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 90%
Percent of students who live off campus: 10%
Students required to live on campus: All students must live on campus unless living with family.
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 5%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited, Class attendance mandatory for freshmen.
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: no

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 800
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Archives. Special collections. Rare books.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Museum.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
reading, writing, math
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance
Counseling services:
career, personal, academic, psychological, religious
Career placement services:
internships, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special transportation, adaptive equipment, braille services, ; services provided on an individual basis.
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: 100%

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station
School newspaper(s): Commentator Observer
Number of honor societies: 10
Total number of registered organizations: 100
Minority student organizations:
European Student Union; Canada and Russian clubs
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Chess club, drama group, debating, Team Managers

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Joe Bednarsh,
Director of Athletics and Physical Education
School mascot: Maccabees
Athletic conference memberships: CUNY Athletic Conference (Division III), North Eastern Collegiate Volleyball Association (Division III), Skyline Conference (Division III)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballno 
Men's basketballno 
Men's cross-countryno 
Men's fencingno 
Men's golfno 
Men's soccerno 
Men's tennisno 
Men's volleyballno 
Men's wrestlingno 
Women's basketballno 
Women's cross-countryno 
Women's fencingno 
Women's soccerno 
Women's tennisno 
Women's volleyballno 

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 20%

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: LaGuardia Airport (2 miles)
Nearest other airport: New York City (12 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: New York City (5 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: New York City (5 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: no
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: fair
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

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