Nearly 900 students from some two dozen states and a similar number of foreign countries, including students registered at Sy Syms School of Business, attend classes at Stern College. The rigorous Stern College curricula prepare modern young women for careers, graduate study, and the increasing responsibilities in the community while embodying the unique concept that the values of Judaism are relevant to the general culture of Western civilization. The College provides academic majors in 19 arts and sciences disciplines, all leading to the bachelor of arts degree. It also awards the associate in arts degree in Hebrew language, literature, and culture. The Jewish studies component of the Stern College curriculum is given through the Rebecca Ivry Department of Jewish Studies, which offers a broad range of courses, elementary to advanced.
All students obtain a strong grasp and progressive mastery of Jewish texts.