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Acceptance Rate 64.10%
Yield 7.68%
SAT Score 880
Applicants 15,563
Admitted 9,976

York College Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 64.1% at CUNY York College. Total 15,563 students applied and 9,976 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 880.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$65
Graduate Application Fees$75
Admission Informationwww.york.cuny.edu/admissions
Online Applicationhttps://cunyyork.askadmissions.net/emtinterestpage.aspx?ip=prospect
Acceptance Rate64.10%
Average Test Scores880 SAT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 64.10%. A total of 15,563 students (6,555 men and 8,777 women) have applied to and 9,976 (4,027 men and 5,785 women) students admitted to CUNY York College.
Among them, 326 male and 431 female students have enrolled into York College and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 7.68%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at York College
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants15,5636,5558,77717160
Admitted9,9764,0275,78511153
Enrolled76632643181
Acceptance Rate 64.10% 61.43% 65.91% 64.91% 88.33%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 7.68% 8.10% 7.45% 7.21% 1.89%
[Chart] CUNY York College Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At York College, 32 applicants (4% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 880 at York College. SAT 75th percentile score is 960 and 25th percentile score is 790.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at York College. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of York College with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at York College
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total790880960
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing410460480
Math380420480
ACT Composite
Math
English
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to CUNY York College, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 1 item(s) are considered for admission - Admission Test Scores.
Application Requirements for York College
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✗
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✗
Personal statement or essay✗
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at York College

The calendar system at CUNY York College is Semester. CUNY York College accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that CUNY York College accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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