Colleges / Rabbinical College of Ohr Shimon Yisroel
College · Private nonprofit · Brooklyn, NY · City
RCO

Rabbinical College of Ohr Shimon Yisroel

Brooklyn, NY

Men-onlyReligious affiliation
Address215-217 Hewes St, Brooklyn, NY 11211
Websiteohr-sy.com
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate
6-yr median pay
Net price / yr$33k
Undergrad size232
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $33k/yr. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of unspecified means this is admit rate not reported for this school.

If you get in

232 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $41k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $33k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$165k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$130k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$35k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$22.3k
Room & board
$3.0k
Books & supplies
$350

How students pay for it.

Pell grants85%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans0%
Share taking out federal student loans.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention57%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr41%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
Transfer out53%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
232
Location
Brooklyn, NY
Region
Mid East (DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
Carnegie class
Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Associate's Dominant
Size & setting
Four-year · very small · primarily nonresidential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Association of Advanced Rabbinical and Talmudic Schools
Identity
Men-onlyReligious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White100%
Part-time0%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$10k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 1

What you can study.

Colleges / Rabbinical College of Ohr Shimon Yisroel
College · Private nonprofit · Brooklyn, NY · City
RCO

Rabbinical College of Ohr Shimon Yisroel

Brooklyn, NY

Men-onlyReligious affiliation
Address215-217 Hewes St, Brooklyn, NY 11211
Websiteohr-sy.com
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate
6-yr median pay
Net price / yr$33k
Undergrad size232
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $33k/yr. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of unspecified means this is admit rate not reported for this school.

If you get in

232 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $41k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $33k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$165k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$130k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$35k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$22.3k
Room & board
$3.0k
Books & supplies
$350

How students pay for it.

Pell grants85%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans0%
Share taking out federal student loans.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention57%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr41%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
Transfer out53%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
232
Location
Brooklyn, NY
Region
Mid East (DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
Carnegie class
Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Associate's Dominant
Size & setting
Four-year · very small · primarily nonresidential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Association of Advanced Rabbinical and Talmudic Schools
Identity
Men-onlyReligious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White100%
Part-time0%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$10k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 1

What you can study.