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York University

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York University

York, NE · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Churches of Christ · Churches of Christ and Christian Churches

Real cost

Average price after aid $20,951 a year

Median debt at graduation: $21,500 (all students)

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York University is a private Christian liberal arts university in York, Nebraska, affiliated with the Churches of Christ. Chapel meets on campus on weekdays at 10:00 a.m., with a devotional each Wednesday evening. Every full-time lower-division student takes Bible classes each semester, and the Bible and Ministry major is offered.

Faith life at a glance

A week at York University

  1. MonToday

    • 10:00AMChapel
  2. TueToday

    • 10:00AMChapel
  3. WedToday

    • 10:00AMChapel
  4. ThuToday

    • 10:00AMChapel
  5. FriToday

    • 10:00AMChapel
  6. SatToday

    No set time

  7. SunToday

    No set time

No set time: Sat, Sun

Times as the college publishes them. Check before you plan a visit.

In the college’s own words

  • “Christ calls us to lives of service expressed by faith, both locally and globally”

    Source: york.edu
  • “The university has a strong Christian heritage and is affiliated with the Churches of Christ.”

    Source: york.edu

Questions students ask

Do I have to go to chapel?

Students must attend Chapel and may miss up to 10 sessions each semester.

Source: york.edu
What's a normal week?

Chapel meets Monday through Friday from 10 to 10:30 a.m., and students gather for worship on Wednesday nights.

Source: york.edu
Where do I find community?

Students can connect through The Well, evening devotionals and Bible studies across campus.

Source: york.edu
Can I serve or go on mission trips?

Students can join summer, winter and spring break missions, domestic or foreign.

Source: york.edu

Rankings

Where this college places on our top lists. Lists are worked out from official data and our faith research; places in the top quarter of each list are shown. See every list

In America

Academic Excellence

B-Academic Excellence: B- (grade B-): 0 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.
54 of 100
From federal data, on fixed published scales.

Each measure counts for the share shown.

  • Graduation rate 35% of scoreThis measure counts for 35% of the Academic Excellence score.52%
  • First-year retention 20% of scoreThis measure counts for 20% of the Academic Excellence score.69%
  • Entering students' test scores 15% of scoreThis measure counts for 15% of the Academic Excellence score.SAT 1,022 · ACT 19.5
  • Student-to-faculty ratio 15% of scoreThis measure counts for 15% of the Academic Excellence score.11 to 1
  • Instructional spending per student 15% of scoreThis measure counts for 15% of the Academic Excellence score.$5,315

Bars show points on each measure’s scale. How Academic Excellence is computed.

Source: College Scorecard (College Scorecard, most recent cohorts (data release 06/10/2026))

Faith scorecard

Each area’s grade and what we found. Tap an area to see the findings and their sources.

BWorship and chapel: Good (grade B): 70 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.

