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Yeshiva University

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Yeshiva University is a private Orthodox Jewish university with four campuses in New York City.[5] The university's undergraduate schools—Yeshiva College, Stern College for Women, Katz School of Science and Health, and Syms School of Business—offer a dual curriculum inspired by ModernCentristOrthodox Judaism's hashkafa (philosophy) of Torah Umadda ("Torah and secular knowledge"), combining academic education with the study of the Torah.[6] While the majority of students at the university identify as Modern Orthodox,[7] many students, especially at the Cardozo School of Law, the Syms School of Business, and the Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, are not Jewish.

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Yeshiva University
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Mottoתורה ומדע (Hebrew)
Motto in English
Torah and secular knowledge
TypePrivate university
Established1886; 137 years ago (1886)[1]
AccreditationMSCHE
Religious affiliation
Modern Orthodox Judaism
Academic affiliations
NAICU[2]
Endowment$814 million (2021)[3]
PresidentAri Berman
Academic staff
4,714
Undergraduates2,243
Postgraduates2,688
Location,
U.S.

40.8503°N 73.9297°W / 40.8503; -73.9297
CampusUrban, 300 acres (120 ha)
Newspaper
  • The YU Observer
  • The Commentator
Colors  Yeshiva Blue
  Yeshiva Black
  Yeshiva Gray[4]
Nickname
  • Maccabees
  • Taubermans
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division IIISkyline
MascotThe Maccabee
Websitewww.yu.edu
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Yeshiva University is an independent institution chartered by New York State.[8][9][10][11] It is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education[12] and by several professional agencies.[13] It is classified among "Doctoral/Professional Universities".[14]