Beth Medrash Govoha
Beth Medrash Govoha is a Haredi Jewish Litvishe yeshiva in Lakewood Township, New Jersey. It was founded by Rabbi Aharon Kotler in 1943 and is the second-largest yeshiva in the world, after Mir Yeshiva in Jerusalem. As of 2025, it had over 9,000 students, between bochurim and married with Kollel status. The principal Rosh yeshiva since 1982 is Rabbi Malkiel Kotler. Talmud and halakha studies in the institution are carried in the form of over 200 small groups, Chaburos, which consist of several students mentored by a veteran, each pursuing its own specific curriculum with an emphasis on individual learning.
At a glance
- Undergraduate enrollment: 4,483
- 8-year Outcome Measures award rate: 56%
- Student to faculty ratio: 19:1
- Median earnings (10 years): $47,544
- Median earnings (8 years): $43,236
- Median earnings (6 years): $40,300
- Control: Private nonprofit
- Locale: City, small
- Calendar: Semester
- City: Lakewood, NJ
Majors and programs
The most common programs at Beth Medrash Govoha include Talmudic Studies.
- Talmudic Studies (635 bachelor's) · median earnings $59,036 4 years after graduation
Award levels offered: Bachelor's, Master's, Doctoral.
Cost
- Students receiving any aid: 100%
- Pell Grant recipients: 74%
- Federal loan recipients: 0%
Admissions
Who actually goes here
- Undergraduates: 4,483
- Women: 0%
- Commuter share (estimated): 59%
- Part-time undergraduates: 20%
- Age 25 and older: 43%
- Graduate students: 5,865
- First-generation: 31%
Faculty and campus
- Full-time faculty: 14%
- Student to faculty: 19:1
- Professor salary: $88,383
- Associate professor salary: $45,360
- Assistant professor salary: $67,756
- On-campus housing capacity: 1,859
- Meal plan meals per week: 21
- Study abroad: Not available
- Online programs: Not available
Common questions
What majors does Beth Medrash Govoha offer? Popular programs include Talmudic Studies.
What is the average salary after Beth Medrash Govoha? Median earnings 10 years after entry are $47,544 for Title IV aid recipients in College Scorecard.
What is the Beth Medrash Govoha graduation rate? In the IPEDS Outcome Measures cohort, 56% earned an award within eight years. The first-time, full-time 150% graduation rate is not reported.
Scorecard earnings and debt cover Title IV aid recipients, not cash-pay or private-loan students. Beth Medrash Govoha official site: https://bmg.edu.