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 | $484 million (2022) |
| President | Ari Berman |
Academic staff | 4,714 |
| Undergraduates | 2,243 |
| Postgraduates | 2,688 |
| Location | , 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 Orthodox Jewish university with four campuses in New York City. The university's undergraduate schools—Yeshiva College, Stern College for Women, Katz School of Science and Health, 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 students at the university identify as Modern Orthodox. The undergraduate body is entirely Jewish, while most of the graduate students are not(, excluding Rabbinical students at RIETS, all of whom, naturally, are Jewish). This is especially the case at the Cardozo School of Law, the Sy Syms School of Business, 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.