York University Ranking Badges

York College earned 13 ranking badges in the 2026 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 2 in the top 5%, 9 in the top 10% and 2 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #11 of 561 in Most Focused for General Education, a top 5% award.

Key facts

Badges earned: 13 (2026 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 0 / 2
Highest placement: #11 of 561, a top 5% award
Fields of study with a badge: 3
Placements this edition: 45
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking

Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2026. Data as of: July 2026.

How Many Ranking Badges Has York University Earned?

York University holds 13 ranking badges across 3 fields of study, 2 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s athletics or online-program rankings. College Factual re-runs each ranking as fresh data is published. The current ranking cycle is 2026 edition. This page indicates the top award category achieved for this year. Find out more about our data sources and methodologies. Want to feature these awards on your college’s site? Administrators can contact us.

Count by Award Level

Award Level	Badges
Top 1%	0
Top 5%	2
Top 10%	9
Top 15%	2
Total	13

What Is York University Known For?

York University is best known for Education: 2 of its 13 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include General Education, General Biology and Interdisciplinary Studies.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%
Overall Diversity			✓
Overall Diversity (The Plains States)		✓
Overall Diversity (Nebraska)		✓
Male / Female Diversity		✓
Male / Female Diversity (The Plains States)	✓
Male / Female Diversity (Nebraska)	✓
Location Diversity		✓
Location Diversity (The Plains States)		✓
Location Diversity (Nebraska)		✓

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
General Biology
Most Focused		✓

Education

Ranking	Top 10%	Top 5%
General Education
Most Focused		✓
Teacher Education Subject Specific
Most Focused	✓

Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Interdisciplinary Studies
Most Focused		✓

How Does York University Rank for Veterans?

York University earned no veterans badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #1,537 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 32%).

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Notes and References

College Factual’s rankings are grounded in U.S. Department of Education data, 2026 edition. York University appears in 45 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.

The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.