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CUNY York College

Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

67%

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$65

Undergraduate

$75

Graduate

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in York College during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

Total Men Women
Applicants 13,852 5,621 8,231
Admitted students 9,283 3,485 5,798
Enrolled students 898 373 525
Acceptance rate 67% 62% 70%
Yield rate 10% 11% 9%
    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, York College received a total of 13,852 applications. These applications included 5,621 male applicants and 8,231 female applicants.
    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 13,852 applicants, York College admitted 9,283 students. Among the admitted students, there were 3,485 males and 5,798 females who received offers of admission.
    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 898 students chose to enroll at York College. This means that 898 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 373 were male and 525 were female.
    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, York College had an overall acceptance rate of 67% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 62% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 70%.
    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. York College had an overall yield rate of 10% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 11%, and for female admitted students, it was 9%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for York College over the past 7 years.

Applicants Admitted Students Acceptance Rate Enrolled Students Yield Rate
Year Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women
2015 13,889 5,568 8,321 5,625 2,317 3,308 40% 42% 40% 1,030 385 645 18% 17% 20%
2016 13,071 5,364 7,707 5,361 2,264 3,097 41% 42% 40% 971 397 574 18% 18% 18%
2017 13,167 5,718 7,449 5,855 2,544 3,311 44% 44% 44% 1,137 445 692 19% 18% 21%
2018 14,176 6,228 7,948 7,479 3,258 4,221 53% 52% 53% 1,169 449 720 16% 14% 17%
2019 14,633 6,299 8,334 10,658 4,530 6,128 73% 72% 74% 1,122 419 703 10% 9% 12%
2020 15,522 6,261 9,261 8,190 3,060 5,130 53% 49% 55% 849 290 559 10% 10% 11%
2021 13,852 5,621 8,231 9,283 3,485 5,798 67% 62% 70% 898 373 525 10% 11% 9%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

CUNY York College uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.

In contrast to the most common test-optional policies, York College operates as a test-blind college. This means that it does not consider or require SAT or ACT scores for admission purposes. Regardless of whether applicants submit test scores or not, they will not be factored into the admissions evaluation. However, in the 1 enrollment season, 1 of admitted students submitted SAT scores, and 1 submitted ACT scores for admission. The primary motivation behind test-blind policies is to promote equity and inclusivity in the admissions process. Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

  • Secondary school GPA
  • Secondary school record
  • Completion of college-preparatory program
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Neither required nor recommended

  • Secondary school rank
  • Recommendation letters
  • Formal demonstration of competencies
  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)
  • Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)

Accepted Credits

Fall 2021

The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at CUNY York College.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Accepted
  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

    Accepted
  • Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)

    Accepted

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