Private nonprofit · Seminary

Be'er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary

Spring Valley, New York · Large suburb

Admit rate
$4,543
Avg net price
59%
Graduation rate
$17,360
Median earnings

Be'er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Spring Valley, New York (large suburb setting), enrolling 765 undergraduates.

Private nonprofitSmall · 765 undergradsLarge suburbCold wintersSnowyNear the coast

About Spring Valley, New York

Spring Valley is a village in the town of Ramapo and Clarkstown in Rockland County, New York, United States. The residents of the area decided to call the place Spring Valley – one certain large spring in the Valley Pond being responsible for the name. Before naming the territory Spring Valley, it was called Scotland, named after their homeland, by Scotsmen who had settled in the area. Books, maps and news-clipping files on Rockland County history and local newsworthy events. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Bachelor's
Nearest big city
29 miles to New York, NY
To the ocean
5 miles
Nearest airport
17 miles to Westchester County (HPN)

How Be'er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary compares

Graduation rate59%

Higher than 59% · #80 of 159 in New York

First-year retention98%

Higher than 96%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$17,360

Higher than 1% · #133 of 133 in New York

Average net price$4,543

Cheaper than 99% · #12 cheapest of 153 in New York

Student–faculty ratio19 : 1

Lower than 14%

Undergraduate enrollment765

Larger than 30%

Percentiles compare Be'er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in New York.

Student body

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White100%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
765
Student–faculty ratio
19 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
92%
First-generation students
Students over 25
Median family income
$18,000
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$15,858

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

Cost

In-state tuition
$12,300
Room & board
$3,400
Books & supplies
$250
Total cost of attendance
$19,858
Average net price
$4,543

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
59%
Graduated on time (4 years)
0%
First-year retention
98%
Transferred to another college
7%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$26,758
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$17,360
Median debt at graduation
Students with federal loans
0%

About 59% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
450
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
59%
Housing charge (year)
$2,100
Meal plan (year)
$1,850
Application fee
Free

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (765 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

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
$4,122
$30–48k
$4,292
$48–75k
$5,610
$75–110k
$7,171
$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.

Est. total to a degree
$30,855

$5,610/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.

7%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$1,822
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 7% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,822. 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 193 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Campus climate

Summer high
86°F
Winter low
23°F
Annual rain
51.2″
Annual snow
32.7″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.44.7JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Dobbs Ferry-Ardsley, NY US station (13.6 mi from campus).

What Be'er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary graduates study — and earn

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.