Touro College is a Jewish sponsored private institution founded in 1971 that offers undergraduate and graduate level courses. TC was ranked as one of the best regional universities in the North in the 2011 edition of Best Colleges. The college has several campuses located throughout the New York area; Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and Long Island. Students have the option of also studying in California, Florida, Nevada, Moscow, Israel, Berlin, and Paris.
| Overall Score (about) | 69.0 |
| Total Cost On-Campus Attendance | $37,436 |
| Admission Success rate | N/A |
| Student Ratio Students-to-Faculty | 18 : 1 |
| Retention (full-time / part-time) | 78% / 37% |
| Enrollment Total (all students) | 11,800 |
Since Touro College is a private institution, both in-state and out-of-state students pay the same tutition rates. TC offers undergraduate and graduate level courses in a traditional classroom setting as well as several online courses.
The undergraduate schools and colleges offered at TC include the following: the Lander College of Arts and Sciences, the Lander College for Men, the Lander College for Women, the Machon L
All students who wish to apply to TC are recommended to send all of their required application documentation together in one package. This allows the application process to run more smoothly and in a more timely fashion. Students applying to an undergraduate program must complete an application, pay a nonrefundable application fee, send their official high school transcripts or college transcripts, send their SAT or ACT scores, and send two recommendation letters. Upon request an admissions officer may be required to interview students before they can be accepted to TC.
Graduate Admissions:
Students applying to one of the graduate programs must apply directly to the program they are interested in. All students applying to a graduate program at TC must complete an application, pay a nonrefundable application fee, send their official transcripts from all colleges or universities attended, and send two recommendation letters. Depending on the graduate program the student wishes to enroll in the student may also be required to complete a supplemental application, write essays, submit a resume, send in copies of certifications and send in scores from a particular standardized admission test.
International Students:
International students applying to TC must have their transcripts evaluated with a course-by-course analysis. Only agencies accredited by the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services can be used to perform the course-by-course analysis. Also if the transcripts are in a foreign language they must also be sent with an English translation by a professional translating service. Students whose native language is not English must also take the TOEFL or the IELTS and have their test scores sent in.
Almost all students attending TC receive some type of financial assistance. The federal financial aid programs offered include the Federal Pell Grant, the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants (FSEOG), the Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG), the National SMART Grant, the Stafford Loan and the Federal Perkins Loans. HOPE, AmeriCorps, and Lifetime Learning are two outside programs offering financial aid for students.
New York State also offers financial aid programs and these include the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP), Aid for Part-Time Study (APTS), Memorial Scholarships for Families of Deceased Police Officers and Firefighters, World Trade Center Memorial Scholarships, Regents Awards for Child of Veteran, Veteran Tuition Awards, and New York State Lottery Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship.
Scholarships are offered to students based on academic achievement and the scholarships available for students depend on which program the student wishes to enroll in. The TC financial aid programs offered include Touro Academic Scholarships, Lander Honors Scholarships, Touro Dean
Housing:
On campus housing is not available to students on all campuses. There are three locations in New York City, which offer on campus housing and these include the Lander College for Women, the Lander College for Men, and Yeshivas Ohr Hachaim. The Lander College for Men provides nine attached townhouses in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens as dormitories for students. The Lander College for Women has a seven-story building containing 30 apartments in the Upper West Side of Manhattan available for students. However students should keep in mind that room and board at this institution is relatively expensive. Consumption of alcohol is permitted in on-campus housing for students of legal age.
Student Organizations and Clubs:
Some of the student organizations offered at TC include: ACM
Touro College began offering intramural sports for students in 2005. Students can participate in the following activities: weight training, men
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