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The University of York

University of York
University of York coat of arms.svg
Latin: Universitas Eboracum
Motto In limine sapientiae (Latin)
Motto in English
On the threshold of wisdom
Type Public
Established 1963 (1963)
Endowment £10.3 million
Budget £255 million
Chancellor Sir Malcolm Grant
Vice-Chancellor Koen Lamberts
Administrative staff
3,091
Students 16,685
Undergraduates 11,883
Postgraduates 3,469
Location York, England
Campus Heslington West, Heslington East, and King's Manor
Colours Dark blue and dark green
         
Affiliations
Website www.york.ac.uk
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Rankings
ARWU
(2016, national)
22–28
ARWU
(2016, world)
201–300
QS
(2016/17, national)
20
QS
(2016/17, world)
127
THE
(2016/17, national)
18
THE
(2016/17, world)
129
Complete
(2017, national)
20
The Guardian
(2017, national)
19
Times/Sunday Times
(2017, national)
15

Coordinates: 53°56′48″N 1°03′09″W / 53.94659°N 1.0525°W / 53.94659; -1.0525

The University of York (abbreviated as Ebor. for post-nominals) is a research-intensive plate glass university located in the city of York, England. Established in 1963, the campus university has expanded to more than thirty departments and centres, covering a wide range of subjects.

In 2012 York joined the Russell Group in recognition of the institution's world-leading research and outstanding teaching. In the 2014 Research Assessment Exercise, York was also named as the 14th best research institution in the United Kingdom. The university also places among the top 20 in the country, top 50 universities in Europe, and ranked 131st in the world, according to the 2016 Times Higher Education World University Rankings. York is described as a "genuinely world class" institution by The Times and The Sunday Times. The university attracts a student body with a wide range of backgrounds (with over 16,000 part-time and full-time students in 2013/14), including a large number of international students, and a relatively high number of state school students in comparison to other well-ranked universities according to The Times Good University Guide.

Situated to the south-east of the city of York, the university campus is about 200 acres (80 hectares) in size, incorporating the York Science Park and the National Science Learning Centre. Its wildlife, campus lakes and greenery are prominent, and the institution also occupies buildings in the city of York. In May 2007 the university was granted permission to build an extension to its main campus, on arable land just east of the nearby village of Heslington. The second campus, known as Heslington East (colloquially 'Hes East'), opened in 2009 and now hosts three colleges and three departments as well as conference spaces, sports village and a business start-up "incubator".


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