Yeshiva Yesodei Hatorah
Private College in Lakewood, NJ. Six-year graduation rate 36%.
Admissions
Yeshiva Yesodei Hatorah admits 85% of applicants — effectively open admission, so the application is a formality rather than a hurdle. The applicant pool is small at 27, which makes year-over-year comparisons unreliable. 96% 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 six-year graduation rate of 36% means finishing is closer to the exception than the rule. First-year retention is 75% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. That gap between coming back and finishing is where this school loses people — after the first year, not during it. With 64% transferring out, this functions substantially as a stepping stone. A 10:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 72 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $16,758 annually once grants are applied. Net price swings hard on family income here, from $9,292 at the $0–30k band to $17,828 at $110k+. Most students get help: 99% receive grants worth $8,717 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 · 20 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 | $9,292 |
| $30–48k | $16,805 |
| $48–75k | $17,019 |
| $75–110k | $14,431 |
| $110k+ | $17,828 |
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