York University: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #218 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #108 of 2,597 | In North America |
| #13 of 101 | In Canada |
| #6 of 24 | In Ontario |
| #2 of 4 | In Toronto |
| #25 of 1,361 | For Political Economy |
| Top100 | For 31 other topics |
Quick Review
- Acceptance rate
- 32%
- Enrollment
- 53,000
- Type
- Non-profit
- Funding
- Public-private
partnership - Highest Degree
- Doctorate
- Website
- yorku.ca
- Languages
- English
Acceptance rate & Admissions
| Acceptance Rate | 32% |
|---|---|
| Admissions Requirements | Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent. A minumum of six Grade 12 U or M courses, including Grade 12 U English, all Faculty prerequisites and at least one Grade 12 U or M course from one of the following disciplines: Canadian and World Studies; Classical Languages and International Languages; French; Mathematics; Social Sicence and Humanities; or native Studies. Additional requirements for many programmes. Francophone applicants can present 12U French (FRA4U, FEF4U, or FIF4U). Combination of U and M courses and OACs accepted. Early conditional admission if strong grade 11 finals and/or interim Grade 12 results. |
| Academic Calendar | September to April (September - December; January-April). Summer Session: May-August |
| Enrollment | 53,000 |
| Full time employee | 7,000 |
| Student:staff ratio | 8:1 |
We've calculated the 32% acceptance rate for York University based on the ratio of admissions to applications and other circumstantial enrollment data. Treat this information as a rough guide and not as a definitive measure of your chances of admission. Different programs may have significantly varying admissions rates.
Research profile
York University is a world-class research university with 76,922 scientific papers published and 2,010,442 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Computer Science, Biology, Environmental Science, Political Science, Engineering, Physics, Law, Philosophy, and Sociology.
York University majors
by publication & citation count
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 684 | 6548 |
| 1993 | 753 | 5919 |
| 1994 | 705 | 6563 |
| 1995 | 717 | 7025 |
| 1996 | 818 | 7970 |
| 1997 | 838 | 8381 |
| 1998 | 818 | 9442 |
| 1999 | 758 | 10033 |
| 2000 | 876 | 12263 |
| 2001 | 971 | 13664 |
| 2002 | 1127 | 15669 |
| 2003 | 1232 | 18535 |
| 2004 | 1246 | 19893 |
| 2005 | 1352 | 23607 |
| 2006 | 1546 | 27586 |
| 2007 | 1745 | 31782 |
| 2008 | 2026 | 36830 |
| 2009 | 1999 | 42511 |
| 2010 | 2442 | 49039 |
| 2011 | 2393 | 58730 |
| 2012 | 2392 | 67166 |
| 2013 | 2568 | 76207 |
| 2014 | 2861 | 83069 |
| 2015 | 2699 | 90031 |
| 2016 | 2908 | 92735 |
| 2017 | 2973 | 96779 |
| 2018 | 2995 | 108000 |
| 2019 | 3229 | 122864 |
| 2020 | 3918 | 145521 |
| 2021 | 4454 | 164907 |
| 2022 | 3706 | 153847 |
| 2023 | 4047 | 163431 |
| 2024 | 3270 | 154989 |
Tuition
| Local studetns | Undergraduate programmes, 6,003-8,473 per annum; International students, 16,403-17,944. (CAD) |
|---|
York University has on-campus housing.
Programs and Degrees
The table below displays academic fields with programs and courses that lead to Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees offered by York University.
Note that the table provides a general overview and might not cover all the specific majors available at the university. Always visit the university's website for the most up-to-date information on the programs offered.
| Programs | Bachelor | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Biology | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Business | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Chemistry | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Computer Science | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Economics | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Engineering | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Environmental Science | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Liberal Arts & Social Sciences | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mathematics | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Medicine | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Physics | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Psychology | Yes | Yes | Yes |
York University alumni
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Rachel McAdams
- Enrolled in York University
- In 2001 graduated with Bachelor of Fine Arts
- Occupations
- actorfilm actorstage actortelevision actorenvironmentalist
- Biography
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Rachel Anne McAdams is a Canadian actress. After graduating from a theatre degree program at York University in 2001, she worked in Canadian television and film productions, such as the drama film Perfect Pie (2002), for which she received a Genie Award nomination, the comedy film My Name Is Tanino (2002), and the comedy series Slings & Arrows (2003–2005), for which she won a Gemini Award.
