York University (Canada)
York University is one of the world's top ranking universities located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It offers a range of full and part-time undergraduate and graduate degree programs.
York has the following faculties: Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies; Faculty of Education; Faculty of Environmental Studies; Faculty of Fine Arts; Glendon; Faculty of Graduate Studies; Faculty of Health; Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies; Osgoode Hall Law School; Schulich School of Business; Faculty of Science and Engineering.
York’s Faculty of Fine Arts is the first and largest comprehensive faculty in the country. The University has one of the largest concentration of professional humanists and social scientists in Canada.
Rankings:
- Received an overall grade of 'B+', the highest grade amongst Canadian universities, on the 2010 College Sustainability Report Card of the Sustainable Endowments Institute.
- Placed among the world’s top 300 universities, according to the Times Higher Education - QS World University Rankings, York University is ranked 248th in 2007, 252nd in 2008, 273rd in 2009.
- It is one of 22 Canadian institutions to be placed among the world's best 500 universities in the Academic Ranking of World Universities 2009.
- Ranked among the world's top 100 institutions for the following subjects: 53rd in social sciences and 70th in arts & humanities (THE-QS Rankings 2008).
- Rated 115th out of 4000 Universities in the world (Webometrics Ranking of World Universities 2008).
- Tied for 9th in the "comprehensive" university category (Maclean's 2008).
* For the UK university please see:
University of York-UK Top Teaching University
York has the following faculties: Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies; Faculty of Education; Faculty of Environmental Studies; Faculty of Fine Arts; Glendon; Faculty of Graduate Studies; Faculty of Health; Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies; Osgoode Hall Law School; Schulich School of Business; Faculty of Science and Engineering.
York’s Faculty of Fine Arts is the first and largest comprehensive faculty in the country. The University has one of the largest concentration of professional humanists and social scientists in Canada.
Rankings:
- Received an overall grade of 'B+', the highest grade amongst Canadian universities, on the 2010 College Sustainability Report Card of the Sustainable Endowments Institute.
- Placed among the world’s top 300 universities, according to the Times Higher Education - QS World University Rankings, York University is ranked 248th in 2007, 252nd in 2008, 273rd in 2009.
- It is one of 22 Canadian institutions to be placed among the world's best 500 universities in the Academic Ranking of World Universities 2009.
- Ranked among the world's top 100 institutions for the following subjects: 53rd in social sciences and 70th in arts & humanities (THE-QS Rankings 2008).
- Rated 115th out of 4000 Universities in the world (Webometrics Ranking of World Universities 2008).
- Tied for 9th in the "comprehensive" university category (Maclean's 2008).
* For the UK university please see:
University of York-UK Top Teaching University
