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.
- Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at York is 80.45% which is increased by 24 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 98 and it has been increasing.
- Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 102 male students for every 100 female students, down from 141 in 2015.
- 115 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 447.62% since 2015.
Student Population Changes
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.
Undergraduate Enrollment Changes
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.
Graduate Enrollment Changes
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.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
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).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
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.