Bais Medrash
Toras Chesed
Private College in Lakewood, NJ. Six-year graduation rate 33%.
- ! Graduation rate 33% — below national average
Admissions
At 58%, the acceptance rate makes Bais Medrash Toras Chesed a school worth applying to with alternatives in hand. Only 85 students applied, so treat these rates as directional — small pools swing sharply between cycles. Yield is high — 71% of admitted students go on to enroll, well above the typical rate.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
Academics
Only 33% finish within six years, so roughly two in three students leave without the credential. 91% of full-time first-years return for a second year — a healthy figure. Retention runs well ahead of completion, which means students are not leaving immediately; they are leaving somewhere between the second year and the finish line. The 33% transfer-out rate is high enough that a large share of this school's students are really passing through. A 15:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 125 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $8,027 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. Net price varies modestly by income — $6,605 at $0–30k against $6,374 at $75–110k — so the average is a fair guide for most families. 82% of students receive grant aid, averaging $5,436 — common but not automatic.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 33 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $6,605 |
| $30–48k | $7,002 |
| $48–75k | $6,955 |
| $75–110k | $6,374 |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Ocean County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026