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130,638 alumni. 19,500 students. 36 schools. 4 countries. One Touro.

Touro University is America’s largest not-for-profit, independent institution of higher and professional education under Jewish auspices. Every year, Touro’s schools provide rigorous, innovative, and engaging course offerings in a variety of fields, including medicine, pharmacy, health sciences, law, business, education, Jewish Studies, speech-language pathology, and technology. We draw our strength not just from our thousands of students from all countries and walks of life, but also from our continued commitment to our values and respect for applied knowledge and discovery. Our combination of dedicated faculty, affordability, student support, and academic excellence set Touro apart.

New York remains the epicenter of the Touro network, with programs thriving in California, Illinois, and Nevada, and Montana, as well as overseas in Jerusalem, Berlin, and Moscow.

Chartered: 1970
Opened: 1971

  • Chairman of the Board: Zvi Ryzman
  • Chancellor: Rabbi Doniel Lander
  • President: Alan Kadish, M.D.
  • Executive Vice President, University Ombudsman: Rabbi Moshe D. Krupka
  • Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer: Melvin Ness, CPA
  • General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer: Michael Newman, J.D.
  • Senior Vice President, Academic Affairs: Patricia Salkin, J.D., Ph.D.
  • Senior Vice President, Operations: Jeffrey Rosengarten, B.A.
  • Senior Vice President, Research Affairs: Salomon Amar, D.D.S., Ph.D.
  • Vice President, Campus Engagement: David Paterson, J.D.
  • Founding President: Rabbi Dr. Bernard Lander, OBM

Mission

Touro was established to perpetuate and enrich the Jewish heritage, to enhance Jewish continuity, as well as to serve the general community in keeping with the historic Judaic commitment to intellectual inquiry and service to society.

Enrollment1

Approximately 19,500 students, including 6,050 undergraduates, studying at over 35 colleges, mostly in New York but also in California, Illinois, and Nevada, as well as overseas in Jerusalem, Berlin and Moscow. Students are pursuing graduate and professional degrees in such fields as medicine, law, dentistry, business, education, Jewish studies, and other health science areas and disciplines.

Faculty2

  • Total Faculty: 2,343
  • Full Time: 805
  • Part Time: 1,538

Alumni3

  • Approximately 130,638

Budget

  • Operating Budget: $826,603,000
  • Scholarships, Grants and Sponsored Research: $133,907,000

Tuition and Administrative Fees

Undergraduate ranges, depending upon program, from $14,930/year; Graduate & Professional varies.

Degrees

  • Doctoral: Ph.D., Psy.D.
  • Professional: DDS, Ed.D, DMG, DNP, DO, DPT, DPM, DrPH, J.D., M.D., PharmD, OTD, DPA
  • Master’s: LL.M, M.A., MAEd, MBA, MEd, MPH, MPS, M.S., MSMHS, MSOT, MSN, MPAS, MSW
  • Bachelor’s: B.A., BASW, B.S., BSN
  • Associate: A.A., A.A.S., A.O.S., A.S.
  • Certificates: Various certificate degree programs offered at graduate and undergraduate levels, in such areas as bilingual education, school leadership, business, cybersecurity, and psychiatric mental health.

Office of Academic Affairs

  • Patricia E. Salkin, J.D., Ph.D., Provost and Senior Vice President, Academic Affairs
  • Stanley Boylan, Ph.D., Vice President and Dean of Faculties, Division of Undergraduate Education, Touro University
  • Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A., Provost, Biomedical Affairs, Touro University System
  • Tami Hendriksz, DO, Provost, Touro University California
  • Shelia Lewis, Ph.D., Provost, Touro University Worldwide
  • Chani Tessler, Ph.D., Vice Provost, Touro University Illinois and Chief Academic Officer, Hebrew Theological College

Enhancing the Jewish Heritage

  • Lander College for Men (Dr. Henry Abramson, Dean; Founded 2000, New York)
  • Lander College for Women - The Anna Ruth and Mark Hasten School (Dr. Marian Stoltz-Loike, Dean and Vice President, Online Education; Founded 1974, New York)
  • Lander College of Arts & Sciences – Flatbush (Dr. Robert Goldschmidt, Vice President and Executive Dean, and Dr. Briendy Stern, Academic Dean; Men’s Division Founded 1976, New York; Women’s Division Founded 1978, New York)
  • School for Lifelong Education (Founded 1989, New York)
  • Machon L’Parnasa-Institute for Professional Studies (Founded 1999, New York)
  • Touro College Los Angeles (Rabbi Dr. David Jacobson, Dean; Founded 2005, California)4
  • Touro University Graduate School of Jewish Studies (Dr. Moshe Sokol, Dean; Founded 1981, New York)
  • Hebrew Theological College (Rabbi Shmuel L. Schuman, M.A., CEO; Founded 1921, Chicago; joined TCUS 2015)
    • HTC Skokie Men’s Campus (Dr. Michael Verderame, Dean)
    • Sarah Hartman Women's College (Dr. Chani Tessler, Dean)

