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Yeshiva University

Work 500 W. 185th Street New York, NY 10033
Work(212) 960-5277
Web site: http://www.yu.edu
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Tier 1
College Category:
National Universities

Overview : Yeshiva University

General Information  
Institutional Control: Private
Year founded: 1886
Religious affiliation: N/A
Academic calendar: semester
Total number of undergraduates: 3,017
Setting urban
Endowment: $1,255,445,116
Fall Admissions  
Application deadline: 2/15
Application fee: $65
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 69.4 %
Selectivity: more selective
Expenses  
Costs: 2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $32,094
Mission  
School mission Yeshiva University is a major national research university with the guiding vision that the best of the heritage of contemporary civilization and knowledge is compatible with the ancient traditions of Jewish law and life. On the undergraduate level this is embodied in the dual curriculum under which students pursue a full program of liberal arts, the sciences, and business while taking a full core of Jewish studies. On the graduate level the University's mission is embodied in the emphasis on the moral dimensions of the search for knowledge and the Jewish ethical values and principles that govern professional practitioners.

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