Bais Medrash of Dexter Park

Overview

Located in Chestnut Ridge, New York, Bais Medrash of Dexter Park is a private nonprofit four-year institution. The campus sits in a large suburban area. It enrolled 51 students in fall 2024.

Bais Medrash of Dexter Park offers associate degrees and bachelor's degrees across 1 program, the largest being Talmudic Studies. It awarded 4 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

100% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 10 to 1.

Mission

The umbrella mission of Bais Medrash of Dexter Park is to: • train students in the requisite skills for advanced analysis of Talmud and its major commentaries • have students master major works in Mussar and Hashkafa to develop a broad sense of the traditions of Jewish ethical and philosophical thought • place a strong emphasis on the study of Jewish Law, both its theoretical roots and its practical application • shape hearts as well as minds so that the student emerges as a fully formed learned and ethical human being, who interacts in a refined highly sensitive fashion with others and demonstrates the grace of a Torah defined life.

Key figures

Delivery modes

Program levels

Programs and majors offered 1

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students

100%

Student-to-faculty ratio

10:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees

3

Associate degrees

1

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024

51

Undergraduates, fall 2024

51

Full-time, fall 2024

98%

Students over the full 2024-25 year

68

Full-time, 2024-25

78%

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women

0%

Men

100%

White

99%

International (U.S. nonresident)

1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online

0%

Students taking some online courses

0%

Campus and services

Setting

Large suburb

Academic calendar

Semester

Carnegie classification

Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions

CEO

Rabbi Paul Z Koschitzki

Services and opportunities

Academic and career counseling