Yeshiva University

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Yeshiva University
Stern College for Women
Mottoתורה ומדע (Hebrew)
Torah Umadda ("Torah and secular knowledge")
TypeJewish private university
Established1886
EndowmentUS$1.1258 billion[1]
ChancellorNorman Lamm
PresidentRichard M. Joel
Academic staff
4,714
Undergraduates3,017
Postgraduates3,496
Location,
CampusUrban
Slogan"Torah U'Madda"
NicknameMaccabees
Websitewww.yu.edu

Yeshiva University is a Jewish private university in New York City. It has six campuses in New York City and one in Israel. The university was founded in 1886. It is a research university.

Its campuses and schools include Yeshiva College, Stern College for Women, Syms School of Business, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.

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  1. "U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2011 Endowment Market Value and Percentage Change in Endowment Market Value from FY 2010 to FY 2011" (PDF). Copyright 2012 National Association of College and University Business Officers and Commonfund Institute. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 29, 2013. Retrieved March 10, 2012.