Find your future at York

Get the skills, confidence and connections to shape the future you want.

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University is a chance to find your people, become more independent and start working out what comes next.

At York, you’ll get a close-knit campus in a historic city, with a Russell Group education, career support, flexible ways to study and a community that’s there from day one.

Along the way, you’ll have opportunities to build experience, develop new skills and make connections that can help you take your next step.

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Rated Gold for teaching and Top Ten for research

(Alongside only Oxford, Cambridge and Imperial in the latest TEF/REF rankings)

Voted one of Britain’s happiest places to live, one of the safest, and one of the North's best places to live

(Guardian, 2025; CUG, 2026; Sunday Times, 2026)

Top 20 in the UK

Ranked =18th in The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2027 and 20th in the Complete University Guide 2027

Find your people

Join a diverse community, built on mutual respect and shared ambition.

Find your passion

Learn alongside researchers tackling issues like poverty and sustainability.

Find your place

Discover a city that's rich in history, culture and new innovations.

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Find your new support network

From mental-health services to financial advice, we’ve got your back. Our support carries through to graduation and beyond:

Contextual offers and admissions to help you reach our entry requirements
Free online courses to help you get a taste of our teaching
Funding and financial support to help you manage your money
Colleges and wellbeing groups to help you become independent
Step Ahead to help you have the best possible start to university life
Sports and societies to help you build community through shared passion.

Find your career advantage

Whether you already know your ideal career path or are still figuring things out, you don't have to navigate it alone. We offer course-specific advice, paid internships, and global opportunities to help you build your resume while you study.

Whatever your ambition, we’ll help you turn it into reality.

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