York University
Private College in York, NE. Six-year graduation rate 50%. Median 10-year earnings $44,130.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $44,130 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. The six-year graduation rate is 51%, meaning about one in two students who start do not finish. Debt at graduation runs to a median of $21,500, neither a bargain nor a burden.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
York University admits 52% of applicants and is genuinely selective — roughly one in two applicants are turned away. With 613 applicants, admissions statistics here move a lot on small changes. 43% of admitted students actually enroll, which is a high yield by national standards. The score bands below rest on the 39% of enrolled first-years who submitted an SAT score — a self-selected group, and not a cutoff.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | 450–540 | 52 (39%) |
| SAT Math | 430–570 | |
| ACT Composite | 16–23 | 79 (59%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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51% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. 69% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about one in three are gone before sophomore year. Retention and graduation track closely, so most of the attrition shows up in the first year rather than after it. With 31% transferring out, this functions substantially as a stepping stone. Unusually, part-time retention (100%) beats full-time, pointing to a student body that is part-time by design.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 443 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $21,957 annually once grants are applied. Income makes less difference than usual: $19,343 at $0–30k, $22,789 at $110k+. Grant aid is widespread — 98% of students receive it, averaging $8,564. 64% of students borrow federally, so debt is the norm rather than the exception.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 115 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $19,343 |
| $30–48k | $19,940 |
| $48–75k | $20,531 |
| $75–110k | $22,098 |
| $110k+ | $22,789 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 284 of these 443 students, totalling $1,308,264 — an average of $4,607 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (York County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)