Private nonprofit · Seminary
Mesivta Torah Vodaath Rabbinical Seminary
Brooklyn, New York · Large city
- 80.0%
- Admit rate
- $4,876
- Avg net price
- 50%
- Graduation rate
- —
- Median earnings
Mesivta Torah Vodaath Rabbinical Seminary is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Brooklyn, New York (large city setting), enrolling 399 undergraduates. It is a men's college. It has a Jewish religious affiliation.
About Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn, coextensive with Kings County, is the most populous of the five boroughs and counties in New York City, United States. The history of European settlement in Brooklyn spans more than 350 years. Brooklyn has played a major role in various aspects of American culture, including literature, cinema, and theater. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large city
- Highest degree offered
- Graduate
- Nearest big city
- 5 miles to New York, NY
- To the ocean
- 3 miles
- Nearest airport
- 10 miles to John F. Kennedy (JFK) · major hub
How Mesivta Torah Vodaath Rabbinical Seminary compares
More selective than 44% · #93 most selective of 137 in New York
Higher than 40% · #114 of 159 in New York
Higher than 51%
Cheaper than 99% · #14 cheapest of 153 in New York
Lower than 2%
Larger than 19%
Percentiles compare Mesivta Torah Vodaath Rabbinical 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
Undergraduate vs. graduate
- Undergraduate39967%
- Graduate19433%
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
- 399
- Graduate enrollment
- 194
- Student–faculty ratio
- 33 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 59%
- First-generation students
- 41%
- Students over 25
- 19%
- Median family income
- $13,085
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $21,951
- Endowment
- $1,418,431
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Admissions
- Admission rate
- 80.0%
- Test scores
- Not considered
- SAT range (25th–75th %)
- —
- SAT average
- —
- SAT reading
- —
- SAT math
- —
- ACT composite
- —
Cost
- In-state tuition
- $15,200
- Room & board
- $6,050
- Books & supplies
- $200
- Total cost of attendance
- $21,810
- Average net price
- $4,876
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)
- 50%
- Graduated on time (4 years)
- 33%
- First-year retention
- 77%
- Transferred to another college
- 33%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $16,553
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- —
- Median debt at graduation
- —
- Students with federal loans
- 0%
About 17% 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
- 200
- Dorm capacity vs undergrads
- 50%
- Housing charge (year)
- $2,000
- Meal plan (year)
- $3,500
- Application fee
- $200
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 (593 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.
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.
$6,664/year × about 4.5 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.
Modest institutional aid: 100% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $7,440. 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 27 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 85°F
- Winter low
- 28°F
- Annual rain
- 47.1″
- Annual snow
- 24.5″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, NY Ave V Brooklyn, NY US station (3.1 mi from campus).
What Mesivta Torah Vodaath Rabbinical 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.











