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York College Data & Information Overview

62% Acceptance Rate
13% Student Loan Default Rate
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How Well Is York College Ranked?

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Overall Quality

York College was not ranked in College Factual's 2024 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.

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Is It Hard to Get Into York College?

62% Acceptance Rate
49% Of Accepted Are Women
21% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

If you're applying to York College you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 62%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.

Average Test Scores

About 21% of students accepted to York College submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 410 and 570. Math scores were between 380 and 590.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for York College  ( 410 to 570 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for York College  ( 380 to 590 )
200
800
York College received ACT scores from 46% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 14 and 24.

ACT Composite Scores for York College  ( 14 to 24 )
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York College Faculty

11 to 1 Student to Faculty
50% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at York College it is much better at 11 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.

The full-time faculty percentage at York College is 50%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  50 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at York College

62% Freshmen Retention
22% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At York College this rate is 62%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  62 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 22% for first-time, full-time students at York College, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.

On-Time Graduation Rate  22 out of 100
0
100

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York College Undergraduate Student Diversity

430 Full-Time Undergraduates
36.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
44.9% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 457 undergraduates at York College with 430 being full-time and 27 being part-time.

How Much Does York College Cost?

$18,277 Net Price
92% Take Out Loans
$23,648 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of York College is $18,277. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for York College

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$15,031 $15,430 $20,117 $19,427 $20,796

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of York College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At York College, approximately 92% of students took out student loans averaging $5,912 a year. That adds up to $23,648 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at York College is 12.9%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

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How Much Money Do York College Graduates Make?

$33,777 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from York College make around $33,777 per year during the early years of their employment. This is about 20% less that the average pay for college graduates overall. However, graduates with your major may make more.

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Location of York College

Nebraska State
430 Full-Time Undergraduates
Town Campus Setting
York College is a private not-for-profit institution situated in York, Nebraska. York is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

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Contact details for York College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1125 E 8Th St, York, NE 68467-2699
Phone: 402-363-5600
Website: www.york.edu/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/YorkCollegeNeb
Twitter: http://twitter.com/yorkcollegeneb

York College Majors

20 Majors With Completions
77 Undergraduate Degrees
5 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 20 majors graduated from York College. Of these students, 77 received undergraduate degrees and 5 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Business Administration & Management 23 $26,695
General Biology 13 NA
General Psychology 11 NA
Criminal Justice & Corrections 5 NA
Teacher Education Grade Specific 5 NA
Liberal Arts General Studies 5 NA
Special Education 3 NA
Accounting 3 NA
Teacher Education Subject Specific 3 NA
Biblical Studies 2 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at York College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at York College

36% Take At Least One Class Online
31% Take All Classes Online

Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.

In 2020-2021, 231 students took at least one online class at York College. This is an increase from the 218 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 231 202
2019-2020 218 216
2018-2019 91 90
2017-2018 47 47
2016-2017 125 41

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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