Machzikei Hadath Rabbinical College

Machzikei Hadath Rabbinical College earns an overall ROI score of 27 (Poor Value), but the score does not capture the institution's actual purpose. This is a small Orthodox Jewish yeshiva in Brooklyn, NY focused on rabbinical training and Talmudic study rather than secular career preparation. Tuition is $13,500 with an average net price of $16,515 -- net price exceeds tuition, reflecting that aid does not cover full cost of attendance for the heavily Pell-eligible population (91.3% Pell rate). Four-year cost is $66,060. Median 10-year earnings are $41,527 (six-year figure is suppressed), but the institution's graduates predominantly enter rabbinical and educational roles in Orthodox Jewish communities where wages are often compensated through community support, housing assistance, and other non-cash arrangements that earnings data does not capture. Completion is 33.3%. Debt-to-earnings and repayment data are imputed because actual values are not reported. Payback shows as 31.6 years -- effectively a 'cost is never recouped via wages' marker for a school whose graduates do not pursue traditional wage employment. The CampusROI score is structurally mismatched to this institution's mission.

Machzikei Hadath fits Orthodox Jewish men pursuing rabbinical training and Talmudic scholarship -- the institution operates entirely within that religious-vocational framework. Pell rate is 91.3% and enrollment is just 131 students. The fit case is binary: students from the Orthodox community pursuing religious vocation will find a culturally aligned environment; the institution is not appropriate for general higher-education seekers. CampusROI scoring is not the right framework to evaluate the institution's actual mission.