Private nonprofit · College

Yeshiva Toras Chaim

Lakewood, New Jersey · Large suburb

#1 best value in New Jersey#2 most selective in New Jersey
44.3%
Admit rate
$5,356
Avg net price
31%
Graduation rate
$62,526
Median earnings

Yeshiva Toras Chaim is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Lakewood, New Jersey (large suburb setting), enrolling 227 undergraduates.

Private nonprofitSmall · 227 undergradsLarge suburbSelective · 44% 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
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Bachelor's
Nearest big city
43 miles to New York, NY
To the ocean
6 miles
Nearest airport
36 miles to Trenton Mercer (TTN)

How Yeshiva Toras Chaim compares

Selectivity44.3%

More selective than 87% · #2 most selective of 43 in New Jersey

Graduation rate31%

Higher than 12% · #37 of 47 in New Jersey

First-year retention92%

Higher than 89%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$62,526

Higher than 72% · #15 of 38 in New Jersey

Average net price$5,356

Cheaper than 98% · #1 cheapest of 46 in New Jersey

Student–faculty ratio21 : 1

Lower than 8%

Undergraduate enrollment227

Larger than 14%

Percentiles compare Yeshiva Toras Chaim 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

  • White86%
  • Other or multiracial14%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
227
Student–faculty ratio
21 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
38%
First-generation students
Students over 25
Median family income
$30,463
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$49,788

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

Admissions

Admission rate
44.3%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$12,750
Room & board
$5,400
Books & supplies
$200
Total cost of attendance
$23,250
Average net price
$5,356

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)
31%
Graduated on time (4 years)
14%
First-year retention
92%
Transferred to another college
69%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$62,526
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
223
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
98%
Housing charge (year)
$2,400
Meal plan (year)
$3,000
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
$3,247
$30–48k
$4,931
$48–75k
$5,629
$75–110k
$8,287
$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
$27,207

$5,629/year × about 4.8 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.

69%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$12,345
average award, among those who get one

A meaningful share of freshmen — 69% — get grant money from Yeshiva Toras Chaim itself, averaging $12,345, which softens the sticker price.

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 59 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
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.95.8JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Toms River, NJ US station (10.4 mi from campus).

What Yeshiva Toras Chaim 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.