CUNY York College

Location and Contact Information

94-20 Guy R Brewer Blvd
Jamaica, NY 11451
USA
Main Tel: (718) 262-2000
Web Site

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

York College of the City University of New York, also known as CUNY York College, is one of several senior colleges in the City University of New York system. It is located in Jamaica, New York. It was established in 1966 as the first college to be founded under the newly-formed CUNY system. The college boasts an enrollment of more than 6,000 students. York offers a wide variety of degrees and programs in more than 40 areas of study.

York College is noted for its Health Sciences Programs. The campus is home to the Queens High School for the Sciences. There are several student clubs and organizations based on the varied interests of the students. Some of them are Haitian Students Association, Muslim Student Association and the Accounting Association.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

  • Many students concentrating in mathematics, computer science and engineering, family and social work, therapy and counseling, and business and management.
  • Racially diverse student body.
  • Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
  • Affordable tuition & fees.
  • High faculty salary.
  • Large number of students.
  • Selective admissions.
  • High female/male ratio.

School characteristics:

  • The school is public.
  • Academic calender: Semester.
  • Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, General.

Features of note:

  • The school offers a faculty tenure system.
  • There are one or more libraries on-campus.
  • Students may study abroad.
  • Distance learning is available.
  • Weekend study is an option.
  • Part-time classes are available.

Similar Schools

Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to York College:

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 SchoolLocationEnrollment
1California State University-East BayHayward, CA14,167
2Fayetteville State UniversityFayetteville, NC6,217
3Texas A & M International UniversityLaredo, TX5,856
4Jacksonville State UniversityJacksonville, AL9,481
5Elizabeth City State UniversityElizabeth City, NC3,104
6The University of Texas at El PasoEl Paso, TX20,458
7The University of Texas-Pan AmericanEdinburg, TX17,534
8South Carolina State UniversityOrangeburg, SC4,888
9Bloomfield CollegeBloomfield, NJ2,029
10California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA20,743

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

DegreeTotal
Earned		Different
Programs
Bachelor79336
Master161

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  109
Without tenure; working toward tenure  85
Without tenure; tenure not available  26

Students

Student enrollment was 7,157 in 2009-2010 (5,300 full-time equivalent).

About 35% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 65% of the class.

Undergrads are 99% of enrolled students and graduate students are 1%.

Students under 25 years old represent 69% of the student body. About 8% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 97% are full-time and 3% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men42%
Women43%
All43%

SAT Test Scores:

SATMiddle 50%
Verbal380-470
Math390-480

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

International Study

About 1% of freshmen are from countries other than the US.

International applicants are required to take the TOEFL exam.

Graduate School Focus

York College offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (240 awarded)

  • Accounting
  • Business Administration and Management
  • Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (31 awarded)

  • Computer Science
  • Computer and Information Sciences

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (15 awarded)

  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Health Teacher Education
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (63 awarded)

  • Social Work

FINE ARTS (3 awarded)

  • Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (129 awarded)

  • African-American/Black Studies
  • Anthropology
  • Economics
  • English Language and Literature
  • French Language and Literature
  • History
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Political Science and Government
  • Sociology
  • Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (17 awarded)

  • Mathematics

MEDIA (11 awarded)

  • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Communications Technology/Technician

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (47 awarded)

  • Public Health Education and Promotion

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (49 awarded)

  • Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
  • Physician Assistant

MEDICINE (4 awarded)

  • Gerontology

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (26 awarded)

  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (22 awarded)

  • Movement Therapy and Movement Education
  • Occupational Therapy/Therapist

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (3 awarded)

  • Philosophy

SCIENCE (21 awarded)

  • Biology/Biological Sciences
  • Chemistry
  • Geology/Earth Science

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (127 awarded)

  • Psychology

TRANSPORTATION (1 awarded)

  • Aviation/Airway Management and Operations

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