Worship and chapel

79 of 100 points · 7 of 7 found

  • Yes: Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Chapel services during the week3 or more a week (Chapel Monday through Friday during the fall and spring semesters.)
    Sources (1)
    1. 2026-27 Student Handbook | York Universityyork.edu/student-life-office/york-university-student-handbook26-27.pdf · verified Oct. 20, 2026
      “Chapel meets in the Campbell Center Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.”
      Chapel meets on weekdays at 10:00 a.m. in the Campbell Center.
  • Yes: Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Chapel attendance expected of studentsRequired, with a set number of services each term (Students must attend chapel and may miss only 10 per semester.)
    Sources (1)
    1. 2026-27 Student Handbook | York Universityyork.edu/student-life-office/york-university-student-handbook26-27.pdf · verified Oct. 20, 2026
      “You must attend Chapel. Failure to observe requirements concerning Spiritual Life credits may result in disciplinary action.”
      Chapel attendance is required.
      “Students are allowed up to 10 Chapel absences per semester.”
      Students may miss no more than 10 chapel services each semester.
  • Yes: Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Student worship nights or praise servicesEvery week (Devotional every Wednesday evening.)
    Sources (2)
    1. Spiritual Life | York Universityyork.edu/student-life/spiritual-life/index.php · verified Oct. 20, 2026
      “Campus ministries hosts devotionals every Wednesday evening.”
      A devotional is held each Wednesday evening.
    2. 2026-27 Student Handbook | York Universityyork.edu/student-life-office/york-university-student-handbook26-27.pdf · verified Oct. 20, 2026
      “Each Wednesday night, students are invited to gather for a time of worship and a shared spiritual message.”
      A worship and message gathering is held every Wednesday night.
  • Partly: Partly: the school meets some of this item and earns part of the points.
    Prayer opportunities (prayer rooms, prayer groups, days or weeks of prayer)Now and then (The Prayer Chapel is named.)
    Sources (1)
    1. 2026-2027 Academic Catalog | York Universityyork.edu/registrar/catalog/2026-2027-catalog.pdf · verified Oct. 20, 2026
      “The York University Prayer Chapel is one of the newest buildings on campus, but it is also the oldest.”
      The campus has a Prayer Chapel that seats 175.
  • Partly: Partly: the school meets some of this item and earns part of the points.
    Campus pastors or chaplains serving studentsPart-time (A named Campus Minister leads the ministry.)
    Sources (1)
    1. 2026-27 Student Handbook | York Universityyork.edu/student-life-office/york-university-student-handbook26-27.pdf · verified Oct. 20, 2026
      “Leon Lewis (Campus Minister) Our campus minister leads a team of student volunteers to encourage ministry on a student-to-student basis.”
      York Campus Ministries is led by a Campus Minister, Leon Lewis, with a team of student volunteers.
  • Yes: Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    A chapel or worship space on campusYes
    Sources (1)
    1. 2026-2027 Academic Catalog | York Universityyork.edu/registrar/catalog/2026-2027-catalog.pdf · verified Oct. 20, 2026
      “This multipurpose facility houses daily chapel, intramurals, and many campus events.”
      Daily chapel is held in the Campbell Center.
      “The York University Prayer Chapel is one of the newest buildings on campus, but it is also the oldest.”
      The campus has a Prayer Chapel that seats 175.
  • Partly: Partly: the school meets some of this item and earns part of the points.
    Published weekly schedule of chapel, worship and prayer5 or 6 times a week (5 weekly times documented: 5 chapel, 0 worship night, 0 prayer.)Computed from the verified chapel services, worship nights and prayer times listed on the college's page (each day a time is offered counts once).
ABible and theology: Strong (grade A): 85 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.

Bible and theology

100 of 100 points · 5 of 6 found

  • Yes: Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Bible or theology courses required of all bachelor's students3 or more courses (Six Bible classes for bachelor's students: BIB 121 and 132 (freshman), BIB 232 and 242 (sophomore), and two upper-division Bible courses (at least six semester hours). From the 2026-27 catalog.)
    Sources (1)
    1. 2026-2027 Academic Catalog | York Universityyork.edu/registrar/catalog/2026-2027-catalog.pdf · verified Oct. 20, 2026
      “Each full-time lower division student must remain enrolled in a Bible class each semester. Freshmen are required to take BIB 121 and 132, and sophomores to take BIB 232 and BIB 242.”
      Every full-time lower-division student takes Bible classes each semester, including BIB 121, 132, 232 and 242.
      “Students are required to take two upper division courses, for a minimum of six semester-hours, offered by the Bible Division”
      Students take two upper-division Bible courses.
      “This course is designed to help students understand the major tenets of the Christian faith and to see how these major beliefs are lived out in the world.”
      BIB 242 Christian Faith and Life is a required Bible course.
  • Yes: Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Required courses include study of the Old and New TestamentsRequired of all students (BIB 232 (Old Testament history) and BIB 121 and 132 (Gospels and early church) are required of all full-time lower-division students.)
    Sources (1)
    1. 2026-2027 Academic Catalog | York Universityyork.edu/registrar/catalog/2026-2027-catalog.pdf · verified Oct. 20, 2026
      “Each full-time lower division student must remain enrolled in a Bible class each semester. Freshmen are required to take BIB 121 and 132, and sophomores to take BIB 232 and BIB 242.”
      Every full-time lower-division student takes Bible classes each semester, including BIB 121, 132, 232 and 242.
      “A historical survey of the Old Testament period, with special emphasis on God’s redemptive purpose”
      BIB 232 Story of Israel is a survey of the Old Testament and is required.
      “A study of what the four Gospels, with an emphasis on the Gospel of Luke, reveal about the life and message of Jesus”
      BIB 121 Story of Jesus is a New Testament course and is required.
  • Not enough information: Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Christian worldview or faith-and-learning courses requiredNot enough information: not found in official sources.
  • Yes: Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Faith integrated across the curriculum (stated in academic or faculty policy)Yes (Stated in the 2026-27 catalog's purpose statements for liberal arts offerings.)
    Sources (1)
    1. 2026-2027 Academic Catalog | York Universityyork.edu/registrar/catalog/2026-2027-catalog.pdf · verified Oct. 20, 2026
      “The significance of liberal arts offerings at York University lies in their being consciously permeated with a Christian world-view.”
      The catalog says the liberal arts offerings are consciously permeated with a Christian worldview.
  • Yes: Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Bible, theology or ministry major offeredYes
    Sources (1)
    1. 2026-2027 Academic Catalog | York Universityyork.edu/registrar/catalog/2026-2027-catalog.pdf · verified Oct. 20, 2026
      “Bachelor of Arts in Bible and Ministry”
      A Bachelor of Arts in Bible and Ministry is offered.
  • Yes: Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    A published statement of faithYes (The catalog's published commitment to the Bible is recorded here.)
    Sources (1)
    1. 2026-2027 Academic Catalog | York Universityyork.edu/registrar/catalog/2026-2027-catalog.pdf · verified Oct. 20, 2026
      “York University is committed to the Bible as God’s inspired, infallible, complete will for humankind.”
      The catalog publishes the college's commitment to the Bible as its doctrinal basis.
BChristian community: Good (grade B): 70 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.

