Ontario Canada M4N 3M6, Top 100 Universities in USA 2014 – Rank – 77, York University In Canada
Ontario Canada M4N 3M6, Top 100 Universities in USA 2014 – Rank – 77, York University In Canada
York University
2275 Bayview Avenue Toronto, Ontario Canada M4N 3M6
York University (French: Université York) is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada’s third-largest university.[3]
York University has approximately 54,000 students, 7,000 faculty and staff, and 260,000 alumni worldwide. It has eleven faculties, namely the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, Faculty of Science, Lassonde School of Engineering, Schulich School of Business, Osgoode Hall Law School, Glendon College, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Fine Arts, Faculty of Health, Faculty of Environmental Studies, Faculty of Graduate Studies, and 28 research centres.
York University participates in the Canadian Space Program. The Faculty of Science and Lassonde School of Engineering are Canada’s primary research facility into Martian exploration, and have designed several space research instruments and applications currently used by NASA.[4][5] York has pioneered some of the firstPhD programs in Canada, in various fields including women’s studies.[6] The School of Social Work is recognized as having one of the most socially responsive programs in the country.[7] York University’s business school and law school have continuously and consistently been ranked among the top schools in Canada and the world.
RANKINGS
Reputation
| University rankings | |
|---|---|
| York University | |
| ARWU World[27] | 401-500 |
| ARWU Social Sciences[28] | 101-150 |
| QS World[29] | 401 |
| THE-WUR World[30] | 276-300 |
| Canadian rankings | |
| ARWU National[31] | 19-22 |
| Maclean’s Comprehensive[32] | 9 |
| THE-WUR National[30] | 16-17 |
The 2013-2014 Times Higher Education World University Rankingsplaced York 276-300 in the world, placing 16-17 in Canada.[30] The 2011QS World University Rankings ranked the university 364th in the world.[33] According to the 2011 Academic Ranking of World Universities(ARWU) rankings, the university ranked 401-500th in the world.[27] In terms of national rankings, Maclean’s ranked York 9th in their 2014 comprehensive university rankings.[32] The Higher Education Strategy Associates ranked York 8th nationally in Social Sciences and Humanities.
