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.

Private nonprofitSmall · 399 undergradsLarge cityAccessible · 80% admitCold wintersNear the coast

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

Selectivity80.0%

More selective than 44% · #93 most selective of 137 in New York

Graduation rate50%

Higher than 40% · #114 of 159 in New York

First-year retention77%

Higher than 51%

Average net price$4,876

Cheaper than 99% · #14 cheapest of 153 in New York

Student–faculty ratio33 : 1

Lower than 2%

Undergraduate enrollment399

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

593students
  • 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.

< $30k
$3,385
$30–48k
$48–75k
$6,664
$75–110k
$5,076
$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
$29,989

$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.

100%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$7,440
average award, among those who get one

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

HighLow
20°60°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.44.8JFMAMJJASOND

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.