The University of York

University of York

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	List EUA N8 Sutton 13 Russell Group White Rose University Consortium WUN
Website	www.york.ac.uk

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".