Match #1
Yeshiva of Ocean
Greenfield Park, NY
Profile closeness77/100
Admit rate36%
- 63 students
- Private nonprofit
- Rural: Distant
- Graduation rate 43%, close to 46%
- Enrollment 63 students, close to 76
The colleges most similar to Yeshiva Shaar Hatorah are Yeshiva of Ocean, Yeshiva Derech Chaim, and Yeshiva Shaarei Torah of Rockland. Yeshiva Shaar Hatorah admits 72% of applicants and has an average net price of $16,217 a year; 10 of its 10 alternatives cost less and 4 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 Shaar Hatorah. 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 Shaar Hatorah
Row-wise results ranked by similarity. No curated AI list exists for this school.
Match #2
Yeshiva Derech Chaim
Brooklyn, NY
Profile closeness75/100
Admit rate88%
- 115 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Enrollment 115 students, close to 76
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #3
Yeshiva Shaarei Torah of Rockland
Suffern, NY
Profile closeness71/100
Admit rate37%
- 152 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 43%, close to 46%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #4
Yeshiva Gedolah Kesser Torah
Monsey, NY
Profile closeness68/100
Admit rate52%
- 84 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Enrollment 84 students, close to 76
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #5
Yeshiva Ohr Naftoli
New Windsor, NY
Profile closeness60/100
Admit rate100%
- 47 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #6
Yeshiva Sholom Shachna
Brooklyn, NY
Profile closeness60/100
Admit rate100%
- 130 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #7
Yeshiva of Machzikai Hadas
Brooklyn, NY
Profile closeness59/100
Admit rate70%
- 515 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Acceptance rate 70%, close to 72%
- Average net price $14,533, close to $16,217
Match #8
Yeshiva Yesoda Hatorah Vetz Chaim
Brooklyn, NY
Profile closeness59/100
Admit rate—
- 223 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #9
Yeshiva of Far Rockaway Derech Ayson Rabbinical Seminary
Far Rockaway, NY
Profile closeness55/100
Admit rate92%
- 60 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Enrollment 60 students, close to 76
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #10
Yeshiva of Nitra Rabbinical College
Chester, NY
Profile closeness55/100
Admit rate—
- 243 students
- Private nonprofit
- Rural: Fringe
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Questions about Yeshiva Shaar Hatorah alternatives
What colleges are similar to Yeshiva Shaar Hatorah?
The closest matches to Yeshiva Shaar Hatorah are Yeshiva of Ocean, Yeshiva Derech Chaim, Yeshiva Shaarei Torah of Rockland, Yeshiva Gedolah Kesser Torah, and Yeshiva Ohr Naftoli. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Is Yeshiva Shaar Hatorah hard to get into?
Yeshiva Shaar Hatorah admitted 72% of its 40 applicants in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition, so it is moderately selective. 4 of its 10 closest alternatives admit a larger share of applicants.
Which Yeshiva Shaar Hatorah alternatives cost less?
10 of the 10 closest alternatives have a lower average net price than Yeshiva Shaar Hatorah ($16,217 a year), including Yeshiva Yesoda Hatorah Vetz Chaim ($5,737), Yeshiva Derech Chaim ($7,436), and Yeshiva Gedolah Kesser Torah ($7,511). Net price is what first-time, full-time students paid after grants; your own price depends on family income.