Christian community

73 of 100 points · 5 of 7 found

  • Partly: Partly: the school meets some of this item and earns part of the points.
    Spiritual life staff (pastors, ministers and professional staff)1 to 2 (One professional staff member (Campus Minister) is named. Student volunteers are not counted.)
    Sources (1)
    1. 2026-27 Student Handbook | York Universityyork.edu/student-life-office/york-university-student-handbook26-27.pdf · verified Oct. 20, 2026
      “Leon Lewis (Campus Minister) Our campus minister leads a team of student volunteers to encourage ministry on a student-to-student basis.”
      York Campus Ministries is led by a Campus Minister, Leon Lewis, with a team of student volunteers.
  • Not enough information: Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Retreats or spiritual emphasis weeks each yearNot enough information: not found in official sources.
  • Yes: Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Bible studies, small groups and Christian student organizationsMany (Bible studies across campus and a student ministry team are listed.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Spiritual Life | York Universityyork.edu/student-life/spiritual-life/index.php · verified Oct. 20, 2026
      “We will encourage you to connect with spiritual life on campus with The Well, evening devotionals, Bible courses, and frequent Bible studies all over campus.”
      Frequent Bible studies are held around campus.
  • Not enough information: Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Faculty affirm the college's statement of faithNot enough information: not found in official sources.
  • Partly: Partly: the school meets some of this item and earns part of the points.
    Faith life in residence halls (hall Bible studies, resident ministry leaders)In some halls (A student ministry team works in the residence halls.)
    Sources (1)
    1. 2026-27 Student Handbook | York Universityyork.edu/student-life-office/york-university-student-handbook26-27.pdf · verified Oct. 20, 2026
      “Our goals are to learn about ministry and to develop a deeper relationship with Christ as we work together to impact students in the dorms, in daily chapel, in classrooms, and on the playing field. For more information, email Campusministry@york.edu.”
      Campus ministry works to impact students in the dorms and elsewhere; the office email is Campusministry@york.edu.
  • Yes: Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Help finding a local church (church fairs, rides, partner churches)Yes (The handbook lists churches in the community for students to find a church.)
    Sources (1)
    1. 2026-27 Student Handbook | York Universityyork.edu/student-life-office/york-university-student-handbook26-27.pdf · verified Oct. 20, 2026
      “provide the information for students regarding churches in our community so you can find the church that best”
      The handbook lists churches in the community to help students find one.
  • Yes: Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Office or senior leader for spiritual life or Christian missionYes (York Campus Ministries office and Campus Minister.)
    Sources (1)
    1. 2026-27 Student Handbook | York Universityyork.edu/student-life-office/york-university-student-handbook26-27.pdf · verified Oct. 20, 2026
      “Leon Lewis (Campus Minister) Our campus minister leads a team of student volunteers to encourage ministry on a student-to-student basis.”
      York Campus Ministries is led by a Campus Minister, Leon Lewis, with a team of student volunteers.
CMissions and service: Mixed (grade C): 55 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.

