University of York

The University of York is a public research university in York, England, founded in 1963. It is a collegiate university: every student belongs to a college that handles residence and welfare, while teaching and degrees sit with departments. The main campus is at Heslington on the edge of the city, with King's Manor in the historic center used for archaeology and related work.

Departments are grouped in faculties of arts and humanities, sciences, and social sciences. Fields that shape graduate applications include archaeology, history, English, psychology, chemistry including green chemistry, computer science and social policy. The Hull York Medical School is a joint school with the University of Hull. The York Plasma Institute and the Centre for Reviews and Dissemination are named research concentrations.

About 20,000 students study at York, with a substantial international share on postgraduate taught courses from more than 100 countries. Staff number in the thousands, and nine colleges operate on the Heslington campuses. Alumni include writer Jung Chang, politician Harriet Harman, and comedian Harry Enfield.

Graduate study includes MA, MSc, MRes, MPhil and PhD degrees, plus medical qualifications through Hull York Medical School. Colleges do not teach graduate courses; supervision sits in departments. Taught master's degrees are typically one year. The calendar is semester-based. Research-council studentships and university scholarships support doctoral candidates. Students live on the lakeside Heslington campus or in the compact historic city.

In the Grad School Navigator directory, University of York lists 257 graduate programs across 38 subjects: 208 master's programs and 48 doctoral programs, with the widest choice in languages & linguistics, economics and history. University of York holds rank 164 in the GSN Overall University Ranking.