7 Surprising Facts About Jews in U.S. Colleges

Hillel's 'Top Schools Jews Choose' ranking this year has some revealing insights about Jewish higher education in the U.S. and Canada.

Gabe Friedman for Haaretz

JTA - Hillel, the Jewish campus organization, released its annual fall college guide earlier this month — complete with rankings of “The Top Schools Jews Choose.” The figures are estimated by campus Hillels. Here are seven takeaways.

1. University of Florida has the most Jewish students of any North American college

University of Florida, with its 6,500 Jewish (out of 33,720 total) undergraduates, edged out other heavily Jewish public colleges, like University of Maryland and University of Michigan. Two of the top three and four of the top 20 public colleges are in Florida. The private college with the most Jews is New York University, with 6,000 (out of 24,985 total).


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