York St John University

York St John University
Coat of arms
MottoLatin: Ut Vitam Habeant et Abundantius
Motto in English
They may have life and have it more abundantly
TypePublic
Established
  • 1841 - The Diocesan College in York
  • 1974 - College of Ripon and York St John
  • 2006 - university status
ChancellorReeta Chakrabarti
Vice-ChancellorProfessor Karen Bryan
Administrative staff
618[1]
Students8,300 (2022)
Undergraduates5,200 (2022)
Postgraduates2,600 (taught) 200 (research)
Location
York, England
London, England
CampusUrban
Affiliations
Websitewww.yorksj.ac.uk

York St John University (originally established as York Diocesan College), 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.[2]

It is one of several higher education institutions which have religious foundations and is part of the Cathedrals Group of Universities.[3]

In 2022, there were 8,350 students, reading a wide variety of subjects, across five schools: School of the Arts; School of Education, Language and Psychology; School of Humanities; School of Science, Technology and Health; and York Business School.[4]

  1. ^ "Facts, figures & corporate documents : Staff profile". York St John University official website. Archived from the original on 11 October 2006. Retrieved 7 January 2007.
  2. ^ "Our history". York St John University. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Home | Cathedrals Group (CCUC)". www.cathedralsgroup.ac.uk. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Undergraduate courses". York St John University. Retrieved 13 December 2016.