Missions and service

66 of 100 points · 4 of 6 found

  • Not enough information: Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Service or outreach officeNot enough information: not found in official sources.
  • Not enough information: Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Service hours or service-learning in the curriculumNot enough information: not found in official sources.
  • Partly: Partly: the school meets some of this item and earns part of the points.
    Missions trips offered to studentsSome (Summer, winter and spring-break missions are listed.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Spiritual Life | York Universityyork.edu/student-life/spiritual-life/index.php · verified Oct. 20, 2026
      “participate in summer, winter, and spring break missions. You can travel to do foreign and domestic missions”
      Missions trips are offered in summer, winter and spring break, including foreign trips.
  • Partly: Partly: the school meets some of this item and earns part of the points.
    Partnerships with local churches and ministries for serviceSome (Service opportunities with partner churches and ministries are described.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Kite Center for Ministry | York Universityyork.edu/center-for-ministry/index.php · verified Oct. 20, 2026
      “Through shared resources, training, and service opportunities, our partners help equip leaders”
      The center works with churches and ministries through service opportunities.
  • Partly: Partly: the school meets some of this item and earns part of the points.
    Cross-cultural or global ministry programsSome (Foreign mission travel is listed.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Spiritual Life | York Universityyork.edu/student-life/spiritual-life/index.php · verified Oct. 20, 2026
      “participate in summer, winter, and spring break missions. You can travel to do foreign and domestic missions”
      Missions trips are offered in summer, winter and spring break, including foreign trips.
  • Yes: Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Service explicitly rooted in the Christian missionYes
    Sources (1)
    1. Mission Statement | York Universityyork.edu/about/mission-statement.php · verified Oct. 20, 2026
      “Christ calls us to lives of service expressed by faith, both locally and globally”
      Service is described as an expression of faith, locally and globally.

Strengths

  • Chapel meets Monday through Friday, and students may miss only 10 chapel services each semester.
    Sources (1)
    1. 2026-27 Student Handbook | York Universityyork.edu/student-life-office/york-university-student-handbook26-27.pdf · verified Oct. 20, 2026
      “Chapel meets in the Campbell Center Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.”
      Chapel meets on weekdays at 10:00 a.m. in the Campbell Center.
      “Students are allowed up to 10 Chapel absences per semester.”
      Students may miss no more than 10 chapel services each semester.
  • Every full-time lower-division student takes Bible classes that include the Gospels, early church history, Old Testament history and Christian Faith and Life.
    Sources (1)
    1. 2026-2027 Academic Catalog | York Universityyork.edu/registrar/catalog/2026-2027-catalog.pdf · verified Oct. 20, 2026
      “Each full-time lower division student must remain enrolled in a Bible class each semester. Freshmen are required to take BIB 121 and 132, and sophomores to take BIB 232 and BIB 242.”
      Every full-time lower-division student takes Bible classes each semester, including BIB 121, 132, 232 and 242.
      “A historical survey of the Old Testament period, with special emphasis on God’s redemptive purpose”
      BIB 232 Story of Israel is a survey of the Old Testament and is required.
      “A study of what the four Gospels, with an emphasis on the Gospel of Luke, reveal about the life and message of Jesus”
      BIB 121 Story of Jesus is a New Testament course and is required.
      “This course is designed to help students understand the major tenets of the Christian faith and to see how these major beliefs are lived out in the world.”
      BIB 242 Christian Faith and Life is a required Bible course.
  • The catalog describes the liberal arts offerings as consciously permeated with a Christian worldview.
    Sources (1)
    1. 2026-2027 Academic Catalog | York Universityyork.edu/registrar/catalog/2026-2027-catalog.pdf · verified Oct. 20, 2026
      “The significance of liberal arts offerings at York University lies in their being consciously permeated with a Christian world-view.”
      The catalog says the liberal arts offerings are consciously permeated with a Christian worldview.
  • A devotional is held every Wednesday, with a student ministry team and frequent Bible studies.
    Sources (2)
    1. 2026-27 Student Handbook | York Universityyork.edu/student-life-office/york-university-student-handbook26-27.pdf · verified Oct. 20, 2026
      “Each Wednesday night, students are invited to gather for a time of worship and a shared spiritual message.”
      A worship and message gathering is held every Wednesday night.
    2. Spiritual Life | York Universityyork.edu/student-life/spiritual-life/index.php · verified Oct. 20, 2026
      “We will encourage you to connect with spiritual life on campus with The Well, evening devotionals, Bible courses, and frequent Bible studies all over campus.”
      Frequent Bible studies are held around campus.

