York College, City University of New York

York College of The City University of New York
Academic Core Building
MottoSapere Aude, Incipe!
TypePublic senior college
EstablishedOctober 24, 1966; 58 years ago (1966-10-24)
Parent institution
City University of New York
Academic affiliations
Space-grant
PresidentClaudia V. Schrader (Interim)
Location, ,
United States

40°42′07″N 73°47′42″W / 40.702°N 73.795°W / 40.702; -73.795
CampusUrban, 50 acres (20 ha)
NewspaperPandora's Box
ColorsWhite, Red & Black    
MascotCardinal
Websiteyork.cuny.edu

York College is a public senior college in Jamaica, Queens, New York City, United States. It is a senior college in the City University of New York (CUNY) system. Founded in 1966, York was the first senior college founded under the newly formed CUNY system, which united several previously independent public colleges into a single public university system in 1961. The college is a member-school of Thurgood Marshall College Fund. The college enrolls more than 6,000 students as of fall 2022.[1]

  1. ^ York College, Office of Institutional Effectiveness, "Fall 2022 Enrollment Snapshot".