Rabbinical College Ohr Yisroel

Overview

Rabbinical College Ohr Yisroel is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Brooklyn, New York. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 114 students in fall 2024. Its religious affiliation is Jewish.

Rabbinical College Ohr Yisroel offers bachelor's degrees across 1 program, the largest being Talmudic Studies. It awarded 13 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 94% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 19 to 1.

Mission

MISSION AND PURPOSE: Rabbinical College Ohr Yisroel aims to transmit the chain of Jewish learning and career advancement in an environment where education is personal, yet rigorous and challenging. Rabbinical College Ohr Yisroel strives to temper the intense learning schedule with various outlets and activities, offering the students an opportunity to unwind. The Yeshiva defines its purpose as teaching students Torah learning skills in order to nurture creative scholarship and provide the community with Talmudists, scholars, and well educated laymen. We identify the following specific mission elements: 1. Train students in the study and analytical study of the classic texts of Judaism.

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.

Admissions

Admission policy

Open admission

Outcomes

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

First-year retention, full-time students

94%

Student-to-faculty ratio

19:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees

13

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024

114

Undergraduates, fall 2024

114

Full-time, fall 2024

100%

Students over the full 2024-25 year

115

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

100%

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

Administrator

Abraham Felberbaum

Services and opportunities

Academic and career counseling