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 | Rabbinical College Bobover Yeshiva Bnei Zion | 53 | 82% | $16,050 |
| 15 | Mesivta Torah Vodaath Rabbinical Seminary | 53 | 83% | $19,860 |
| 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 | Kehilath Yakov Rabbinical Seminary | 15 | 100% | $14,225 |
| 33 | Torah Temimah Talmudical Seminary | 15 | 100% | $18,550 |
| 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 | Bet Medrash Gadol Ateret Torah | 11 | 100% | $17,710 |
| 43 | Yeshiva Shaar Ephraim | 11 | 100% | $22,560 |
| 44 | Hebrew Theological College | 11 | 27% | $32,194 |
| 45 | Yeshiva Toras Chaim | 11 | 100% | $21,650 |
| 46 | Yeshivas Be'er Yitzchok | 9 | 100% | $20,000 |
| 47 | Yeshiva Gedolah Kesser Torah | 9 | 100% | $19,300 |
| 48 | Yeshiva Gedola Ohr Yisrael | 9 | 100% | $16,600 |
| 49 | Talmudical Seminary Oholei Torah | 9 | 100% | $21,500 |
| 50 | Bais Binyomin Academy | 9 | 100% | $18,050 |
| 51 | Yeshiva Yesodei Hatorah | 8 | 100% | $19,800 |
| 52 | Yeshiva Gedolah of Greater Detroit | 8 | 100% | $15,000 |
| 53 | Bais Medrash Elyon | 8 | 100% | $15,400 |
| 54 | Beth Medrash of Asbury Park | 8 | 100% | $18,940 |
| 55 | Yeshiva D'monsey Rabbinical College | 7 | 100% | $15,800 |
| 56 | Rabbi Jacob Joseph School | 6 | 100% | $19,200 |
| 57 | Beth Hamedrash Shaarei Yosher Institute | 6 | 100% | $17,500 |
| 58 | Yeshiva Zichron Aryeh | 6 | 100% | $18,250 |
| 59 | Yeshiva of Far Rockaway Derech Ayson Rabbinical Seminary | 5 | 100% | $22,250 |
| 60 | Yeshiva Ohr Naftoli | 5 | 100% | $18,200 |
| 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 | Yeshiva University | 3 | 0% | $62,075 |
| 65 | Yeshiva Shaar Hatorah | 3 | 100% | $18,380 |
| 66 | Yeshivath Beth Moshe | 3 | 100% | $17,100 |
| 67 | Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem of America | 3 | 100% | $16,500 |
| 68 | Yeshiva Gedolah Zichron Leyma | 2 | 100% | $16,750 |
| 69 | Yeshiva Bais Aharon | 2 | 100% | $15,175 |
| 70 | Yeshiva Sholom Shachna | 2 | 100% | $19,450 |
| 71 | Yeshiva Gedolah Tiferes Boruch | 1 | 100% | $15,300 |
| 72 | Talmudical Institute of Upstate New York | 1 | 100% | $14,550 |
| 73 | Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago | 1 | 100% | $17,500 |
| 74 | Beth Hatalmud Rabbinical College | 1 | 100% | $9,100 |
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.