CUNY York College is a public four-year institution based in Jamaica, New York. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 6,174 students in fall 2024, including 5,917 undergraduates and 257 graduate students. It is part of City University of New York.
CUNY York College offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 58 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, Psychology, General, and Social Work. It awarded 931 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 2 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
57% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 13 to 1.
Key figures
6,174
Students enrolled
57%
First-year retention
931
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
58
Programs and majors
13:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMaster
Programs and majors offered 58
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
57%
First-year retention, part-time students
67%
Student-to-faculty ratio
13:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
810
Master's degrees
121
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
6,174
Undergraduates, fall 2024
5,917
Graduate students, fall 2024
257
Full-time, fall 2024
58%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
8,046
Undergraduates, 2024-25
7,780
Graduate students, 2024-25
266
Full-time, 2024-25
49%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
62%
Men
38%
White
4%
Hispanic or Latino
22%
Black or African American
44%
Asian
23%
Two or more races
2%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
3%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
2
Programs with a fully online option
3
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
7%
Students taking some online courses
44%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
City University of New York
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
City University of New York Athletic Conference
President
Claudia V. Schrader
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact