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×Lakewood, New Jersey
Estimated Cost
$20,788
Financial Aid
$0
Students
5,000 - 9,999
Beth Medrash Govoha (Hebrew: בית מדרש גבוה, lit: Higher, or advanced, House of Study) is a Haredi yeshiva and kollel located in Lakewood Township, New Jersey. It is commonly known as BMG, or Lakewood Yeshiva.
As of 2012, the yeshiva has 6,500 married and undergraduate students, making it the largest yeshiva in the United States and one of the largest yeshivas in the world. Over the years, the roshei yeshiva of BMG have all been associated with the Kotler family, beginning with Rabbi Aharon Kotler from 1943 until his death in 1962; Rabbi Shneur Kotler, his son, who led the yeshiva from 1962 until his death in 1982; and the present roshei yeshiva, Rabbi Malkiel Kotler (son of Harav Shneur Kotler), Rabbi Dovid Schustal (son-in-law of Harav Shneur Kotler), Rabbi Yerucham Olshin and Rabbi Yisroel Neuman (sons-in-law of Rabbi Dov Schwartzman). Rabbis Olshin, Schustal and Neuman are married to grandchildren of Rabbi Aharon Kotler. The CEO of the yeshiva is Harav Aron Kotler, the brother of Harav Malkiel Kotler and a grandson of Harav Aharon Kotler.
Prepler rankings are based on rigorous and in-depth analysis of key statistics from the U.S. Department of Education.
2024 Best Colleges in America
#1949 of 6828
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#36 of 158
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#14 of 49
Graduation rate of college is a strong indicator of success of the college’s students in attaining their educational goals. Prepler defines graduation rate as the percentage of first-time, full-time students who graduated from Beth Medrash Govoha within four or six years.