Heslington
York YO10 5DD

Tel 01904 433 533

admissions@york.ac.uk

www.york.ac.uk

Sunday Times ranking 8 (7)

Teaching excellence 94.1%

Student satisfaction 75.9%

Head teacher ranking 20 (17)

Peer ranking 10 (11)

Research quality 79.1%

A/AS-level points 437

A-levels for entry 78%

Unemployment 6.1%

Firsts and 2:1s 72.7%

Student/staff ratio 13.8:1

Dropout rate 5% (6%)

World ranking 124=

Undergraduates 7,702 (1,853)

Postgraduates 2,819 (1,376)

Teaching staff 592

Applications/places 20,346/2,629; 7.7:1 (-1.2%)

Clearing entry 8%

Bursaries 30%: £614-£1,434

Scholarships None

EU/overseas 3.8%/10.3%

Mature 8.8%

State school 78%

Lowest social classes 17%

Low-participation areas 8%

Live in 40% (100%) £66-£104

Approval was given in May for the Heslington East campus development which will transform York from one of Britain’s smaller and highly successful universities into a much bigger one ready to scale even greater academic heights. The £500m expansion will add some departments long lacking in an institution of this calibre, most notably law.

Although new-build accommodation for this department will not be ready until 2009, York is admitting postgraduates to study law this month, with the first undergraduate intake next September.

The new department of theatre, film and television will admit students to its inaugural programme in writing, directing and performance. Teaching will focus on the scientific/technical skills and the creative/cultural aspects of the three disciplines.

Heslington East will add further colleges and expand sports facilities, with a new 25m pool and a martial arts/dance studio, and the campus will naturally feature York’s trademark lake, home to the ubiquitous university ducks.

It is arguably the most significant university development in the pipeline in the UK, but the existing university has plenty to commend it. Among universities, only Cambridge and Loughborough have a better recent record than York for teaching quality, while our analysis of research ratings place the university sixth in the UK for research quality with computer science, English and psychology the jewels in the crown, all earning the highest 5* assessments.

A medical school, opened in collaboration with the University of Hull, was added in 2003. It is heavily oversubscribed with about 1,000 applicants chasing 130 places.

York as a whole is oversubscribed with about eight applications per place and with the average A/AS-level attainment now pushing 440 points, it is clear many entrants are arriving with straight As.

Existing bursary arrangements benefit the one-third of students who also get a state maintenance grant. York tops this up by between £614 and £1,434 each year.

Arts, the media and music are popular extracurricular pastimes at York. Students also benefit from being in one of the most historic cities in Britain. On the downside, it can get overrun in summer with tourists; on the upside the city is awash with pubs and has plenty of space in winter.

Open days October 5.

Student view Colin Hindson, students’ union officer:

USP We have more than 200 student activities on offer.

Worst feature The 1960s pebbledash.

Location Small enough to feel like a home, yet vibrant enough to be interesting.

Social scene Culturally, there is a lot more to do other than drinking.

Rated excellent (23) Applied social work; archeology; architecture; business and management; computer science; economics; education; electrical and electronic engineering; English; history; maths, statistics and operational research; modern languages (language and linguistic science); molecular biosciences; music; nursing and midwifery; organismal biosciences; philosophy; physics and astronomy; politics; psychology; social policy and administration; sociology; teacher training.

Student satisfaction 75.9% Physical Science 85.0; Biology and related Sciences 84.1; History and Archeology 83.5; Psychology 81.3; Performing Arts 75.8; Electronic and Electric Engineering 75.6; English-based studies 75.1; Philosophy, Theology and Religious studies 74.8; Mathematical Sciences 73.1; Computer Science 70.3; Economics 69.4; Sociology, Social Policy and Anthropology 69.2; Politics 69.1; Education studies 69.0; Management 66.0; Other Creative Arts 64.8; Other Languages and Area studies 64.3

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