Ner Israel Rabbinical College
Pikesville, Maryland
About
Ner Israel Rabbinical College (Hebrew: ישיבת נר ישראל), also known as NIRC and Ner Yisroel, is a Haredi Jewish yeshiva (Jewish educational institution) in Pikesville, Maryland. It was founded in 1933 by Rabbi Yaakov Yitzchok Ruderman, a disciple of Rabbi Nosson Tzvi Finkel (a.k.a. the Alter of Slabodka), dean of the Slabodka yeshiva in Lithuania. Rabbi Aharon Feldman, a disciple of Rabbi Ruderman and a member of the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah of America, became its head in 2001. The yeshiva is an all-male Lithuanian (Litvish)-style Talmudic academy and is politically affiliated with Agudath Israel of America.
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Cost per year
- Tuition and fees (out of state)
- US$11,200
- Estimated total for international students
- US$19,920
International students at public universities pay the out-of-state rate. The estimated total adds housing, food and books to that tuition; it is derived from Scorecard figures, so check the university's own cost page.
Students
- Undergraduates
- 280
- Graduate students
- 169
- International undergraduates
- 13%
- Students per teacher
- 20 to 1
Admissions
- Admission rate
- 66%
Test scores show the middle 50% of admitted students.
Outcomes
- Graduation rate
- 48%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- US$68,364
Earnings are for students who received US federal aid, so they may not reflect international graduates.
Programmes (4)
Bachelor's degrees1 subject
Master's degrees1 subject
Doctoral degrees1 subject
Professional degrees (MD, JD and similar)1 subject
Subjects and degree levels reported to the US Department of Education. See the university's course catalogue for course-by-course details.