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Beis Medrash Heichal Dovid

Far Rockaway, New York Private nonprofit 4-year Large city

Overview

Located in Far Rockaway, New York, Beis Medrash Heichal Dovid is a private nonprofit four-year institution. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 206 students in fall 2024. Its religious affiliation is Jewish.

Beis Medrash Heichal Dovid offers bachelor's degrees across 1 program, the largest being Talmudic Studies. It awarded 24 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

84% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 23 to 1.

Mission

Beis Medrash Heichal Dovid has established the following as the objectives of its educational programs: 1. To train students in the methods of advanced Talmudic study. 2. To expose students to a variety of tractates of the Talmud 3. To train students in the methods of study of practical Jewish laws and to assure that each student is familiar with the laws that apply to his daily life. 4. To stimulate ongoing character and ethical development through the study of classical mussar texts and frequent lectures and seminars that offer practical guidelines in those areas. 5. To instill an appreciation of the value of high-level Talmudic study and a desire to pursue it throughout.

Mission statement as reported by Beis Medrash Heichal Dovid

Key figures

206
Students enrolled
84%
First-year retention
24
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
1
Programs and majors
23:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

Campus

Program levels

Bachelor

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.

Philosophy and Religious Studies 1

Outcomes

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

First-year retention, full-time students
84%
Student-to-faculty ratio
23:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees
24

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
206
Undergraduates, fall 2024
206
Full-time, fall 2024
100%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
228
Full-time, 2024-25
100%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

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
96%
International (U.S. nonresident)
4%

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 city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Jewish
Carnegie classification
Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions
Dean
Rabbi Yaakov Bender
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling

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