Yeshivas Be'er Yitzchok

Yeshivas Be'er Yitzchok is a small Orthodox Jewish rabbinical yeshiva in Elizabeth, New Jersey, enrolling 90 students and earning an overall ROI score of 63 — Fair Value. This score requires careful interpretation, as the data completeness is 0.8 — two sub-scores (debtToEarnings and repaymentRate) are imputed rather than directly measured. The institution's actual data presents a sharply bifurcated picture: a 5.3-year payback period and an earnings premium score of 83 are standout positives, while a 14% completion rate scores only 2 out of 100 — by far the weakest sub-score. The 14% completion rate reflects the reality that most students at this institution are not pursuing four-year secular degrees in the traditional sense; they are engaged in full-time religious study (learning in kollel or rabbinic ordination pathways) that is not captured as degree completion by federal measures. Sticker tuition of $11,450 stands in notable contrast to the net price of $28,599 — meaning the total cost of attendance, including room, board, and living expenses, substantially exceeds tuition. Ten-year median earnings of $82,560 are strong for the institution's scale and mission, likely reflecting the urban New Jersey professional labor market accessed by those graduates who enter secular employment. Six-year median earnings are not reported. The only program with Scorecard data is Religion/Religious Studies: 21 graduates with four-year median earnings of $98,832 and first-year median earnings of $61,244 — an exceptional earnings figure for a religion program. Debt data for this program is not reported.

Yeshivas Be'er Yitzchok serves students pursuing intensive Orthodox Jewish Torah learning in a yeshiva environment. Prospective students are typically young men from Orthodox communities seeking rabbinic ordination or advanced Talmudic study, for whom this institution's curriculum and community are the primary draw. Standard ROI metrics apply imperfectly to this context: the federal completion rate measures secular degree conferral, not the religious certification or learning goals central to the yeshiva model. Students' families should review the net price ($28,599) and understand the gap between tuition ($11,450) and total cost of attendance.