Touro College is a private college of higher and professional education in New York City, New York, in the United States. It was founded by Bernard Lander in 1971. It has about 6900 undergraduates, with a teaching staff of 1335, of which over a third are full-time. It has about 4000 graduate students. About 70% of undergraduates and almost 80% of graduate students are female. Among undergraduates, some 4% are Asian, 15% are black, 8% are Hispanic and 64% are white. The undergraduate acceptance rate in 2015 was approximately 34%.
In 2007, at least two school employees were found in an internal college audit to have accepted bribes to change grades and provide fake degrees. They were handed over for prosecution by the college, and were subsequently convicted and imprisoned.
Alumni
- Marc Alessi, politician
- David G. Greenfield, member of New York City Council
- Rivy Poupko Kletenik, educator
- Kenneth LaValle, politician
- Boyd Melson, boxer
- Dmitry Salita, former pro boxer
Affiliates
- New York Medical College Valhalla, New York
- Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, Central Islip, New York
- Touro University California, Vallejo, California
- Touro University Nevada, Henderson, Nevada
- TUI University Former online subdivision sold in 2007 and now replaced by Touro University Worldwide
See also
- Alan Kadish
- Henry Abramson
- Lander College
- Marian Stoltz-Loike
References
External links
- Official website
