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Yeshiva Gedolah Keren Hatorah

Lakewood, New Jersey Private nonprofit 4-year Small city

Overview

Yeshiva Gedolah Keren Hatorah is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Lakewood, New Jersey. The campus sits in a small city. It enrolled 181 students in fall 2024.

Yeshiva Gedolah Keren Hatorah offers associate degrees and bachelor's degrees across 1 program, the largest being Talmudic Studies. It awarded 76 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

79% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 30 to 1.

Mission

Our mission is to present a challenging program of Gemara study catered to students seeking to advance in their Talmudic studies both through and beyond our program. This, together with the study of mussar and halachah, will develop and solidify their essence of being well-rounded bnei Torah and productive members of society. The following are specific objectives to accomplish this mission.

Mission statement as reported by Yeshiva Gedolah Keren Hatorah

Key figures

181
Students enrolled
79%
First-year retention
76
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
1
Programs and majors
30:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

Campus

Program levels

AssociateBachelor

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
79%
Student-to-faculty ratio
30:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees
1
Associate degrees
75

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
181
Undergraduates, fall 2024
181
Full-time, fall 2024
100%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
200
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%
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
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
CEO
Rabbi Yisroel Rabinowitz
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Credit for life experience

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