Private nonprofit · College

Bais Medrash Toras Chesed

Lakewood, New Jersey · Small city

#3 best value in New Jersey#5 most selective in New Jersey

57.6%
Admit rate: $6,838
Avg net price: 33%
Graduation rate: —
Median earnings

Bais Medrash Toras Chesed is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Lakewood, New Jersey (small city setting), enrolling 132 undergraduates.

Private nonprofitSmall · 132 undergradsSmall citySelective · 58% admitCold wintersNear the coast

About Lakewood, New Jersey

Lakewood Township is the most populous township in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The earliest documented European settlement of the present Lakewood area was by operators of sawmills, from about 1750 forward. One such sawmill—located at the east end of the present Lake Carasaljo—was known as Three Partners Mill from at least 1789 until at least 1814. The Strand Theater, established in 1922, was designed by architect Thomas W. Lamb. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Small city
Highest degree offered: Bachelor's
Nearest big city: 44 miles to New York, NY
To the ocean: 8 miles
Nearest airport: 34 miles to Trenton Mercer (TTN)

How Bais Medrash Toras Chesed compares

Selectivity57.6%

More selective than 79% · #5 most selective of 43 in New Jersey

Graduation rate33%

Higher than 15% · #35 of 47 in New Jersey

First-year retention91%

Higher than 87%

Average net price$6,838

Cheaper than 96% · #3 cheapest of 46 in New Jersey

Student–faculty ratio15 : 1

Lower than 35%

Undergraduate enrollment132

Larger than 9%

Percentiles compare Bais Medrash Toras Chesed with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in New Jersey.

Student body

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White99%
Other or multiracial0.8%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 132
Student–faculty ratio: 15 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 27%
First-generation students: —
Students over 25: 3%
Median family income: $29,123
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $45,801

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Admissions

Admission rate: 57.6%
Test scores: Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %): —
SAT average: —
SAT reading: —
SAT math: —
ACT composite: —

Cost

In-state tuition: $8,100
Room & board: $4,400
Books & supplies: $400
Total cost of attendance: $14,000
Average net price: $6,838

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years): 33%
Graduated on time (4 years): 0%
First-year retention: 91%
Transferred to another college: 33%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: —
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: —
Median debt at graduation: —
Students with federal loans: 0%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: Yes
Dorm capacity: 125
Dorm capacity vs undergrads: 95%
Application fee: Free

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k

$6,605

$30–48k

—

$48–75k

$6,955

$75–110k

—

$110k+

—

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Family income

Est. total to a degree

$38,253

$6,955/year × about 5.5 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

70%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$3,885

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 70% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $3,885. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 33 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Campus climate

Summer high: 86°F
Winter low: 22°F
Annual rain: 52″
Annual snow: 23.7″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Toms River, NJ US station (10.3 mi from campus).

What Bais Medrash Toras Chesed graduates study — and earn

Religion/Religious Studies

14 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

14———

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.