YU Today, WSJ April 2023

YU ON THE RISE Over the next five years we set an unprecedented goal of raising $613 million—the largest campaign for Jewish education in history—for scholarships, facilities and faculty that will further expand YU as the Flagship Jewish University for generations to come. Now is the time to honor your past and invest in your future. Join us today at riseup.yu.edu

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THE CARDOZO LAW SCHOOL INNOCENCE PROJECT directly exonerated 193 innocent people

THE PARNES CLINIC AT THE FERKAUF GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY is among the four largest psychology training clinics in the United States: Serves over 600 patients at any given time and provides over 1,500 appointments per month.

YU CELEBRATES GRADUATES AT EXPANDED 2022 COMMENCEMENT: YU Ishay Ribo Concert capped the day of festivities that attracted over 16,000 people to Arthur Ashe Stadium in Queens, New York.

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using DNA testing for crimes they did not commit.

WE ARE MAKING GREAT PROGRESS toward our goal of raising $613 million through our Rise Up Campaign, which has already raised more than $350 million.

RIETS EDUCATES THE NEXT GENERATION

YU FACULTY LAUNCH CUTTING–EDGE RESEARCH: Received $3,940,758 in grants for 2022.

PHILANTHROPY RISES: New cash and commitments, which includes cash donations, multiyear pledges and estate gifts.

OF RABBIS: 80% of the major congregations in our community are led by RIETS graduates.

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2018

$47,000,000

2019

$51,000,000

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$90,800,000

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$91,000,000

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YU’S TOTAL DONORS ARE UP 18% IN 2022.

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THE UNIVERSITY ROSE 30 SPOTS in its U.S. News & World Report’s

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YU IS THE 3rd RANKED UNIVERSITY in all of New York City.

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Best Colleges 2023 ranking, from 97 to 67.

YU IS RANKED #33 for best value in the U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges rankings.

Fall 2016

GRADUATE ENROLLMENT INCREASED BY OVER

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YU LIBRARIES CONTAIN A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE, WITH 700,000 physical volumes, 313,000 electronic books and 75,000 electronic and physical journals and 202,212 linear feet of shelving—almost 38 miles.

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UNDERGRADUATE ENROLLMENT rose significantly in fall 2022 with an over 20% increase in new students from fall 2021.

In 2022, Fortune magazine ranked THE KATZ SCHOOL’S ONLINE MASTER’S DEGREE in cybersecurity

NEARLY PERFECT RATE OF YU UNDERGRADUATE ACCEPTANCE TO MEDICAL SCHOOL:

of YU undergraduates who applied to medical school earned admission between 2013 and 2022 with 492 applying and 451 accepted. This acceptance rate is more than double the national average. 92%

YU STUDENTS FIND SUCCESS: Over 95% of YU undergraduate students are employed, in grad school or both within six months of graduation.

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