About
University of York is a UK university founded in 1963, based in York, with around 17,155 students. The Teaching Excellence Framework awarded University of York a Gold rating.
Academic staff have published 99,063 works cited 7,175,637 times, with an h-index of 725.
Courses at University of York (486)
Accounting and Finance
University of York
A-Levels
AAB
Accounting and Finance with a year in industry
University of York
A-Levels
AAB
Accounting, Business Finance and Management
University of York
A-Levels
AAB
NSS Score
84.9%
Accounting, Business Finance & Management with a Year in Industry
University of York
A-Levels
AAB
NSS Score
82.68%
Actuarial Science
University of York
A-Levels
AAA
NSS Score
77.28%
Avg. grad pay (5y)
£28,000
Actuarial Science with a year in industry
University of York
A-Levels
AAA
Avg. grad pay (5y)
£28,000
Who gets into University of York
See full breakdown →Full-time undergraduates admitted in 2023-24, by neighbourhood deprivation. Source: Office for Students.
From the least deprived 20% of UK neighbourhoods
35.4%
From the most deprived 20%
10.1%
The richest-area share is 25.3 percentage points higher than the poorest-area share among 4,210 entrants in 2023-24.
Notable alumni of University of York
See all 245 →245 notable graduates and former students with Wikipedia coverage, ranked by international reach. Source: Wikidata.
Aníbal Cavaco Silva
Portuguese politician (born 1939)
Daron Acemoğlu
Turkish-American economist and receiver of the 2024 Nobel Prize in economic sciences (born 1967)
Anthony Horowitz
English novelist and screenwriter (born 1955)
Harriet Harman
British politician (born 1950)
Graham Swift
English writer (born 1949)
Jung Chang
Chinese-British author (born 1952)
Jonathan Stroud
British writer of fantasy fiction
James Callis
British actor
Marina Lewycka
British writer
Colville Young
Governor-General of Belize
Helen Dunmore
British novelist (1952–2017)
Andrea Barber
American actress (born 1976)
Rankings
- Complete University Guide 2026
- #12
- The Guardian (UK) 2026
- #38
- QS World 2026
- #169
- Times Higher Ed (World) 2026
- =154
- ARWU (Shanghai) 2025
- #201
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Quick Facts
- Location
- York
- Postcode
- YO10 5DD
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Founded
- 1963
- Student Count
- 17,155
- TEF Rating
- Gold