FAQ: Quick Facts
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1. How many students attend York College?
2. What is your application deadline?
3. Where are most of your students from?
4. What is the average class size?
5. Who teaches the classes at York College?
6. What is the student to faculty ratio?
7. What is the male/female ratio at York College?
8. What is the retention rate from freshmen to sophomore years?
9. Why is York College relatively inexpensive in comparison to other private colleges?
1. How many students attend York College?
York College has about 4,600 full-time undergraduate students.
2. What is your application deadline?
York College works under "rolling admissions" and processes applications as they are received by the Admissions Office, beginning October 1.
3. Where are most of your students from?
Most of York's population comes from the Mid-Atlantic region, including Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Maryland, Virginia, and Delaware. York also has students from across the United States, including Florida, California and Hawaii, as well as numerous overseas countries.
4. What is the average class size?
The average class size is 21 students. York College does not offer classes with more than 40 students.
5. Who teaches the classes at York College?
All classes at York College are taught by professors. York College does not utilize graduate students or teaching assistants in the classroom.
6. What is the student to faculty ratio?
The ratio of students to faculty is approximately 15 to 1.
7. What is the male/female ratio at York College?
The ratio is approximately 47% male to 53% female at York College.
8. What is the retention rate from freshmen to sophomore years?
78% of students who enter York as freshmen will return for their sophomore year.
9. Why is York College relatively inexpensive in comparison to other private colleges?
York College enjoys national recognition as one of the best managed financially sound educational institutions in the nation. The College and its Board of Trustees are philosophically committed to the idea of cost containment. For this reason, York carries no debt on its facilities and manages a well-invested endowment fund. Focusing on the overwhelming importance of classroom instruction, York faculty members traditionally teach a full course load of 12 credits per semester. These factors plus generous financial support from the community have led to York's sound reputation as a "best buy." In addition, York College has recently been dubbed a "hidden gem" in a recent Washington Post article.