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York College: Rankings, Courses, Admissions, Tuition Fee, Cost of Attendance & Scholarships

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Estd1966established year

8511enrollment

Public

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The York College is a public college under City University of New York, located in Queens country, Jamaica, New York, USA. It provides undergraduate education along with graduate degrees and part time courses. The York college was started in 1967 and it got its permanent campus in December 1980.

Currently, the college is delivering quality education to more than 8,300 students, with a mission to grow passionate and engaged learners, who will have confidence in their potential and will flourish as successful individuals and global citizens. Based on values like Integrity, Diversity and Civil Engagement, and with the help of its award-winning faculty members, the college provides an unparalleled liberal arts curriculum, along with science, business, and social work courses.

Rankings

The CUNY York college was ranked in the rank range of 36-46 among the North Regional Colleges by US News ranking survey.
The college was ranked 18th among the top colleges for social mobility, in the same survey.
Among all the colleges in New York, the York college is the 49th hardest college to get in, and 55th best liberal arts college, according to Niche survey.

Highlights

College Type	Public
Campus Setting	Suburban
Endowment	USD 264.6 Million
Student Retention Rate	72%
Work-study program	yes
Mode of Program	Full time; Part-time; online
Annual cost of Attendance	$17,827
Admission Helpdesk	admissions@cuny.edu

Campus

The campus of York college is spread through 50 acres of Guy R. Brewer Blvd, Liberty Ave, and 159th Street in Jamaica, New York, with some state-of-the-art facilities for athletics and physical education.
The campus of CUNY York college houses 7 buildings, an athletic establishment, parking lot, and public transportation, along with enough sites for future development.
The health and physical education building has some special amenities like Gym, Swimming pool, football field, racing tracks, tennis, and handball courts.
The college also has a 1500 seater performing arts auditorium located within the campus.
The college is home to the Regional Testing Laboratory of FDA, and provides student internships in partnership with the organization.

Residence

The college does not provide on-campus housing facilities to its students.
The international students generally stay in rented apartments available in the nearby localities around the college.

Programs

In its three schools, namely School of Arts and Science, School of Business and Information Systems, and School of Health Sciences, The York College offers mainly undergraduate degrees, with few Master's programs.
The college offers undergraduate majors in around 50 disciplines, including Accounting, Nursing, Business Administration, Biotechnology, Computer Science, Psychology and Fine and Performing Arts.
The college also offers some uncommon undergraduate majors like Occupational Therapy, Speech Communications and Theatre Arts, Aviation Management, Women's studies, and Black Studies.
Along with UG courses, the college also offers Master's courses like MS in Occupational Therapy, Pharmaceutical science, and business, among others, and MSW in Social work.
The music programs offered by the college gives special emphasis on Jazz, along with an opportunity to play in the college band.

Admission process

International students seeking admissions at the York College can follow the below-mentioned admission details:

Application Portal: Online application portal of CUNY
Application Fee: USD 65
Student Class profile:
- Total applicants: 14,173 ; percent accepted : 53% ; percent enrolled: 16%;
- Percentage of international students: 1%
Average Standardized test scores of admitted students :

Test name	25th Percentile score
SAT evidence based reading and writing	450
SAT Maths	440

Required high school/college GPA for UG/G students: Not specified
Supporting Documents:
- Students Visa
- TOEFL / IELTS / PTE test score
- Academic transcripts
- Immigration Certificate of Eligibility
Graduation rate: 30% , student retention rate: 64%
Application Deadline:

Session	For students not arrived at US	For students who already arrived at US
Fall	1 July	27 August

Cost of Attendance

Type of Expenditure	Yearly cost in USD
Tuition Fees	15,308
Housing and meals	15,577
Books and Supplies	1,364
Other miscellaneous expense	5,504
Total Yearly expenditure	37,753

Financial Aid for international students

Though the college provides few financial aids to international students through CUNY, the student is primarily responsible for all the financial expenses.
The applications for financial aids are evaluated on the 7th day of each semester.
However, the student can apply to many private scholarships available to international students, through websites like internationalscholarships.com, Fulbright scholarship, etc.

Private Sources of Funding

Applying for financial aid programs in the US can be overwhelming due to their extensive application filing process. Here’s a brief list of research scholarship opportunities from private organizations both within the U.S. and India.

