Location
York, North Yorkshire, UK
Type
University
Ownership
Public
Year Founded
1963
Population
141,690
Students
18,110
International %
22.4
Campuses
Description
Member of the UK's prestigious Russell Group. A university with many highly ranked subjects and with great graduate prospects. Located in a historic city in northern England that's famous for being friendly.
Ranking
Complete University Guide 2026
Top 15 in the UK
Prestigious UK research group
Russell Group member
Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2025
Top 150 in the world
Best Rankings
Times and Sunday Good University Guide 2026
4th in the UK for Chemistry
Complete University Guide 2026
6th in the UK for Archaeology
Complete University Guide 2026
7th in the UK for Biological Sciences
Complete University Guide 2026
5th in the UK for Psychology
Subject Rankings
Business and Management
Complete University Guide 2026
22nd in the UK
Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2025
Top 125 in the world
Computer Science
Complete University Guide 2026
17th in the UK
QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025
Top 250 in the world
Economics and Econometrics
Complete University Guide 2026
18th in the UK
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Complete University Guide 2026
30th in the UK
History
Complete University Guide 2026
8th in the UK
Law
Complete University Guide 2026
16th in the UK
Politics and International Relations
Complete University Guide 2026
11th in the UK
Sociology and Social Policy
Guardian University Guide 2026
23rd in the UK
Foundation Program
Undergraduate Program
Graduate Program
Scholarship
Scholarship:
Scholarship available
Accommodation
Accommodation:
Accommodation available
Degrees
Department of Archaeology
Department of Art History
Department of Biology
Department of Chemistry
Department of Computer Science
Department of Economics and Related Studies
Department of Environment and Geography
Department of Health Sciences
Department of History
Department of Language and Linguistic Science
Department of Mathematics
Department of Philosophy
Department of Politics and International Relations
Department of Psychology
Department of Sociology
School for Business and Society
School of Arts and Creative Technologies
School of Philosophy, Politics and Economics
School of Physics, Engineering and Technology
York Law School
BSc (Hons) Archaeology
BA (Hons) Archaeology
BA (Hons) Archaeology and Heritage
BSc (Hons) Bioarchaeology
BA (Hons) Historical Archaeology