Yeshiva University Scholarships and Merit Aid: Amounts and Requirements

Yeshiva University Scholarships and Merit Aid

New York, New York

5 scholarships Yeshiva University publishes, each with the amount, what the school says it takes, and the sentence we read it in. This is what the school states, not a list of every award it offers.

2,942Undergraduates

64%Admit rate

Awards that take an application (3)

The school publishes an amount for these, and also publishes that something beyond the admission file decides them.

Merit Scholarship

$0 to $5,000

Renewable: Yes, per the school

Up to $5,000 per academic yeargo.yu.edu (read 2026-07-02)

Dean's Scholarship

$0 to $10,000

Renewable: Yes, per the school

Up to $10,000 per academic yeargo.yu.edu (read 2026-07-02)

Torah in Action Scholarship

$15,000

Renewable: Yes, per the school

$15,000 per yeargo.yu.edu (read 2026-07-02)

Department awards open to incoming freshmen (2)

Run by a college or department, and published as open to students entering as freshmen.

The Professor Thomas Otway Memorial Scholarship

$5,000

Department: Mathematical Sciences Department, Stern College for Women
Renewable: Yes, per the school

The Professor Thomas Otway Memorial Scholarship of $5,000 per year for up to three years is in addition to the other merit scholarship award the student has received.yu.edu (read 2026-07-10)

Mordecai D. and Monique C. Katz Scholarships for Jewish Educators

$20,000

Department: Legacy Heritage Jewish Educators Project, Stern College for Women (Judaic Studies)
Renewable: Yes, per the school

All scholarship recipients complete a major in Jewish studies, and will receive tuition support in the amount of $20,000 per year in the form of grants and forgivable loans, renewable for three years on campus in New York.yu.edu (read 2026-07-10)

Which of these a student actually clears depends on GPA, test score, home state, and major. A free Graidy account works that out award by award, and shows what is left to pay after it.

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What Yeshiva University costs

Cost of attendance as published: tuition, fees, housing, and food for one year. It is the sticker, before any of the awards above and before need-based aid.

$78,675In-state, per year

$78,675Out-of-state, per year

Where this came from

https://go.yu.edu/merit-scholarships (read 2026-07-02)
https://www.yu.edu/stern/about/opportunities (read 2026-07-10)

Every amount on this page was read off a Yeshiva University page on the date shown. Schools change award tables, so check the school's page before you count on a number.