Match #1
Yeshiva Gedolah Kesser Torah
Monsey, NY
Profile closeness69/100
Admit rate52%
- 84 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 25%, close to 20%
- Acceptance rate 52%, close to 50%
The colleges most similar to Yeshiva Ohr Yisrael are Yeshiva Gedolah Kesser Torah, Yeshiva Ohr Naftoli, and Yeshiva Zichron Aryeh. Yeshiva Ohr Yisrael admits 50% of applicants; 5 admit a larger share of applicants, in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
Profile closeness (0–100) compares graduation rate, size, admit rate, net price, Carnegie class, and control with Yeshiva Ohr Yisrael. The order also uses CollegesRef matching tiers, so a later match can score higher. Admit-rate bars use a 0–100% scale.
Top 10 alternatives to Yeshiva Ohr Yisrael
Row-wise results ranked by similarity. No curated AI list exists for this school.
Match #2
Yeshiva Ohr Naftoli
New Windsor, NY
Profile closeness63/100
Admit rate100%
- 47 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 17%, close to 20%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #3
Yeshiva Zichron Aryeh
Far Rockaway, NY
Profile closeness60/100
Admit rate25%
- 41 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #4
Yeshiva D'monsey Rabbinical College
Monsey, NY
Profile closeness58/100
Admit rate37%
- 84 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #5
Yeshiva of Far Rockaway Derech Ayson Rabbinical Seminary
Far Rockaway, NY
Profile closeness57/100
Admit rate92%
- 60 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #6
Yeshiva of Ocean
Greenfield Park, NY
Profile closeness56/100
Admit rate36%
- 63 students
- Private nonprofit
- Rural: Distant
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #7
Yeshiva Kollel Tifereth Elizer
Brooklyn, NY
Profile closeness54/100
Admit rate74%
- 499 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 25%, close to 20%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #8
Yeshiva Sholom Shachna
Brooklyn, NY
Profile closeness51/100
Admit rate100%
- 130 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 24%, close to 20%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #9
Yeshiva Gedolah Imrei Yosef D'spinka
Brooklyn, NY
Profile closeness50/100
Admit rate—
- 226 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 25%, close to 20%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #10
Yeshiva of Nitra Rabbinical College
Chester, NY
Profile closeness50/100
Admit rate—
- 243 students
- Private nonprofit
- Rural: Fringe
- Graduation rate 25%, close to 20%
- Same Carnegie classification
Questions about Yeshiva Ohr Yisrael alternatives
What colleges are similar to Yeshiva Ohr Yisrael?
The closest matches to Yeshiva Ohr Yisrael are Yeshiva Gedolah Kesser Torah, Yeshiva Ohr Naftoli, Yeshiva Zichron Aryeh, Yeshiva D'monsey Rabbinical College, and Yeshiva of Far Rockaway Derech Ayson Rabbinical Seminary. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Is Yeshiva Ohr Yisrael hard to get into?
Yeshiva Ohr Yisrael admitted 50% of its 5 applicants in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition, so it is selective. 5 of its 10 closest alternatives admit a larger share of applicants.
