Private nonprofit · College

Rabbinical College of Ohr Shimon Yisroel

Brooklyn, New York · Large city

Admit rate
$32,594
Avg net price
41%
Graduation rate
Median earnings

Rabbinical College of Ohr Shimon Yisroel is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Brooklyn, New York (large city setting), enrolling 232 undergraduates. It is a men's college. It has a Jewish religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 232 undergradsLarge cityCold 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
Bachelor's
Nearest big city
3 miles to New York, NY
To the ocean
1 mile
Nearest airport
7 miles to LaGuardia (LGA) · major hub

How Rabbinical College of Ohr Shimon Yisroel compares

Graduation rate41%

Higher than 24% · #127 of 159 in New York

First-year retention62%

Higher than 15%

Average net price$32,594

Cheaper than 12% · #127 cheapest of 153 in New York

Student–faculty ratio15 : 1

Lower than 35%

Undergraduate enrollment232

Larger than 14%

Percentiles compare Rabbinical College of Ohr Shimon Yisroel 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
232
Student–faculty ratio
15 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
85%
First-generation students
Students over 25
2%
Median family income
$10,060
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$27,378

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

Cost

In-state tuition
$22,300
Room & board
$3,000
Books & supplies
$350
Total cost of attendance
$41,283
Average net price
$32,594

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)
41%
Graduated on time (4 years)
0%
First-year retention
62%
Transferred to another college
53%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
Median debt at graduation
Students with federal loans
0%

About 41% 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
35
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
15%
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%.

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
$31,932
$30–48k
$35,904
$48–75k
$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.

Est. total to a degree
$175,626

$31,932/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.

Campus climate

Summer high
85°F
Winter low
28°F
Annual rain
49.5″
Annual snow
29.8″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.34.6JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, New York Cntrl PK Twr, NY US station (5.2 mi from campus).

What Rabbinical College of Ohr Shimon Yisroel 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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