A program that prepares individuals for advanced Talmudic scholarship and research and for entry into a program leading to ordination as Rabbis; students are also qualified to enter conventional graduate and professional schools. Includes instruction in Jewish Law and Jurisprudence, Philosophy, and Ethics, in addition to a major emphasis on Talmud.
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| Rank | School Name | Students | % of Total | Total On-Campus Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beth Medrash Govoha | 1,218 | 100% | N/A |
| 2 | Uta Mesivta of Kiryas Joel | 384 | 100% | $22,600 |
| 3 | United Talmudical Seminary | 310 | 100% | $21,655 |
| 4 | Central Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim Lubavitz | 155 | 100% | $15,200 |
| 5 | Seminary Bnos Chaim | 119 | 100% | $20,665 |
| 6 | Talmudical Seminary of Bobov | 117 | 100% | $17,700 |
| 7 | Ner Israel Rabbinical College | 88 | 100% | $23,250 |
| 8 | Bnos Zion Of Bobov Seminary | 66 | 100% | $7,550 |
| 9 | Be'er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary | 60 | 100% | $18,070 |
| 10 | Yeshivath Zichron Moshe | 57 | 100% | $21,600 |
| 11 | Women's Institute of Torah Seminary | 56 | 100% | $10,050 |
| 12 | Yeshiva of Machzikai Hadas | 55 | 100% | $26,130 |
| 13 | Rabbinical Academy Mesivta Rabbi Chaim Berlin | 54 | 100% | $19,450 |
| 14 | Mesivta Torah Vodaath Rabbinical Seminary | 53 | 83% | $19,860 |
| 15 | Rabbinical College Bobover Yeshiva Bnei Zion | 53 | 82% | $16,050 |
| 16 | Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yerachmiel | 38 | 100% | $14,800 |
| 17 | Rabbinical College of Long Island | 37 | 100% | $17,700 |
| 18 | Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary | 35 | 100% | $26,600 |
| 19 | Yeshiva Kollel Tifereth Elizer | 32 | 100% | $19,960 |
| 20 | Yeshiva Gedolah Keren Hatorah | 26 | 100% | $14,150 |
| 21 | Yeshiva Shaarei Torah of Rockland | 24 | 100% | $20,100 |
| 22 | Yeshiva Gedolah Shaarei Shmuel | 23 | 100% | $14,900 |
| 23 | Yeshivas Emek Hatorah | 22 | 100% | $11,150 |
| 24 | Yeshiva of the Telshe Alumni | 22 | 100% | $19,700 |
| 25 | Beis Medrash Heichal Dovid | 21 | 100% | $18,000 |
| 26 | Yeshiva Karlin Stolin | 20 | 100% | $20,000 |
| 27 | Yeshivas Maharit D'Satmar | 20 | 100% | $19,420 |
| 28 | Mirrer Yeshiva Cent Institute | 18 | 100% | $20,612 |
| 29 | Rabbinical College of America | 17 | 100% | $23,000 |
| 30 | Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia | 17 | 100% | $19,600 |
| 31 | Yeshiva Chemdas Hatorah | 16 | 100% | $19,830 |
| 32 | Torah Temimah Talmudical Seminary | 15 | 100% | $18,550 |
| 33 | Kehilath Yakov Rabbinical Seminary | 15 | 100% | $14,225 |
| 34 | Bais Medrash Toras Chesed | 14 | 100% | $11,300 |
| 35 | Yeshiva Gedolah of Cliffwood | 14 | 100% | $14,850 |
| 36 | Rabbinical College Ohr Yisroel | 14 | 100% | $14,850 |
| 37 | Mesivta of Eastern Parkway-Yeshiva Zichron Meilech | 13 | 100% | $17,850 |
| 38 | Yeshiva Derech Chaim | 13 | 100% | $19,900 |
| 39 | Machzikei Hadath Rabbinical College | 13 | 100% | $15,500 |
| 40 | Central Yeshiva Beth Joseph | 12 | 100% | N/A |
| 41 | Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore | 12 | 100% | $22,100 |
| 42 | Hebrew Theological College | 11 | 27% | $32,194 |
| 43 | Yeshiva Toras Chaim | 11 | 100% | $21,650 |
| 44 | Yeshiva Shaar Ephraim | 11 | 100% | $22,560 |
| 45 | Bet Medrash Gadol Ateret Torah | 11 | 100% | $17,710 |
| 46 | Talmudical Seminary Oholei Torah | 9 | 100% | $21,500 |
| 47 | Yeshiva Gedolah Kesser Torah | 9 | 100% | $19,300 |
| 48 | Yeshivas Be'er Yitzchok | 9 | 100% | $20,000 |
| 49 | Bais Binyomin Academy | 9 | 100% | $18,050 |
| 50 | Yeshiva Gedola Ohr Yisrael | 9 | 100% | $16,600 |
| 51 | Yeshiva Yesodei Hatorah | 8 | 100% | $19,800 |
| 52 | Bais Medrash Elyon | 8 | 100% | $15,400 |
| 53 | Beth Medrash of Asbury Park | 8 | 100% | $18,940 |
| 54 | Yeshiva Gedolah of Greater Detroit | 8 | 100% | $15,000 |
| 55 | Yeshiva D'monsey Rabbinical College | 7 | 100% | $15,800 |
| 56 | Beth Hamedrash Shaarei Yosher Institute | 6 | 100% | $17,500 |
| 57 | Rabbi Jacob Joseph School | 6 | 100% | $19,200 |
| 58 | Yeshiva Zichron Aryeh | 6 | 100% | $18,250 |
| 59 | Yeshiva Ohr Naftoli | 5 | 100% | $18,200 |
| 60 | Yeshiva of Far Rockaway Derech Ayson Rabbinical Seminary | 5 | 100% | $22,250 |
| 61 | Bais Medrash Mayan Hatorah | 5 | 100% | $16,650 |
| 62 | Talmudical Academy-New Jersey | 4 | 100% | $20,700 |
| 63 | Beth Medrash Meor Yitzchok | 4 | 100% | $20,150 |
| 64 | Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem of America | 3 | 100% | $16,500 |
| 65 | Yeshiva Shaar Hatorah | 3 | 100% | $18,380 |
| 66 | Yeshiva University | 3 | 0% | $62,075 |
| 67 | Yeshivath Beth Moshe | 3 | 100% | $17,100 |
| 68 | Yeshiva Bais Aharon | 2 | 100% | $15,175 |
| 69 | Yeshiva Gedolah Zichron Leyma | 2 | 100% | $16,750 |
| 70 | Yeshiva Sholom Shachna | 2 | 100% | $19,450 |
| 71 | Talmudical Institute of Upstate New York | 1 | 100% | $14,550 |
| 72 | Beth Hatalmud Rabbinical College | 1 | 100% | $9,100 |
| 73 | Yeshiva Gedolah Tiferes Boruch | 1 | 100% | $15,300 |
| 74 | Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago | 1 | 100% | $17,500 |
This list indicates the number of students that completed the Talmudic Studies program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.