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Katheryn Winnick
- Occupations
- actorfilm actortelevision directortelevision actormartial artist
- Biography
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Katheryn Winnick is a Canadian actress. She is known for her starring roles in the television series Vikings (2013–2020), Wu Assassins (2019), and Big Sky (2020–2023), and her recurring role on the television series Bones (2010–2011). She also starred in the films Amusement (2008), Choose (2010), A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III (2012), The Art of the Steal (2013), Polar (2019), and The Marksman (2021).
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Dan Levy
- Occupations
- television producerwriterproduceractortelevision writer
- Biography
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Daniel Joseph Levy CM is a Canadian actor and filmmaker. He began his career as a television host on MTV Canada. He received international prominence and critical acclaim for starring as David Rose in the CBC sitcom Schitt's Creek (2015–2020), which he co-created and co-starred in with his father, Eugene Levy.
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Lilly Singh
- Enrolled in York University
- Studied psychology
- Occupations
- film actorfilm directortelevision presentervloggertelevision producer
- Biography
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Lilly Saini Singh is a Canadian YouTuber, television host, comedian and author. Singh began making YouTube videos in 2010. She originally appeared under the pseudonym Superwoman (stylized IISuperwomanII), her YouTube username until 2019.
York University faculties and divisions
| Campus : Glendon | Business Administration, Canadian Studies, Communication Studies, Economics, English, Environmental Studies, Foreign Languages Education, French Studies, Health Sciences, International Studies, Law, Linguistics, Mathematics, Philosophy, Phonetics, Political Sciences, Psychology, Sociology, Spanish, Theatre, Translation and Interpretation, Women's Studies, Writing |
|---|---|
| Centre : Asian Research | Asian Studies |
| Centre : Atmospheric Chemistry | Meteorology |
| Centre : Canadian Studies | Canadian Studies |
| Centre : CERIS - The Ontario Metropolis Project | Demography and Population |
| Centre : Education and Community | Education |
| Centre : Feminist Research | Women's Studies |
| Centre : German and European Studies | European Studies, Germanic Studies |
| Centre : International and Security Studies | International Studies, Welfare and Protective Services |
| Centre : Jewish Studies | Jewish Studies |
| Centre : Practical Ethics | Ethics |
| Centre : Public Policy and Law | Public Administration, Public Law |
| Centre : Refugee Studies | Demography and Population |
| Centre : Transnational Human Rights, Crime and Security | Criminology, Human Rights, Protective Services |
| Centre : Vision Research | Ophthalmology |
| Faculty : Education | Education, Environmental Studies, Higher Education, Jewish Studies, Mathematics Education, Preschool Education, Primary Education, Secondary Education, Special Education, Teacher Training |
| Faculty : Environmental Studies | Environmental Studies |
| Faculty : Fine Arts | Art History, Cinema and Television, Dance, Design, Film, Fine Arts, Music, Theatre, Visual Arts |
| Faculty : Graduate Studies | Accountancy, Acting, Administration, Anthropology, Applied Linguistics, Art History, Art Management, Arts and Humanities, Asian Studies, Astronomy and Space Science, Biology, Business Administration, Caribbean Studies, Chemistry, Civil Security, Communication Studies, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Cultural Studies, Dance, Demography and Population, Design, Development Studies, Earth Sciences, Economics, Education, Engineering, English, Environmental Studies, Ethics, European Studies, Film, French Studies, Geography, Germanic Studies, Health Sciences, Hebrew, Higher Education, History, Human Resources, Information Technology, International Studies, Jewish Studies, Latin American Studies, Law, Leadership, Linguistics, Management, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Music, Neurosciences, Nursing, Philosophy, Physics, Political Sciences, Psychology, Public Administration, Real Estate, Rehabilitation and Therapy, Safety Engineering, Social Sciences, Social Studies, Social Work, Sociology, Statistics, Technology, Theatre, Translation and Interpretation, Visual Arts, Women's Studies |
