York College Teaching Programs

York College is a public institution situated in Jamaica, New York. The location of York is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

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	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	3
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into York?

York has an acceptance rate of 59%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 56%, and the acceptance rate for women is 62%.

Can I Afford York College?

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. 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.

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 2022-2023, 4,088 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.

York College Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	21	21
Elementary Education	21	21
Mathematics Education	2	2
Elementary Special Education	0	0
Art Education	0	0
Biology Education	0	0
Chemistry Education	0	0
Earth Science Teacher Education	0	0
Health Education	0	0
Music Education	0	0
TOTAL	44	44

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.