About
York St John University is a UK university founded in 1841, based in York.
Academic staff have published 5,282 works cited 76,640 times, with an h-index of 117.
Courses at York St John University (207)
Accounting and Finance
York St John University
UCAS Points
104 points
Avg. Salary
£23,000
Accounting and Finance with Foundation Year
York St John University
UCAS Points
48 points
Avg. Salary
£23,000
Accounting and Finance with Placement Year
York St John University
UCAS Points
104 points
Avg. Salary
£23,000
Acting
York St John University
UCAS Points
104 points
Avg. Salary
£21,500
Animation
York St John University
UCAS Points
104 points
Avg. Salary
£23,000
Biomedical Science
York St John University
A-Levels
BBC
UCAS Points
112 points
Avg. Salary
£28,000
Who gets into York St John University
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
23.4%
From the most deprived 20%
19.8%
The richest-area share is 3.6 percentage points higher than the poorest-area share among 2,250 entrants in 2023-24.
Notable alumni of York St John University
11 notable graduates and former students with Wikipedia coverage, ranked by international reach. Source: Wikidata.
Julia Davis
English actress
Peter Lanchene Toobu
Ghanaian politician
Paul Blomfield
British politician (born 1953)
Geoff Cooke
English rugby union footballer and coach
Harry Gration
English journalist and broadcaster (1950–2022)
Mary Wangari Wamae
Kenyan lawyer and corporate executive
Peter Squires
English county cricketer and international rugby union player (1951–2026)
Bella Hardy
English folk musician
Alistair Griffin
English singer-songwriter and musician
Peter D. Robinson
British bishop
Rankings
- Complete University Guide 2026
- #105
- The Guardian (UK) 2026
- #115
- Times Higher Ed (World) 2026
- 1001–1200
- Citations
- 60.1
- Industry income
- 16
- International outlook
- 66.1
- Pc intl students
- 30%
- Research
- 15.4
- Student staff ratio
- 20.6
- Students
- 8,150
- Teaching
- 17.3
- The url
- /world-university-rankings/york-st-john-university
Score breakdown
Quick Facts
- Location
- York
- Postcode
- YO31 7EX
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Founded
- 1841