Yeshiva University
| Motto | תורה ומדע (Hebrew) |
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Motto in English | Torah and secular knowledge |
| Type | Private university |
| Established | 1886 |
| Accreditation | MSCHE |
Religious affiliation | Modern Orthodox Judaism |
Academic affiliations | NAICU |
| Endowment | $714.15 million (2025) |
| President | Ari Berman |
Academic staff | 4,714 |
| Undergraduates | 2,243 |
| Postgraduates | 2,688 |
| Location | , New York , U.S. 40°51′02″N 73°55′47″W / 40.85056°N 73.92972°W |
| Campus | Urban, 300 acres (120 ha) |
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| Colors | Yeshiva Blue Yeshiva Black Yeshiva Gray |
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Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division III – Skyline |
| Mascot | The Maccabee |
| Website | yu.edu |
Yeshiva University is a private university with four campuses in New York City, New York, United States. The university's undergraduate schools—Yeshiva College, Stern College for Women, and Sy Syms School of Business—offer a dual curriculum inspired by Modern–Centrist–Orthodox Judaism's hashkafa (philosophy) of Torah Umadda ("Torah and secular knowledge"), which synthesizes a secular academic education with the study of the Torah.
The majority of undergrad students at the university identify as Modern Orthodox. Hillel International estimates that nearly all of the university's undergraduate students are Jewish, while most of the graduate students are not (excluding Rabbinical students at RIETS, all of whom are Jewish). This is especially the case at the Cardozo School of Law, the Sy Syms School of Business, Katz School of Science and Health and the Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology.
Yeshiva University is an independent institution chartered by New York State. It is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.