Ocean County Leader

Ocean County's 20 universities admitted an estimated 69.2% of applicants for fall 2022, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Of those who were admitted, 33.1% enrolled.

Of the 20 institutions in the county, 16 provided detailed enrollment data at the time, including Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yaakov Yitzchok, Yeshiva Gedolah Keren Hatorah and Yeshiva Bais Aharon.

At least 3,150 people applied to Ocean County colleges in the 2022-23 school year.

NCES data shows that among them, around 19,675 students enrolled in the universities, including 14,421 in undergraduate and 5,254 in graduate programs. In total 5% of undergraduates transferred from another college or university.

The reported undergraduate student body is comprised mostly of white (74.5%) and Hispanic (12.2%) students.

Among the institutions that provided disclosed enrollment data, Beth Medrash Govoha stood out with the largest enrollment at the time, welcoming 8,097 students.

U.S. college enrollment has been in a downward trend since peaking at around 18.1 million students in 2010. Recent increases offered some relief, but experts project a steeper decline in 2025.

This decline is likely due to two main factors. First, the pool of young adults is shrinking as birth rates have fallen nearly 23% between 2007 and 2022. Second, the rising cost of higher education, including skyrocketing student loan debt. A 2023 Wall Street Journal report shows that more than half of Americans think a four-year degree is not worth the cost.

Some educational data is based on estimates. Shifting demographics among student populations can sometimes result in gender totals which do not equal 100%.

Institution	# of Applicants	# of Admitted Students	Total Enrollment
Yeshiva Bais Aharon	5	3	12
Ocean County College	--	--	7,186
Ocean County Vocational-Technical School	--	--	452
Yeshiva Yesodei Hatorah	27	25	67
Yeshiva Toras Chaim	100	59	213
Georgian Court University	2,057	1,563	1,962
Beth Medrash of Asbury Park	40	30	98
Bais Medrash Toras Chesed	78	55	110
American Institute-Toms River	--	--	397
Beth Medrash Govoha	--	--	8,097
Bais Medrash Mayan Hatorah	40	17	34
Yeshiva Gedolah Shaarei Shmuel	149	69	126
Keser Torah-Mayan Hatalmud	16	13	54
Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yerachmiel	82	24	178
Yeshiva Gedolah Keren Hatorah	41	41	186
Yeshiva Gedolah of Woodlake Village	36	30	82
Yeshiva Chemdas Hatorah	27	15	81
Seminary Bnos Chaim	384	184	200
Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yaakov Yitzchok	40	25	68
Rabbinical Seminary Mkor Chaim	28	28	72