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Undergraduate degrees in liberal arts

75th for arts and humanities
in the QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2025.
62nd in the world
for arts and humanities in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, 2026.
8 highly ranked schools and departments
make up the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at York.

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