Awards and achievements
The University of York is one of the success stories in UK higher education. Since our foundation in 1963, we have powered our way to a consistently high ranking in the UK and are one of just six post-war universities to have appeared in the world top 100.
Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014)
We were ranked 14th overall and 10th for the impact of our research in the Times Higher Education's ranking of the Research Excellence Framework 2014.
Times Higher Education Awards
In recent years we have won five prestigious Times Higher Education Awards:
- 2015: Best Development and Alumni Relations team
- 2012: Outstanding Support for Early Career Researchers
- 2011: Outstanding Engineering Research Team, member of the Widening Participation Initiative of the Year partnership
- 2010: University of the Year
- 2009: Outstanding Contribution to Leadership Development
Queen's Anniversary Prize
York is a six-times winner of the Queen’s Anniversary Prize for research in the following departments and centres:
- York Structural Biology Laboratory (YSBL)
- Department of Archaeology
- Department of Computer Science
- Centre for Health Economics (CHE)
- Centre for Novel Agricultural Products (CNAP)
- Social Policy Research Unit (SPRU)
Athena SWAN
We hold fifteen awards from Athena SWAN for our commitment to gender equality.
Gold awards
Silver awards
Bronze awards
- the University as a whole
- Department of Computer Science
- Department of Education
- Department of Electronic Engineering
- Department of Environment and Geography
- Department of Health Sciences
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of Archaeology
- Department of English
- Department of History
- Department of Politics
- Department of Philosophy
- Department of Social Policy and Social Work
- Department of Economics and Related Studies
- Centre for Reviews and Dissemination
National Student Survey
Seven of our subjects ranked first for 'overall satisfaction' out of the Russell Group universities included in the National Student Survey 2021.
In total, 33 of our subjects ranked within the top 10 in the Russell Group.
Rankings
Times Higher Education World University Rankings
- 169th in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings (2022)
- Top 45 in the world for arts and humanities (2021)
- Top 175 in the world for life sciences (2021)
- Top 100 in the world for social sciences (2021)
- 17th for UK Research Council Income (2017)
Times Higher Education Golden Age Rankings
- 12th overall and 3rd in the UK in the Golden Age Rankings (2020)
The Guardian
- Joint 18th overall in the Guardian University Guide 2022
Complete University Guide
- 18th overall in the Complete University Guide 2022
- Seven subjects ranked in the top 10
The Times Good University Guide
- 19th in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2022
- Six subjects ranked in the top 10
QS World University Rankings
- =151st in the QS World University Rankings 2022
- Nine top 100 subjects in the QS World University Rankings 2021
QAA Institutional Review
The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) works to safeguard standards and improve the quality of UK higher education.
In the most recent Institutional Review of the University of York (2012) we received an excellent outcome, and were commended on the enhancement of student learning opportunities.
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