Derech Hachaim Seminary
Private College in Monroe, NY. Six-year graduation rate 100%.
- ✓ Graduation rate 100% — well above the national average
Admissions
With an acceptance rate of 93%, Derech Hachaim Seminary takes nearly everyone who applies. Only 253 students applied, so treat these rates as directional — small pools swing sharply between cycles. 93% of admitted students actually enroll, which is a high yield by national standards.
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
100% of students finish within six years, putting completion well above the national norm. First-year retention of 99% shows the cohort holds together through the hardest year. The 50:1 student-faculty ratio is high, so large classes and limited faculty contact should be the expectation. This is a private nonprofit two-year college, so read every rate on this page against that peer group specifically. The undergraduate body is just 285, which shapes everything from class size to how often a required course is offered.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 285 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $16,274 annually once grants are applied. Net price varies modestly by income — $15,172 at $0–30k against $18,050 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Grant aid is widespread — 100% of students receive it, averaging $7,731.
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 · 201 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 | $15,172 |
| $30–48k | $16,031 |
| $48–75k | $16,530 |
| $75–110k | $16,706 |
| $110k+ | $18,050 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Orange County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026