York University is a Toronto-based public university founded in 1959, with three core campuses and more than 200 degree programs.
York University was founded in 1959 and is located in Toronto, Canada. Its mission is to give a broad demographic of students access to a high quality, research-intensive learning environment committed to the public good. The university's main Keele campus is at 4700 Keele Street, Toronto.
York University offers more than 200 undergraduate and graduate degree programs, with 53,500+ students enrolled. 70% of programs have a co-op option. Its Faculties include the School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Environmental & Urban Change, Glendon College, Faculty of Graduate Studies, Faculty of Health, Lassonde School of Engineering, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, Osgoode Hall Law School, Schulich School of Business and Faculty of Science.
York University has three core campuses: Keele, Glendon and Markham. Glendon is the founding campus of York University. Facilities listed include residences, dining halls, a teaching kitchen, shuttle buses between campuses, bike share stations, and YSpace Markham. The Las Nubes EcoCampus sits on 414 acres of land in Southern Costa Rica and includes the Casita Azul community library.
York University is ranked Top 5 in the 2025 Maclean's University Rankings in the comprehensive category. It ranks 1st among Canada's comprehensive universities for advancing understanding of artificial intelligence in AI publications. The university has 360+ global academic and research partners in 60+ countries.
Graduate studies admission is available for Master's degrees, PhD programs, and program-specific testing routes.