About
York St John University, often abbreviated to YSJ, is a public university located on a large urban campus in York, England. Established in 1841, it achieved university status in 2006 and in 2015 was given research degree awarding powers for PhD and other doctoral programmes.
Ranked Top 1001 worldwide in 1 ranking system
Ranked in 7 subject rankings
Ranking Overview
QS
—
Not Ranked
THE
1001–1200
64534
32.1
2026
ARWU
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Not Ranked
US News
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Not Ranked
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Key Facts
8,150
Students
20.6 : 1
Student-Staff Ratio
30%
Int'l Students
62 : 38
Female : Male
Historical Trend
THE
:
Score:
Top Subjects
201-300
Hospitality & Tourism Management
301-400
Education
401–500
Education
401–500
Psychology
401-500
Psychology
601–800
Arts & Humanities
801–1000
Social Sciences
Subject Rankings
ARWU
3 subjects|
Subject
|
Rank
|
Score
|
Year
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitality & Tourism Management | 201-300 | - | 2021 |
| Education | 301-400 | - | 2025 |
| Psychology | 401-500 | - | 2024 |
THE
4 subjects|
Subject
|
Rank
|
Score
|
Year
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | 401–500 | 32.7 | 2026 |
| Psychology | 401–500 | 33.6 | 2026 |
| Arts & Humanities | 601–800 | 16.8 | 2026 |
| Social Sciences | 801–1000 | 21.6 | 2026 |