Private nonprofit · College

Yeshivath Shaar Hatorah

Kew Gardens, New York · Large city

72.2%
Admit rate
$8,850
Avg net price
53%
Graduation rate
Median earnings

Yeshivath Shaar Hatorah is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Kew Gardens, New York (large city setting), enrolling 76 undergraduates. It is a men's college. It has a Jewish religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 76 undergradsLarge cityAccessible · 72% admitCold wintersNear the coast

About Kew Gardens, New York

Kew Gardens is a neighborhood in the central area of the New York City borough of Queens. Kew Gardens was one of seven planned garden communities built in Queens from the late 19th century to 1950. Kew Gardens has many locally owned businesses and restaurants especially on Lefferts Boulevard, Metropolitan Avenue, Austin Street, and Kew Gardens Road. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Bachelor's
Nearest big city
9 miles to New York, NY
To the ocean
4 miles
Nearest airport
5 miles to John F. Kennedy (JFK) · major hub

How Yeshivath Shaar Hatorah compares

Selectivity72.2%

More selective than 60% · #73 most selective of 137 in New York

Graduation rate53%

Higher than 47% · #104 of 159 in New York

First-year retention86%

Higher than 79%

Average net price$8,850

Cheaper than 94% · #29 cheapest of 153 in New York

Student–faculty ratio13 : 1

Lower than 50%

Undergraduate enrollment76

Larger than 6%

Percentiles compare Yeshivath Shaar Hatorah 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

87students
  • Undergraduate7687%
  • Graduate1113%

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
76
Graduate enrollment
11
Student–faculty ratio
13 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
7%
First-generation students
Students over 25
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$84,150
Endowment
$120,000

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

Admissions

Admission rate
72.2%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$19,550
Room & board
$2,300
Books & supplies
$150
Total cost of attendance
$22,150
Average net price
$8,850

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)
53%
Graduated on time (4 years)
33%
First-year retention
86%
Transferred to another college
37%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
Median debt at graduation
Students with federal loans
0%

About 20% 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
176
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
100%+
Housing charge (year)
$950
Meal plan (year)
$1,300
Application fee
$100

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
$30–48k
$48–75k
$8,850
$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
$40,378

$8,850/year × about 4.6 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.

88%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$7,286
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 88% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $7,286. 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 24 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Campus climate

Summer high
86°F
Winter low
29°F
Annual rain
45.3″
Annual snow
29.8″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.24.4JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, New York Laguardia AP, NY US station (5.7 mi from campus).

What Yeshivath Shaar Hatorah 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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