Statement of Accreditation Status
Yeshiva University
- CEO: Dr. Ari Berman, President
- Accreditation Liaison Officer: Dr. Timothy Stevens
- Commission Staff Liaison: Kristy Bishop, Vice President
- Carnegie Classification: Mixed Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate Medium » Research 2: High Spending and Doctorate Production
- Control: Private (Non-Profit)
- Phase: Accredited
- Status: Non-Compliance Warning
- Accreditation Granted: 1948
- Last Reaffirmation: 2014
- Next Self-Study Evaluation: 2023-2024
- April 25, 2025
Staff acted on behalf of the Commission to note the Commission liaison guidance visit occurred on March 31, 2025. To remind the institution of the Commission request of November 21, 2024, for a monitoring report due on August 1, 2025. The next self-study visit is scheduled for 2031-2032. - November 21, 2024
To acknowledge receipt of the self-study report. To note the institution missed the deadline for submission of the self-study report and evidence. To remind the institution of its obligation to submit accreditation materials within established deadlines and in accordance with Commission policy and procedures. To note the on-site evaluation visit by Commission representatives to the main campus at 500 West 185th Street, New York, NY 10033-3299 on June 23-26, 2024. To note the following additional location was visited: 245 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10016. To warn the institution that its accreditation may be in jeopardy because of insufficient evidence that the institution is currently in compliance with Standard V (Educational Effectiveness Assessment). To note that the institution remains accredited while on warning. To note further that federal regulations limit the period during which an institution may be in non-compliance, which starts on November 21, 2024. To request a monitoring report, due August 1, 2025, demonstrating evidence that the institution has achieved and can sustain ongoing compliance with Standard V including but not limited to (1) organized and systematic assessments, conducted by faculty and/or appropriate professionals, evaluating the extent of student achievement of institutional and degree/program goals (Standard V) and (2) consideration and use of disaggregated assessment results for all student populations for the improvement of student learning outcomes, student achievement, and institutional and program-level educational effectiveness (Standard V) (Fourteenth Edition and Evidence Expectations by Standard). To request that the monitoring report also provide further evidence of (1) financial planning and budgeting process that is aligned with the institution's mission and goals, evidence-based, and clearly linked to the institution's and units' strategic plans/objectives (Standard VI); (2) documented financial resources, funding base, and plans for financial development, including those from any related entities adequate to support its educational purposes and programs and to ensure financial stability (Standard VI); and (3) comprehensive planning for facilities, infrastructure, and technology that includes consideration of sustainability and deferred maintenance and is linked to the institution's strategic and financial planning processes (Standard VI) (Fourteenth Edition and Evidence Expectations by Standard). To direct a follow-up team visit following submission of the monitoring report. To direct a prompt Commission liaison guidance visit to discuss Commission expectations. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2031-2032. - June 26, 2024
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To include the additional location at 220 East 42nd Street, Ground Floor and Concourse, New York, NY 10017 within the institution's scope of accreditation. To require written evidence of review, including but not limited to approval of or a determination that the entity has declined to review the transaction, from all outstanding required licensing, regulatory, or other legal entities as necessary by email to [email protected]. To require immediate notification when instruction commences at the additional location by email to [email protected]. To note that the Commission may rescind this action if the requested substantive change is not implemented within one calendar year from the date of this action. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2023-2024. - March 4, 2021
To note that the Mid-Point Peer Review has been conducted. To request that the next self-study, in preparation for a visit in 2023-2024, provide further evidence of improved financial viability and sustainability (Standard VI). - November 17, 2016
To accept the progress report. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2023-2024. - November 10, 2016
To acknowledge receipt of documentation of approval from New York State Education Department and to include the Associate of Science in Management within the scope of the institution's accreditation. - October 31, 2016
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To include the second Associate degree program (Associate of Science in Management) within the scope of the institution's accreditation, effective upon receipt of state approval. To remind the institution of the Commission's request of November 19, 2015 for a progress report due October 1, 2016. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2023-2024. - January 4, 2016
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request and to include the online Master of Science in Marketing within the scope of the institution's accreditation. To remind the institution of the Commission's request of November 19, 2015 for a progress report due October 1, 2016. The Periodic Review Report is due June 1, 2019. - November 19, 2015
To accept the progress report. To request a progress report, due October 1, 2016, documenting further evidence that student learning assessment results are used to improve teaching and learning (Standard 14). The Periodic Review Report is due June 1, 2019. - August 31, 2015
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request and to include the contractual agreement with Montefiore Medicine Academic Health System, Inc., and COM Affiliation, Inc., within the scope of the institution's accreditation. To remind the institution of the request for a progress report due October 1, 2015 documenting further evidence that student learning assessment information is used to improve teaching and learning (Standard 14). The Periodic Review Report is due June 1, 2019. - Distance Education
Approved to offer programs by this delivery method - Correspondence Education
Not approved for this delivery method - Postsecondary award (< 1 year) Included within the scope to offer ONE program: Pastoral Counseling
- Associate's Degree or Equivalent Included within the scope
- Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Included within the scope
- Master's Degree or Equivalent Included within the scope
- Doctor's Degree - Professional Practice Included within the scope
- Doctor's Degree- Research/Scholarship Included within the scope
- Main Campus
Yeshiva University
500 West 185th Street
New York, NY 10033-3299 - Additional Location
Beren Campus
245 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10016 - Additional Location
Brookdale Center
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law 55 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10003 - Additional Location
Jack & Pearl Resnick Campus
Albert Einstein College of Medicine Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology 1300 Morris Park Avenue
Bronx, NY 10461 - Additional Location
The News Building
220 East 42nd Street, Ground Floor and Concourse
New York, NY 10017
Opened: 08/28/2024 - Additional Location
Wilf Campus
500 West 185th Street
New York, NY 10033 - Other Instructional Site
Israel
40 Duvdevani Street
Jerusalem, Israel
Approved Credential Levels
The following represents credential levels included in the scope of the institution’s accreditation:
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