CUNY York College Student Population

How many students at York College?

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

• Gender Breakdown: 2,302 male students (37.3%) and 3,872 female students (62.7%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 2,613 Black students (42.3%) and 1,428 Asian students (23.1%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 5,917 undergraduate students (95.8%) and 257 graduate students (4.2%).
• Class Delivery: 354 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 2,231 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Master's College and University (smaller programs) - which average 3,189 - York College's body is significantly larger.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 2,302 male (37.29%) and 3,872 female (62.71%) students are attending CUNY York College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 59.45.

By class level, 5,917 (95.84%) are undergraduate students and 257 (4.16%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 37.69% are male and 62.31% are female, while among graduate students, 28.02% are male and 71.98% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 232 White, 2,613 Black, and 1,428 Asian students out of a total of 6,174 are attending at CUNY York College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

CUNY York College is quite diverse with a diversity index of 71.2% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, York College has 1,507 students under 18 years old and 5 students over 65 years old. There are 4,622 students under 25 years old, and 1,537 students over 25 years old out of 6,161 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 1,507 students are younger than 18 and 4 students are older than 65. York College has 4,533 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,371 students aged 25 and over.

It has 89 graduate students aged under 25 and 166 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At CUNY York College, 354 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,231 students are enrolled in some online courses.

351 students who live in New York or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 5,917 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 544 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 9.19%.400 students have transferred in as full-time status and 144 students transferred in as part-time status.