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1.9
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Reputation
1.8
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2
Clubs
1.6
Facilities
2.4
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1.9
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2.7
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1.7
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1.7
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2.1

Basic Information

Location

  • New York, NY

Institution Overview

  • Public/Private: Private university
  • Established: 1947
  • Founder: Dr. Mordecai Kaplan, Dr. Shlomo Bardin

Academic information

Degree Courses

  • American Jewish University offers around 9 bachelor's degrees and various graduate and certificate programs
  • but the exact total number of degree courses is not specified. However
  • here is a rough estimate: - 9 bachelor's degrees - Multiple master's degrees (including MBA
  • MAEd
  • MA in Rabbinic Studies
  • etc.) - Graduate certificates So
  • the total is likely in the range of **20-30 degree courses**

Key Area

  • Jewish Education
  • Rabbinic Studies
  • Jewish History and Israel Relations
  • Ethical and Religious Implications of the Holocaust
  • Nonprofit Management

Student and Staff Numbers

  • Students: Under 250 students
  • Undergraduates: 48 or under 50
  • Postgraduates: Given the available data, the total enrollment at American Jewish University in 2022 was 108 students, and the undergraduate enrollment was 48 students. Therefore, the number of postgraduate students can be estimated as follows: 108 (total enrollment) - 48 (undergraduate enrollment) = 60 postgraduate students

Notable Alumni

  • Leslie Alexander
  • Sherre Hirsch
  • Jonathan Jacoby
  • Lorna Patterson
  • Gershom Sizomu

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Students talk about this school

Good reviews
Overall 4.2
they have a freshman orientation week where everyone gets to know each other, they do have a pool and lots of social events for students and alumni as well. my sister loved it here
Bad reviews
Overall 0.9
Do not apply to this school. After one semester here, I decided to leave due to the fact that they do not offer the necessary class I need to graduate due to the fact that there were not enough students to fill a class. Also, because of the drama, you will spend more time dealing with that then dealing with your studies. Bad bad school.5149
Overall 0.9
AJU is a dysfunctional university. The administration is abhorrent and will take advantage of every situation they can in order to make student life near unbearable. They do not put much money or effort into the undergraduate program, so don't expect a lot of events or school spirit. The only thing AJU excels at is DRAMA. Not worth 30K a year.
Overall 0.9
This so called "University" is really just a poorly run high school. They offer so little in terms of necessary classes that you'll end up having to take classes at a community college just to get the required electives to graduate. The administration is disgraceful group of jokers who do not have the best interests of the students in mind.
Overall 0.9
AJU brags about its small class sizes but fails to mention that if they don't have enough students to fill the class, then no class for you. This is a problem when those classes are required for your major. Second, certain professors are more concerned with giving lectures for pay of campus that they miss up to 7 classes during the semester.
Overall 1
If you have a better option, take it. Even if you don't , you really do. AJU is a disaster of a school. There is only two professors worth taking, and even then you'd be better off going to community college then AJU. The administration at AJU is deplorable. They have no respect for the student population at all and he education is not any better.
Overall 1
They dont care about the students, only about the money that comes in.
Overall 1.2
AJU is not a school that promotes education. The school spends more time catering to non student events than to its undergrad program. I have never experienced more drama amongst students than I have at this school. If you have not been called into the dean's office at least once during your time at AJU, then you were never a student at AJU.
Overall 1.3
Could you pick a more awful place to go to school. The professors are inadequate, the students inept, and the administration does not care about the well being of their students. High school was more challenging than American Jewish University. If you choose to come here then you are making a huge mistake. STAY AWAY!!!!!!
Overall 1.3
Not a lot to do on campus. No swimming pool, no sports, nada. The people are ok, but the staff are not very willing to help, especially the facilities directors. There is a fine for everything here, so come with a heavy wallet. Before you know it, you'll be paying a bogus $50 parking ticket.
Overall 1.4
Overall terrible school, faculty won't give you the time of day, and if you try and complain about something, GOOD LUCK! The staff have no faith in the student body and will treat you like garbage. Even the students who work their butts off to make the school a better place get pushed aside and treated with no respect. Good Luck if your considering