Yeshiva Gedolah
Shaarei Shmuel
Private College in Lakewood, NJ. Six-year graduation rate 89%.
- ✓ Graduation rate 89% — well above the national average
Admissions
Yeshiva Gedolah Shaarei Shmuel admits 54% of applicants and is genuinely selective — roughly one in two applicants are turned away. The applicant pool is small at 120, which makes year-over-year comparisons unreliable. 89% 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
A 89% six-year graduation rate is the strongest academic signal on this page. Retention of 70% means a meaningful slice of each entering class does not return. The 30:1 student-faculty ratio is high, so large classes and limited faculty contact should be the expectation. As a private nonprofit four-year college, the relevant comparison is other four-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions. At 132 undergraduates, expect a small, closely-held student body.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 132 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $14,714 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. Net price varies modestly by income — $14,582 at $0–30k against $15,265 at $75–110k — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Most students get help: 89% receive grants worth $6,200 on average.
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 · 44 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 | $14,582 |
| $30–48k | $14,996 |
| $48–75k | $15,590 |
| $75–110k | $15,265 |
| $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