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Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem of America

New York, New York 10002-6301

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Data last updated: August 29, 2026

61%Admit rate
$10,373Avg net price
16.7%Grad in 4 yrs
45Undergrads

Close-knit campus — excellent value

Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem of America is a private urban institution in New York, New York. The school is accessible to a wide range of students.

A small campus of 45 undergraduates with a 5:1 student-faculty ratio. The urban location puts students at the center of city life.

17% of students graduate within four years. Net price after aid averages $10,373.

Established
1907
Type
Yeshiva
61%
Acceptance
—
SAT Avg
45
Undergrads
5:1
Student : Faculty
17%
Grad Rate (4yr)
—
Earnings 10yr
$10,373
Avg Net Price

More About This School

History & Fun Facts

  • •In 1907, the congregation moved to 87 Eldridge Street and opened the yeshiva originally calling it "Talmud Torah Tifereth Jerusalem Yeshiva.
  • •Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem (MTJ) moved to a few temporary locations including 240 Madison Street, the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary at 9-11 Montgomery Street, and 147 East Broadway.
  • •In 1917, the board of directors purchased 145 East Broadway and combined it with the 147 East Broadway property where they built a new permanent building.
  • •Originally an elementary school, a high school was established in the late 1920s, and a post–high school yeshivah was later added.
  • •Yosef Adler served as rosh yeshiva (dean) and in 1936, hired his cousin Moshe Feinstein to start a Beis Medrash and semikhah (rabbinic ordination) program at the yeshiva.

Source: Wikipedia

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