Concerns

  • The Prayer Chapel is described as a building.
    Sources (1)
    1. 2026-2027 Academic Catalog | York Universityyork.edu/registrar/catalog/2026-2027-catalog.pdf · verified Oct. 20, 2026
      “The York University Prayer Chapel is one of the newest buildings on campus, but it is also the oldest.”
      The campus has a Prayer Chapel that seats 175.
  • The campus minister is named without a full-time status.
    Sources (1)
    1. 2026-27 Student Handbook | York Universityyork.edu/student-life-office/york-university-student-handbook26-27.pdf · verified Oct. 20, 2026
      “Leon Lewis (Campus Minister) Our campus minister leads a team of student volunteers to encourage ministry on a student-to-student basis.”
      York Campus Ministries is led by a Campus Minister, Leon Lewis, with a team of student volunteers.
  • Applicants submit a personal faith statement.
    Sources (1)
    1. Employment Opportunities | York Universityyork.edu/about/employment.php · verified Oct. 20, 2026
      “Response to the York University mission statement Personal faith statement Statement of teaching philosophy”
      Faculty applicants submit a personal faith statement; no faculty affirmation requirement is named.

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Campus ministry home

York Campus Ministries

  • Address: 1125 E. 8th Street, York, Nebraska 68467-2699
  • Location: On campus
  • Facilities: chapel (Campbell Center), Prayer Chapel

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Campus ministry

Sources (2)
  1. Spiritual Life | York Universityyork.edu/student-life/spiritual-life/index.php · verified Oct. 20, 2026
    “Campus ministries hosts devotionals every Wednesday evening.”
    A devotional is held each Wednesday evening.
  2. 2026-27 Student Handbook | York Universityyork.edu/student-life-office/york-university-student-handbook26-27.pdf · verified Oct. 20, 2026
    “Leon Lewis (Campus Minister) Our campus minister leads a team of student volunteers to encourage ministry on a student-to-student basis.”
    York Campus Ministries is led by a Campus Minister, Leon Lewis, with a team of student volunteers.

Christian clubs and student life

5 groups and regular activities · 1 on campus, 1 off campus, 3 location not published

Service 1

  • Summer, winter and spring-break missionsOff campus
    Summer, winter and spring break
    Foreign and domestic mission trips, and outreach in York, Nebraska.

Worship and prayer 2

  • Chapel at The WellOn campus
    Monday through Friday, 10:00 to 10:30 a.m. (fall and spring)
    The daily campus gathering in the Campbell Center.
  • Weekly devotional
    Wednesday evenings
    A time of worship and a shared spiritual message each week.

Clubs and groups 2

  • York Campus Ministries student team
    Students who work together to encourage ministry in the dorms, chapel, classrooms and on the playing field.
  • Bible studies
    Frequent Bible studies held around campus.

Everything listed is published by the school, its campus ministry, or the church. Ask the campus minister what’s happening this semester.

Chapel, worship and prayer

Confirm with the campus ministry

Chapel 1

  • Monday–Friday10:00 AMCampbell Center · Chapel at The Well, fall and spring semesters (2026-27 handbook).

Times come only from official campus ministry, chaplaincy, or school pages, and can change with the season. Last verified Oct. 20, 2026.

Sources for these times (1)
  1. 2026-27 Student Handbook | York Universityyork.edu/student-life-office/york-university-student-handbook26-27.pdf · verified Oct. 20, 2026
    “Chapel meets in the Campbell Center Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.”
    Chapel meets on weekdays at 10:00 a.m. in the Campbell Center.

