York is a top ranked university
As a community of change makers, York University strives for excellence in teaching, research, and global impact. This excellence has achieved strong momentum and placement in global university rankings
York University Rankings at a Glance
Top 15%
of global universities
(THE World University Ranking 2024)
35th
in the world for impact towards sustainable development
(THE Impact Ranking 2024)
362nd
top university in the world
(QS World University Ranking 2025)
4th
Best Comprehensive University in Canada
(Maclean's University Rankings, 2024)
As an institution committed to excellence in teaching, research, and impact in our local and global community, York University gladly participates in the premier global university ranking tables. York participates in and is highly ranked in a variety of ranking produced by Times Higher Education, QS World Rankings, the Academic Ranking of World Universities, Maclean's, and others.
Global rankings provide an opportunity to highlight York's excellence and achievements. By adopting a whole-of-institution collaborative approach, York has achieved great success across many rankings and in doing so further the university's global reputation as a preeminent educational and research institution.
Times Higher Education (THE) Rankings
Times Higher Education (THE) is the most widely participated in university ranking tables, with over 2,000 global universities participating in a variety of THE rankings. THE Rankings assess a variety of teaching, reputation, research, and community impact across the university as a whole and 11 subjects.
The THE Impact Ranking began in 2019 and examines the impact universities have towards achieving the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). York is proud to have been an inaugural member of the Impact Ranking and has consistently been in the top 50 universities in the world for sustainable development.
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2024 York Ranking Highlights
Top 350 - 400
Of Global Universities
35th
in the world for impact towards the sustainable development
260th
in the world for international outlook
Top 150
in the world in law, psychology, social sciences, and education
QS World University Rankings
Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World Rankings is one of the most popular global university ranking agencies. QS publishes a variety of world university and subject rankings, largely determined by academic and research reputation, and research output. In 2023, QS unveiled a new Sustainability Ranking to measures a university's initiatives to promote social and economic sustainability through its teaching, research, and governance.
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2024 York Ranking Highlights
362nd
Of Global Universities
118th
in the world for sustainability
Top 150
in the world for accounting, anthropology, media studies, development studies, english, history, performing arts, philosophy, psychology, and sociology
66th
in the world for education
Maclean's University Rankings
Maclean's Magazine university rankings is the most popular Canadian domestic university ranking. Maclean's ranks Canadian universities through three major categories: Primarily Undergraduate, Medical Doctoral, and Comprehensive. As an interdisciplinary university, York is categorized as an comprehensive university and is ranked based on its operating budget, scholarship availability, research funding, availability of student services and teaching reputation.
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2024 York Ranking Highlights
4th in Canada
in Canada for comprehensive universities
2nd in Canada
for availability of scholarships and grants
4th in Canada
for issuing medical & science degrees
Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU)
the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) also known as the Shanghai Ranking is a research focused ranking that examines a higher education institutions research output and impact.
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2024 York Ranking Highlights
401-500
university in the world
Top 200
in the world for Geography, Telecommunications, Economics, Sociology, Communications, Psychology, Business Administration and Finance
Financial Times Business Rankings
As one of the premier financial and economic journals in the world, the Financial Times publishes annual business school rankings. Encompassing a variety of undergraduate, graduate and continuing education rankings, York's Schulich School for Business has consistently been ranked as one of the world's top business schools.
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2024 York Ranking Highlights
27th
in the world for Executive Education (Open Education)
42nd
in the world for Executive Education (Custom Education)
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December 6, 2023
York University climbs in QS Sustainability Rankings
November 10, 2023
Schulich MBA earns top spot in responsible business ranking