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Telshe Yeshiva Chicago

Overview of Telshe Yeshiva Chicago

Telshe Yeshiva Chicago is in a large city, in Chicago, IL. The school is classified as a private, not-for-profit college. Students at Telshe Yeshiva Chicago earn degrees up to the Doctoral degree.

Areas of Study

The most common major fields study at the school include religion and philosophy.

Telshe Yeshiva Chicago Selectivity

Telshe Yeshiva Chicago does not admit all applicants. The school attracts a fair number of students from out of state.

Faculty

One indicator of school quality is the number of students per professor, and here Telshe Yeshiva Chicago does well in comparison to most schools.

Student Body

The school, in 2007, had 77 students (74 full-time equivalent). The student body at Telshe Yeshiva Chicago is overwhelmingly male.

Student Life

Most students at the school attend full-time. Telshe Yeshiva Chicago makes available student meal plans.

The school reports its educational mission is:
"Telshe Yeshiva -Chicago seek to train students in the skills required for understanding, studying and mastering the Talmud and the considerable body of traditional Jewish thought. At the same time we are committed to the understanding that knowledge is a means to a larger end. We seek therefore to help students build a world outlook drawn from the ethical and moral concepts of Judaism. If scholarship is to have a significant value it must orient its students to a way of life that, by its own definition, is good and moral."

More complete details are provided below.

Contacting Telshe Yeshiva Chicago

Telshe Yeshiva Chicago
3535 West Foster
Chicago, IL 60625
General Phone: (773) 463-7738

Telshe Yeshiva Chicago Programs and Degrees (2007)

General CategoryDegreesMost Common Majors [see all]
Religion And Philosophy4Talmudic studies

Number of programs and degrees for Telshe Yeshiva Chicago in 2007:

Degree LevelTotal
Awarded
Number of
Programs
Doctor's degree31
Bachelor's degree11

Student Body

In 2007, Telshe Yeshiva Chicago had a total enrollment of 77 students (74 full-time equivalent).

Students in the Freshman Class:

GroupPercent
Men100%
Women0%
Full-Time100%
Part-Time0%

Students By Class:

GroupPercent
Undergraduate81%
Graduate19%

Racial Diversity:
RacePercent
White92%
(Foreign Students)8%

Students by Age:

AgePercent
Under 181%
18-1940%
20-2127%
22-2410%
25-295%
30-3410%
35-395%

Telshe Yeshiva Chicago Graduation, Retention, and Transfers

Retention Rates (2007):

GroupReturning From
Previous Year
Full-Time100 %

Telshe Yeshiva Chicago Room and Board (2007)

The school does not offer campus housing.

(Please refer to our profile of Chicago, Illinois for details about the area surrounding the campus. Also see our list of other Illinois Colleges).

The school offers students a meal plan with 21 meals per week.

Telshe Yeshiva Chicago Admissions and Selectivity (2007)

Acceptances:

GroupApplicantsAcceptedPercent
Accepted
EnrolledPercent of
Accepted Enrolled
Total88100%8100%
Men88100%8100%

Application Requirements:

ItemRequirement
GPAnot required
Class Ranknot required
High School Recordrecommended
College Prep Programrequired
Recommendationsrecommended
Formal Demonstration of Competencerecommended
Standardized Tests (SAT and/or ACT)not required
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)not required

Telshe Yeshiva Chicago Expenses and Financial Aid (2007)

Expenses and Financial Aid:

ExpenseAmount
In-state tuition and fees$ 11,000
Out-of-state tuition and fees$ 11,000
Books and supplies$ 200
Other expenses$ 2,800

Financial Aid:
Telshe Yeshiva Chicago participates in Federal Title IV financial aid programs. (The school's OPE ID is 2073200)

Telshe Yeshiva Chicago Faculty

Tenure Status of Faculty (2007):

Full-Time Faculty LevelMenWomen
Non-tenured and not on tenure track50

Salaries for full-time faculty:

Full-Time Faculty (2007):

Full-Time Faculty LevelContract LengthNumber MenAvg Salary MenNumber WomenAvg Salary Women
Instructoracademic year5$35,4680*
All faculty totalacademic year5$35,4680*

*: salaries are not displayed where there are fewer than 3 professors in the category.

Telshe Yeshiva Chicago Degree Programs (2007)

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY
Talmudic Studies

Telshe Yeshiva Chicago Highlights

(Details are provided further down on this page.)

What Sets Telshe Yeshiva Chicago Apart:

CategoryTrophy 
Male % of student body
(vs. all colleges)
Top 1%Telshe Yeshiva Chicago Male % of student body
% of accepted students who choose to enroll
(vs. all colleges)
Top 1%Telshe Yeshiva Chicago % of accepted students who choose to enroll
% of degrees in religion and philosophy
(vs. all colleges)
Top 1%Telshe Yeshiva Chicago % of degrees in religion and philosophy
Faculty/student ratio (full-time)
(vs. all colleges)
Top 18%Telshe Yeshiva Chicago Faculty/student ratio (full-time)
Explanation of the Highlights categories

Notable:
Career counseling
On-campus library
Offers a board (meal) plan

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