by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
York College was awarded 520 badges in the 2023 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is communications technology/technician.
York landed the #1,616 spot in College Factual's 2023 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,241 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.
Out of the 143 colleges in New York, York is ranked at #116.
If you're applying to York College you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 53%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.
About 96% of students accepted to York submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 440 and 520. Math scores were between 430 and 530.
Learn more about York College admissions.
The student to faculty ratio is often used as a measure to gauge how much access students will have to their professors - the lower the number, the better. At York College, this rate is 19 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at York College is 33%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at York College is 63%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 6% for first-time, full-time students at York, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at York College.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 7,529 undergraduates at York with 4,927 being full-time and 2,602 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2,316 | $4,585 | $9,462 | $11,834 | $13,600 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of York, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At York, approximately 5% of students took out student loans averaging $4,161 a year. That adds up to $16,644 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at York is 4.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
See which majors at York College make the most money.
Get more details about the location of York College.
Contact details for York are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 94-20 Guy R. Brewer Blvd, Jamaica, NY 11451 |
| Phone: | 718-262-2000 |
| Website: | www.york.cuny.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/pages/York-College-CUNY/175813186163 |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/YorkCollegeCUNY |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Health Sciences & Services | 209 | $30,937 |
| General Psychology | 163 | $30,191 |
| Business Administration & Management | 113 | $38,418 |
| Accounting | 83 | $41,982 |
| Sociology | 78 | $39,940 |
| Social Work | 67 | $38,548 |
| Nursing | 63 | $90,102 |
| Public Health | 58 | $36,548 |
| Computer Science | 51 | $35,539 |
| General Biology | 46 | $29,194 |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2019-2020, 7,782 students took at least one online class at York College. This is an increase from the 2,857 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | 7,782 | 7,122 |
| 2018-2019 | 2,857 | 77 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,915 | 49 |
| 2016-2017 | 971 | 46 |
| 2015-2016 | 662 | 28 |
Learn more about online learning at York College.
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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