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Hillel at SVA, the center of Jewish life at School of Visual Arts, serves a tight-knit Jewish community on a small urban campus. In walking distance from Baruch College, Jewish students at SVA take advantage of all of the opportunities available on campus at Baruch including free kosher lunch and dinner everyday, Jewish learning and Israel education programs, a space to meet up with friends, leadership opportunities, coffee dates with Hillel staff and interns, career counseling, and so much more! Hillel is a great way to make friends and find a community. Plus, being a part of Hillel at SVA also connects Jewish students to our other schools in Manhattan, coming together for off-campus events around NYC, shabbatons, conferences, and more.
Our mission is to enrich the lives of the Jewish undergraduate and graduate students at SVA so they may enrich the Jewish people and the world. Hillel provides quality programming, student engagement, leadership opportunities and professional support to the SVA community in order to: promote the values of pluralism, tikkun olam, Israel, and the Jewish world so that students can develop significant relationships and meaningful Jewish experiences.
Hillel at SVA is part of the Hillel at Baruch College, Inc. multi-campus umbrella, including Hillels at Baruch College, The City College of New York, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Pace University, School of Visual Arts, Fordham University – Lincoln Center, Fashion In
Undergraduate Enrollment
3,432 Students
*Percent of population
Graduate Enrollment
574 Students
*Percent of population
Jewish Experience
- Served by Hillel Yes
- Religious Services Available Yes
- Hillel Rabbi/Senior Jewish Educator No
- Kosher Food Available Yes
- Birthright Israel Participation Yes
- Alt Break Participation No
- Jewish Studies Offered No
- Jewish Studies Major or Minor None
- Israel Fellow Yes
- JLIC Educator No
- Hillel Mental Health/Wellness Staff Yes
Campus Climate for Jewish Students
- Hillel CCI Antisemitism Training Participant No
- Open Title VI Investigation No
- Anti-Israel Student Government or BDS Resolution None
- Anti-Israel Encampment, Spring 2024 No
Kosher Dining
Kosher lunch is served daily Monday-Thursday through Hillel programs and events at Baruch College (in walking distance to SVA's campus). Located in Manhattan, SVA is in walking distance and short subway rides to kosher restaurants.
Options: Kosher food available nearby
Religious Services
There is a daily traditional mincha (afternoon) service Monday-Thursday in the Hillel Suite.
Frequency: Contact this hillel
Additional Campus Information
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- Private/Public Private
- Acceptance Rate 91%
- U.S. Region Northeast
- Commuter/Residential Residential
- Tuition In-State $49,140
- Tuition Out-of-State $49,140
- Out-of-State/Int’l 62% / 52%
- Greek Life No
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