American University Emerging global leader Scholarship
United World Colleges International Youth Scholarships.
Civil Society Leadership Award
The Indian Trust Fellowship
Stanford Reliance Dhirubhai Fellowships for Indian Students
Fulbright-Nehru Research Fellowship
Inlaks Scholarship

Alumni

The York college has successful alumnus spread over all sectors including Medical researchers, entrepreneurs, lawyers, and political advisors.
The York college alumni reap the following benefits:
- The York organizes various events for its alumni including student reception, career seminars, and networking reception.
- They participate in a fund-raising dinner dance.
- They get special discounts from GEICO insurance.
- They get to participate in many other tours and drives.
Some notable York college Alumni are Deborah Persaud, Hank Sheinkopf, James "Jimmy" Siegel, Donald Vernon, among others.

Placement

The career services department of York College assists students in getting hired and improving their careers through its online hiring portal, career and employment seminars, and guidelines for the students.
According to a survey, the average salary of CUNY York College graduates is USD 56,000, and the position-wise salary varies from USD 48,000 to USD 113,000.
The highest salary, which is USD 113,000, was recorded for the position of Physician Assistant, followed by USD 105,000 for the position of Inventory Control Manager.

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Top streams:

Sciences Medicine Education Humanities Pharmacy Health Care Mathematics Social Studies Engineering ArtsView All

Top degrees:

M.S B.S B.A

Top Recommended Courses

Bachelor of Science [B.S] Pharmaceutical Science

4 years

English

Full Time

Exam Scores: IELTS6.5|TOEFL83|PTE61

USD 18,000/YrUSD 18,000 /Yr

Master of Science [M.S] Pharmaceutical Science and Business

STEM Course

2 years

English

Full Time

Exam Scores: IELTS6.5|TOEFL83|PTE61

USD 24,900/YrUSD 24,900 /Yr

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Bachelor of Science [B.S] Clinical Laboratory Science

STEM Course

4 years

English

Full Time

Exam Scores: IELTS6.5|TOEFL83|PTE61

USD 18,000/YrUSD 18,000 /Yr

Bachelor of Science [B.S] Aviation Management

4 years

English

Full Time

Exam Scores: IELTS6.5|TOEFL83|PTE61

USD 18,000/YrUSD 18,000 /Yr

Bachelor of Science [B.S] Movement Science

4 years

English

Full Time

Exam Scores: IELTS6.5|TOEFL83|PTE61

USD 18,000/YrUSD 18,000 /Yr

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York College Scholarships

Name	Scholarship Per Student	Level of Study	Type
Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation Scholarships	Scholarship per student$100,000	Level Of StudyDoctorate	TypeMerit-Based	View Details
AAUW International Fellowships	Scholarship per studentVariable Amount	Level Of StudyDoctorate	TypeMerit-Based	View Details
RD Sethna Scholarships	Scholarship per student$15,000	Level Of StudyBachelor	TypeMerit-Based	View Details
Forktip Women’s- Innovation Scholarship	Scholarship per studentVariable Amount	Level Of StudyBachelor	TypeCollege-Specific	View Details
Gyandhan Scholarship	Scholarship per student$1,222	Level Of StudyMaster	TypeMerit-Based	View Details
Deutschland Stipendium Program	Scholarship per student$4,363	Level Of StudyBachelor	TypeCollege-Specific	View Details

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York College Admissions

Application Portal: https://www.cuny.edu/admissions/undergraduate/prepare.html

Early Action Deadlines
Important Date: November1 (Application deadline)
Important Date: April1 (Application results)
Regular Decision Deadlines
Important Date: January15 (Application deadline)
Important Date: April1 (Application results)

York College Exam Scores

Exams	Avg. Score	Min Score	Max. Score	%Submitted'
Undergraduate
SAT	960	880	1040	79
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Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	480	440	520	-
Mathematics	480	440	520	-

Attendance Cost

$18,000

attendance cost

The table shows average yearly cost of attendance for international students. Amount may vary with the course opted, nature of accommodation, and personal spending habits of a candidate.Check Program wise Fees

Tuition fees

Undergraduate Programs

$18,000 / Year

Post Graduate Program

$24,900 / Year

On Campus

Books & Supplies

$1,364 / Year

Off Campus

Off campus (not with family), Room & Board

$13,718 / Year

Off campus (not with family), Other Expenses