Student Population at York College

Total Enrollment

6,174

Undergraduate

5,917

Graduate

257

Online Enrollment

354

Men Students

2,302

Women Students

3,872

For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 6,174 students have enrolled at CUNY York College - 5,917 undergraduate and 257 graduate.

By gender, 2,302 male and 3,872 female students are attending CUNY York College. By attendance status, there are 3,578 full-time students and 2,596 part-time students.

The number of students at CUNY York College is small compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in New York. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Fashion Institute of Technology and St. Thomas Aquinas College, its population is very large (average population is 3,215).

CUNY York College offers online degree/certificate programs and 354 students enrolled in online programs.

Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares York College's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in New York.

York College has significantly larger enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 3,215 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in New York average (9,101 students).

	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
CUNY York College	6,174	5,917	257
Similarly Ranked Schools	3,215	3,536	184
All Colleges	2,931	2,685	1,440
Public, 4-Years Colleges	11,396	9,810	2,541
4-Years Colleges	4,686	4,205	1,445
Public, 4-Years Colleges in New York	9,101	7,913	1,823

The below chart compares the student population between CUNY York College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 2,302 male and 3,872 female students attending York College. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.59 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at York College.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at York College
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	5,917	3,373	2,544
Men	2,230	1,242	988
Women	3,687	2,131	1,556

Population by Gender/Attending Status at York College
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	257	205	52
Men	72	51	21
Women	185	154	31

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 2,613 Black or African American students (42.32%) and 1,428 Asian students (23.13%) at CUNY York College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at CUNY York College.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at CUNY York College
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	83	28	55
Asian	1,355	591	764
Black or African American	2,542	896	1,646
Hispanic	1,377	497	880
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	19	8	11
White	194	88	106
Two or More Races	145	55	90
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	0	0	0
Total	5,917	2,230	3,687

Population by Race/Ethnicity at CUNY York College
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	1	1
Asian	73	26	47
Black or African American	71	15	56
Hispanic	47	12	35
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	38	11	27
Two or More Races	4	1	3
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	0	0	0
Total	257	72	185

Online Student Population

At CUNY York College, 2,585 students (41.87% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 354 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 351 students live in New York where CUNY York College is located in and 0 students have enrolled from other states.