The student population at York University is 532 (428 undergraduate and 104 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 122 (29.76%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 529 where 532 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 4 year-over-year increases and 5 decreases. It peaked at 652 students in 2021 and was lowest at 410 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 410 to 532 students, a net gain of 122 (29.8%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at York University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 410 | 404 | 236 | 168 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 2016-17 | 424 14 | 405 1 | 222 -14 | 183 15 | 19 13 | 11 7 | 8 6 |
| 2017-18 | 462 38 | 431 26 | 235 13 | 196 13 | 31 12 | 9 -2 | 22 14 |
| 2018-19 | 440 -22 | 400 -31 | 210 -25 | 190 -6 | 40 9 | 11 2 | 29 7 |
| 2019-20 | 507 67 | 422 22 | 216 6 | 206 16 | 85 45 | 30 19 | 55 26 |
| 2020-21 | 652 145 | 457 35 | 238 22 | 219 13 | 195 110 | 56 26 | 139 84 |
| 2021-22 | 648 -4 | 435 -22 | 233 -5 | 202 -17 | 213 18 | 64 8 | 149 10 |
| 2022-23 | 626 -22 | 442 7 | 223 -10 | 219 17 | 184 -29 | 63 -1 | 121 -28 |
| 2023-24 | 585 -41 | 443 1 | 219 -4 | 224 5 | 142 -42 | 51 -12 | 91 -30 |
| 2024-25 | 532 -53 | 428 -15 | 226 7 | 202 -22 | 104 -38 | 42 -9 | 62 -29 |
| Average | 529 | 427 | 226 | 201 | 102 | 34 | 68 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 427 where 428 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at York University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 404 | 380 | 226 | 154 | 24 | 10 | 14 |
| 2016-17 | 405 | 372 | 213 | 159 | 33 | 9 | 24 |
| 2017-18 | 431 | 398 | 228 | 170 | 33 | 7 | 26 |
| 2018-19 | 400 | 370 | 199 | 171 | 30 | 11 | 19 |
| 2019-20 | 422 | 403 | 212 | 191 | 19 | 4 | 15 |
| 2020-21 | 457 | 430 | 237 | 193 | 27 | 1 | 26 |
| 2021-22 | 435 | 417 | 233 | 184 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| 2022-23 | 442 | 403 | 215 | 188 | 39 | 8 | 31 |
| 2023-24 | 443 | 408 | 208 | 200 | 35 | 11 | 24 |
| 2024-25 | 428 | 397 | 218 | 179 | 31 | 8 | 23 |
| Average | 427 | 427 | 219 | 179 | 427 | 7 | 22 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 102 where 104 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at York University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 2016-17 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 8 |
| 2017-18 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 9 | 15 |
| 2018-19 | 40 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 7 | 26 |
| 2019-20 | 85 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 78 | 27 | 51 |
| 2020-21 | 195 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 188 | 52 | 136 |
| 2021-22 | 213 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 196 | 57 | 139 |
| 2022-23 | 184 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 175 | 60 | 115 |
| 2023-24 | 142 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 136 | 48 | 88 |
| 2024-25 | 104 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 99 | 38 | 61 |
| Average | 102 | 102 | 3 | 4 | 102 | 31 | 64 |
The percentage of white students is 57.52%. The percentage was 60.00% 10 years ago and York still has a high percentage of white students. 0.19% of enrolled students is Asian and 9.77% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 13.72% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 60.00% to 57.52%. Asian enrollment declined from 2.44% to 0.19%. Black student enrollment decreased from 15.12% to 9.77%. Hispanic student representation contracted from 19.76% to 13.72%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6408 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5770 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at York University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
| Year | American Indian or Native American | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 9 | 10 | 62 | 81 | 0 | 246 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | 6 | 7 | 72 | 70 | 0 | 240 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | 5 | 6 | 66 | 80 | 3 | 278 | 1 |
| 2018-19 | 2 | 3 | 51 | 70 | 5 | 260 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | 5 | 2 | 49 | 84 | 5 | 298 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 15 | 3 | 71 | 100 | 5 | 375 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | 18 | 9 | 72 | 96 | 4 | 357 | 8 |
| 2022-23 | 6 | 1 | 60 | 104 | 1 | 378 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | 6 | 1 | 56 | 91 | 1 | 351 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | 2 | 1 | 52 | 73 | 0 | 306 | 0 |
| Average | 7 | 4 | 61 | 85 | 2 | 309 | 1 |
115 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 22% of total students. The number of online students has increased 447.62% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at York University from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 410 | 21 | 2 | 387 |
| 2016-17 | 424 | 26 | 2 | 396 |
| 2017-18 | 462 | 41 | 84 | 337 |
| 2018-19 | 440 | 47 | 0 | 393 |
| 2019-20 | 507 | 90 | 1 | 416 |
| 2020-21 | 652 | 216 | 2 | 434 |
| 2021-22 | 648 | 202 | 29 | 417 |
| 2022-23 | 626 | 167 | 103 | 356 |
| 2023-24 | 585 | 125 | 174 | 286 |
| 2024-25 | 532 | 115 | 90 | 327 |
| Average | 529 | 105 | 49 | 375 |
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