York College Overview

York College is a public institution located in Jamaica, New York. The city atmosphere of Jamaica makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

What Is York College Known For?

• Students at York have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 2%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
• The master's degree is the highest award offered at York.
• In <nil>, 34% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from York makes roughly $52,325 a year. This is 28% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is 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

How Do I Get Into York?

You can apply to York online at: https://cunyyork.askadmissions.net/emtinterestpage.aspx?ip=prospect

Admission Requirements for York

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Required
Recommendations	Neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	Neither required nor recommended
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into York?

The acceptance rate at York is 67%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 38% of accepted students are men and 62% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 62%, and the acceptance rate for women is 70%.

Can I Afford York College?

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At York, approximately 4% of students took out student loans averaging $5,002 a year. That adds up to $20,008 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at York is 1.5%. 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.

York College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 6,769 undergraduate students at York, with 4,239 being full-time and 2,530 being part-time.

There are also 258 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,239 full-time undergraduates at York, 34% are male and 66% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of York College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	967
Black or African American	1,488
Hispanic or Latino	1,149
White	248
International Students	157
Other Races/Ethnicities	230

Geographic Diversity

New York students aren't the only ones who study at York College. At this time, 3 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 170 countries are represented at York. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, South Korea, and India.

Online Learning at York College

In 2020-2021, 5,812 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at York has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of York

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at York College was 2,319.3%. This is the #79 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at York regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.