Forging Academic Ties Between America and Israel

  • Touro College Israel (Rabbi Dr. Shmuel Klammer, Dean; Founded 1978)

Yeshivot

  • Ohr HaChaim - Institute for Advanced Talmudic Studies (Rabbi Doniel Lander, Rosh HaYeshiva/Dean; Founded 1985, New York)5
  • Beis Medrash L'Torah (Rosh HaYeshiva/Rabbi Yonason Sacks; Founded 2000)

Pioneering the Training of Medical and Health Care Professionals

  • Touro College of Dental Medicine (Dr. Ronnie Myers, Dean; Founded 2016, New York)
    • Touro Dental Health New Mexico (Dr. Joseph Parkinson, Executive Assistant Dean, Opened 2024, New Mexico)
  • New York Medical College (Dr. Edward Halperin, Chancellor and CEO, Touro Provost for Biomedical Affairs; Founded 1860, New York; joined Touro 2011)
    • School of Medicine (Dr. Neil W. Schluger, Dean; Founded 1860)
    • Graduate School of Basic Medical Sciences (Dr. Mariana K. Holtz, Dean; Founded 1963)
    • School of Health Sciences and Practices (Dr. Robert W. Amler, Dean and Vice President for Government Affairs; Founded 1981)
  • Lovelace Biomedical Research Institute (Dr. Saloman Amar, President & CEO; Founded 1947, New Mexico)
  • Touro College of Pharmacy (Dr. Henry Cohen, Dean; Founded 2008, New York)
  • New York College of Podiatric Medicine (Dr. Michael Trepal, Dean; Founded 1911, New York)
  • School of Health Sciences of Touro University (Dr. Steven Lorenzet, Dean; Founded 1972, New York)
  • Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine (Dr. Kenneth Steier, Executive Dean. TouroCOM, Founded 2007)
    • TouroCOM New York (Dr. Kenneth Steier, Dean, Founded 2007)
    • TouroCOM Middletown (Dr. Kenneth Steier, Dean, Founded 2014)
    • TouroCOM Montana (Dr. Stephanie Zeszutek, Interim Associate Dean, Founded 2021)
      • Weissman Hood Institute at Touro (Dr. Renee Reijo Pera, Dean of Research & CEO)
  • Touro University Nevada (Dr. Patricia Salkin, J.D., Provost; Founded 2004)
    • College of Osteopathic Medicine (Dr. Paul Kalekas, Interim Dean; Founded 2004)
    • College of Health and Human Services (Dr. Robert Frampton, PT, DHCE, MPT, Dean; Founded 2005)
  • Touro University California (Dr. Tami Hendriksz, Campus Provost; Founded 1997)
    • College of Osteopathic Medicine (Dr. Tami Hendriksz, Dean and CAO; Founded 1997)
    • College of Pharmacy (Dr. Catherine Cone, Dean; Founded 2005)
    • College of Education and Health Sciences (Dr. Terezie Tolar-Peterson, Dean; Founded 2010)
  • Touro University Illinois (Dr. Chani Tessler, Vice Provost; Founded 2020, Illinois)
    • Physician Assistant Program (Janet Furman, PhD, PA-C, DFAAPA)

Advancing Legal Education

  • Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center (Elena Langan, J.D., Dean; Founded 1980, New York)

Educating the Educators

  • Graduate School of Education (Dr. Nelly Lejter Morales, Dean; Founded 1993, New York)

Leading in Technology

  • Graduate School of Technology (Dr. Issac Herskowitz, Dean; Founded 2007, New York)

Harnessing the Power of Online Degree Programs

  • Touro University Worldwide (Dr. Roy Finaly, CEO; Founded 2008, Hawaii)

Educating Business Leaders of the Future

  • Graduate School of Business (Dr. Mary Lo-Re, Dean; Founded 1998, New York)

Realizing the American Dream

  • New York School of Career and Applied Studies (Dr. Judah Weinberger, Dean and Vice President, Collaborative Medical Education; Associate Vice President, Undergraduate Education; Founded 1974, New York)

Working in the Community

  • Graduate School of Social Work (Dr. Nancy Gallina, Dean; Founded 2006, New York)

Enriching Jewish Life in Europe

  • Lander Institute Moscow (Rabbi Avraham Y. Gevirtz, Dean; Founded 1991)
  • Touro University Berlin (Jane Williams Boock, Rector; Founded 2003)

 

1Enrollment data current as of Nov. 1, 2024.

2Total, full time and part time faculty numbers reflect most recently reported data from the Integrated Post-secondary Education Data System Human Resources 2024-25 survey.

3Data as of Dec. 31, 2024

4A division of Touro University Worldwide

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