A program that prepares individuals for advanced Talmudic scholarship and research and for entry into a program leading to ordination as Rabbis; students are also qualified to enter conventional graduate and professional schools. Includes instruction in Jewish Law and Jurisprudence, Philosophy, and Ethics, in addition to a major emphasis on Talmud.
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| Rank | School Name | Students | % of Total | Total On-Campus Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beth Medrash Govoha | 1,218 | 100% | N/A |
| 2 | Uta Mesivta of Kiryas Joel | 384 | 100% | $22,600 |
| 3 | United Talmudical Seminary | 310 | 100% | $21,655 |
| 4 | Central Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim Lubavitz | 155 | 100% | $15,200 |
| 5 | Seminary Bnos Chaim | 119 | 100% | $20,665 |
| 6 | Talmudical Seminary of Bobov | 117 | 100% | $17,700 |
| 7 | Ner Israel Rabbinical College | 88 | 100% | $23,250 |
| 8 | Bnos Zion Of Bobov Seminary | 66 | 100% | $7,550 |
| 9 | Be'er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary | 60 | 100% | $18,070 |
| 10 | Yeshivath Zichron Moshe | 57 | 100% | $21,600 |
| 11 | Women's Institute of Torah Seminary | 56 | 100% | $10,050 |
| 12 | Yeshiva of Machzikai Hadas | 55 | 100% | $26,130 |
| 13 | Rabbinical Academy Mesivta Rabbi Chaim Berlin | 54 | 100% | $19,450 |
| 14 | Rabbinical College Bobover Yeshiva Bnei Zion | 53 | 82% | $16,050 |
| 15 | Mesivta Torah Vodaath Rabbinical Seminary | 53 | 83% | $19,860 |
| 16 | Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yerachmiel | 38 | 100% | $14,800 |
| 17 | Rabbinical College of Long Island | 37 | 100% | $17,700 |
| 18 | Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary | 35 | 100% | $26,600 |
| 19 | Yeshiva Kollel Tifereth Elizer | 32 | 100% | $19,960 |
| 20 | Yeshiva Gedolah Keren Hatorah | 26 | 100% | $14,150 |
| 21 | Yeshiva Shaarei Torah of Rockland | 24 | 100% | $20,100 |
| 22 | Yeshiva Gedolah Shaarei Shmuel | 23 | 100% | $14,900 |
| 23 | Yeshivas Emek Hatorah | 22 | 100% | $11,150 |
| 24 | Yeshiva of the Telshe Alumni | 22 | 100% | $19,700 |
| 25 | Beis Medrash Heichal Dovid | 21 | 100% | $18,000 |
| 26 | Yeshiva Karlin Stolin | 20 | 100% | $20,000 |
| 27 | Yeshivas Maharit D'Satmar | 20 | 100% | $19,420 |
| 28 | Mirrer Yeshiva Cent Institute | 18 | 100% | $20,612 |
| 29 | Rabbinical College of America | 17 | 100% | $23,000 |
| 30 | Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia | 17 | 100% | $19,600 |
| 31 | Yeshiva Chemdas Hatorah | 16 | 100% | $19,830 |
| 32 | Kehilath Yakov Rabbinical Seminary | 15 | 100% | $14,225 |
| 33 | Torah Temimah Talmudical Seminary | 15 | 100% | $18,550 |
| 34 | Yeshiva Gedolah of Cliffwood | 14 | 100% | $14,850 |
| 35 | Bais Medrash Toras Chesed | 14 | 100% | $11,300 |
| 36 | Rabbinical College Ohr Yisroel | 14 | 100% | $14,850 |
| 37 | Machzikei Hadath Rabbinical College | 13 | 100% | $15,500 |
| 38 | Mesivta of Eastern Parkway-Yeshiva Zichron Meilech | 13 | 100% | $17,850 |
| 39 | Yeshiva Derech Chaim | 13 | 100% | $19,900 |
| 40 | Central Yeshiva Beth Joseph | 12 | 100% | N/A |
| 41 | Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore | 12 | 100% | $22,100 |
| 42 | Yeshiva Shaar Ephraim | 11 | 100% | $22,560 |
| 43 | Yeshiva Toras Chaim | 11 | 100% | $21,650 |
| 44 | Hebrew Theological College | 11 | 27% | $32,194 |
| 45 | Bet Medrash Gadol Ateret Torah | 11 | 100% | $17,710 |
| 46 | Bais Binyomin Academy | 9 | 100% | $18,050 |
| 47 | Yeshivas Be'er Yitzchok | 9 | 100% | $20,000 |
| 48 | Talmudical Seminary Oholei Torah | 9 | 100% | $21,500 |
| 49 | Yeshiva Gedola Ohr Yisrael | 9 | 100% | $16,600 |
| 50 | Yeshiva Gedolah Kesser Torah | 9 | 100% | $19,300 |
| 51 | Yeshiva Yesodei Hatorah | 8 | 100% | $19,800 |
| 52 | Yeshiva Gedolah of Greater Detroit | 8 | 100% | $15,000 |
| 53 | Bais Medrash Elyon | 8 | 100% | $15,400 |
| 54 | Beth Medrash of Asbury Park | 8 | 100% | $18,940 |
| 55 | Yeshiva D'monsey Rabbinical College | 7 | 100% | $15,800 |
| 56 | Yeshiva Zichron Aryeh | 6 | 100% | $18,250 |
| 57 | Rabbi Jacob Joseph School | 6 | 100% | $19,200 |
| 58 | Beth Hamedrash Shaarei Yosher Institute | 6 | 100% | $17,500 |
| 59 | Yeshiva of Far Rockaway Derech Ayson Rabbinical Seminary | 5 | 100% | $22,250 |
| 60 | Yeshiva Ohr Naftoli | 5 | 100% | $18,200 |
| 61 | Bais Medrash Mayan Hatorah | 5 | 100% | $16,650 |
| 62 | Beth Medrash Meor Yitzchok | 4 | 100% | $20,150 |
| 63 | Talmudical Academy-New Jersey | 4 | 100% | $20,700 |
| 64 | Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem of America | 3 | 100% | $16,500 |
| 65 | Yeshiva Shaar Hatorah | 3 | 100% | $18,380 |
| 66 | Yeshiva University | 3 | 0% | $62,075 |
| 67 | Yeshivath Beth Moshe | 3 | 100% | $17,100 |
| 68 | Yeshiva Gedolah Zichron Leyma | 2 | 100% | $16,750 |
| 69 | Yeshiva Sholom Shachna | 2 | 100% | $19,450 |
| 70 | Yeshiva Bais Aharon | 2 | 100% | $15,175 |
| 71 | Yeshiva Gedolah Tiferes Boruch | 1 | 100% | $15,300 |
| 72 | Talmudical Institute of Upstate New York | 1 | 100% | $14,550 |
| 73 | Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago | 1 | 100% | $17,500 |
| 74 | Beth Hatalmud Rabbinical College | 1 | 100% | $9,100 |
This list indicates the number of students that completed the Talmudic Studies program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.