| Faculty : Health | Behavioural Sciences, Clinical Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Health Administration, Health Sciences, Neurosciences, Nursing, Physical Therapy, Physiology, Psychology, Rehabilitation and Therapy, Social Psychology, Sports Management |
| Faculty : Liberal Arts and Professional Studies | Accountancy, Administration, Advertising and Publicity, African Studies, Amerindian Languages, Ancient Civilizations, Anthropology, Applied Linguistics, Arabic, Arts and Humanities, Bible, Business Administration, Canadian Studies, Caribbean Studies, Child Care and Development, Chinese, Classical Languages, Cognitive Sciences, Communication Studies, Criminology, Cultural Studies, Development Studies, East Asian Studies, Economics, English, Ethics, Ethnology, European Studies, Finance, Foreign Languages Education, French, French Studies, Gender Studies, Geography, German, Germanic Studies, Greek, Greek (Classical), Health Sciences, Hebrew, Hindi, History, Human Resources, Human Rights, Indic Languages, Indigenous Studies, Information Technology, International Studies, Italian, Japanese, Jewish Studies, Journalism, Korean, Labour and Industrial Relations, Latin, Latin American Studies, Law, Linguistics, Management, Marketing, Modern Languages, Philosophy, Polish, Political Sciences, Portuguese, Public Administration, Public Relations, Publishing and Book Trade, Radio and Television Broadcasting, Real Estate, Religious Studies, Russian, Safety Engineering, Social Sciences, Social Studies, Social Work, Sociology, South Asian Studies, Spanish, Swahili, Technology, Transport Management, Urban Studies, Women's Studies, Writing |
| Faculty : Science | Astronomy and Space Science, Biological and Life Sciences, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Physics, Statistics, Technology |
| Institute : City | Urban Studies |
| Institute : Health Research | Health Sciences |
| Institute : Research and Innovation in Sustainability | Environmental Studies |
| Institute : Science and Technology Studies | Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences, Technology |
| Institute : Social Research | Social Studies |
| Research Division : Biomolecular Interactions | Molecular Biology |
| Research Division : Child and Youth Research | Child Care and Development |
| Research Division : Earth and Space Science | Astronomy and Space Science, Earth Sciences, Robotics |
| Research Division : Global Migrations of African People | Demography and Population |
| Research Division : Language Contact | Demography and Population, History, Linguistics, Musicology, Political Sciences, Psychology, Sociology |
| Research Division : Latin America and the Caribbean | Caribbean Studies, Latin American Studies |
| Research Division : Learning Technologies | Educational Technology |
| Research Division : Mass Spectrometry | Chemistry |
| Research Division : Muscle Health | Health Sciences, Sports |
| Research Division : Work and Society | Labour and Industrial Relations |
| School : Business | Business Administration, Finance, International Business, Management, Marketing, Public Administration |
| School : Engineering | Astronomy and Space Science, Biochemistry, Biology, Biomedicine, Biophysics, Biotechnology, Business Computing, Chemistry, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Earth Sciences, Engineering, Environmental Studies, Geography, Geological Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science, Mathematics Education, Meteorology, Multimedia, Physics, Software Engineering, Surveying and Mapping, Technology |
| School : Law | Comparative Law, Fiscal Law, International Law, Justice Administration, Law |
General information
| Alternative names | YU |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1959 |
| Motto | Ouvrir des voies nouvelles |
| Colors | red, white |
Location and contacts
| Address | 4700 Keele Street Toronto, Ontario, M3J 1P3 Canada |
|---|---|
| City population | 2,794,000 |