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Yeshivat Hechal Shemuel

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Yeshivat Hechal Shemuel

  • LocationBrooklyn, NY
  • Type and sizePrivate nonprofit · 4-year · 65 students
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Yeshivat Hechal Shemuel is not a Catholic college. This rating measures Catholic life on campus: campus ministry, priests, Mass and confession, student groups, and nearby parishes.

Catholic life here hasn’t been researched yet. We research from official sources only, starting with the largest campuses, and we never guess. The nearest Catholic church mapped in OpenStreetMap is 0.3 miles away.

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Catholic churches nearby

Map of Yeshivat Hechal Shemuel, its Catholic center and nearby Catholic churches0.5 mi1 mi2 miThe Roman Catholic Church of Saint Brendan: 0.3 mi1Saint Edmund's Roman Catholic Church: 0.7 mi2Good Shepherd Roman Catholic Church: 0.9 mi3Saint Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Church: 1.2 mi4Saints Simon And Jude Roman Catholic Church: 1.2 mi5Our Lady of Grace Roman Catholic Church: 1.3 mi6Yeshivat Hechal Shemuel (campus)N0.5 mi
CampusCatholic church (numbered below)Open a street map ›
  1. The Roman Catholic Church of Saint Brendan — 0.3 mi · 1517 East 12th Street, Brooklyn
  2. Saint Edmund's Roman Catholic Church — 0.7 mi · 2001 East 19th Street
  3. Good Shepherd Roman Catholic Church — 0.9 mi
  4. Saint Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Church — 1.2 mi · 1550 Hendrickson Street, Brooklyn
  5. Saints Simon And Jude Roman Catholic Church — 1.2 mi · 185 Van Sicklen Street, Brooklyn
  6. Our Lady of Grace Roman Catholic Church — 1.3 mi · 430 Avenue W, Brooklyn

Within 3 miles, as mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. The map may be incomplete. Confirm with the parish or diocese.

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Academic Excellence

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Campus facts

SettingCity
Students per faculty member31 to 1

Federal data (IPEDS). None of this changes the faith grades.

Cost and value

Federal data, shown separately. Cost, debt, and earnings are never part of any grade.

Value and outcomes
Undergraduate students
Fall enrollment (IPEDS)
65
Total students65
Average net price (per year)
After grants and scholarships, for students receiving federal aid
$13,174
Cost of attendance (per year)$25,480
Median federal debt at graduation—
Graduation rate
First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time
50%
First-year retention100%
Median earnings 10 years after entry—
Admission rate100%
Students receiving Pell grants45%

Sources: College Scorecard · IPEDS College Navigator · Net price calculator
College Scorecard, most recent cohorts (data release 06/10/2026); IPEDS 2024-25 directory and institutional characteristics; fall 2023 enrollment.

Local Church

Diocese of Brooklyn

The Most Reverend Robert J. Brennan, Bishop of Brooklyn

Formal address: “Your Excellency”

Source: dioceseofbrooklyn.org, dioceseofbrooklyn.org, verified Oct. 7, 2026.

Diocese determined from the county, using the diocese’s county list (Wikipedia). Confirm with the diocese.

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