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What families pay, by income

Average yearly price after grants and scholarships, for students who receive federal aid.

Average net price by family income
Family incomePrice after aid
Up to $30,000$19,343
$30,001–$48,000$19,940
$48,001–$75,000$20,531
$75,001–$110,000$22,098
Over $110,000$22,789

Full cost of attendance before aid: $34,268 a year.

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Cost and value

Federal data, shown separately. Cost, debt, and earnings are never part of any grade.

Value and outcomes
Undergraduate students
Fall enrollment (IPEDS)
443
Men and women
College Scorecard, fall 2023
Men 53% · Women 47%
First-generation students
College Scorecard
33%
Total students585
Average net price (per year)
After grants and scholarships, for students receiving federal aid
$20,951
Cost of attendance (per year)$34,268
Median federal debt at graduation$21,500
Graduation rate
First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time
52%
Graduation rate for Pell grant recipients
College Scorecard, within 6 years
26%
Graduation rate for first-generation students
College Scorecard, within 6 years
28%
Borrowers paying down their loans within 3 years
College Scorecard, within 3 years
59%
First-year retention69%
Median earnings 10 years after entry$44,130
Admission rate52%
Application fee
IPEDS, 2023–24
No application fee
Typical rent
HUD fair market rent, FY2026
About $766 a month for a one-bedroom
Students receiving Pell grants40%
Admitted students’ middle range:SAT 880–1110ACT 16–23
Admission test scores (middle 50% of admitted students who submitted scores)
Average SAT1022
SAT reading & writing450–540
SAT math430–570
ACT composite16–23
Test policyConsidered but not required

Value index: 52 / 100 (how it’s computed)

Sources: College Scorecard · IPEDS College Navigator · Net price calculator
College Scorecard, most recent cohorts (data release 06/10/2026); IPEDS 2024-25 directory and institutional characteristics; fall 2023 enrollment.

Earnings by major

Median earnings of bachelor’s graduates a few years after finishing, by major (College Scorecard).

Median earnings by major
MajorMedian earnings
Business administration$50,936

Also offered (no earnings published yet): Accounting, Bible/Biblical Studies, Biology, Business/Corporate Communications, Chemistry, Communication studies, Criminal justice, English, History, Liberal arts, Mathematics, Music, Natural Sciences, Pastoral counseling, Psychology, Secondary education, Special education, Teacher education.

What students study most

Share of bachelor’s degrees by field, first majors in 2023–24 (IPEDS).

Most common bachelor’s fields
FieldShare of degrees
Business41%
Biology12%
Psychology11%
Education9%
Liberal arts and general studies9%

Campus facts

School colors
SettingTown
Part-time undergraduates7%
Undergraduates aged 25 and older9%
On-campus room and board (per year)$10,300
SportsNAIA · Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
Study abroadOffered
Students per faculty member11 to 1
Faculty who are full-time51%College Scorecard, fall 2023
Endowment per student$47,140IPEDS, 2023, per student
Nearest airport with airline serviceCentral Nebraska Regional Airport (GRI)About 39 miles away · about 1 hour 5 minutes by car
Nearest major airportEppley Airfield (OMA)About 93 miles away
Town population8,141Census, 2020–2024
Nearest city of 250,000 people or moreLincolnAbout 47 miles away · about 1 hour 5 minutes by car
Typical weather24°F in January · 77°F in JulyNOAA, 1991–2020, from York, NE

Federal data (IPEDS and College Scorecard), except school colors. None of this changes the faith grades.

Campus safety reports

On-campus crimes reported in 2024, per 1,000 students.

On-campus crimes per 1,000 students
CategoryThis campusU.S. rate
Rape0.000.07
Robbery0.000.01
Aggravated assault0.000.04
Burglary0.000.08
Motor vehicle theft0.000.15

Numbers reflect what each campus reported. They differ with campus size and how reporting is done, so compare with care. U.S. rate: total reported offenses divided by total students at every institution in the report.

Source: Official data: U.S. Department of Education

Christian churches nearby

Map of York University, its Christian center and nearby Christian churches0.25 miYork Campus Ministries: 0.1 miYork University (campus)N0.1 mi
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No Christian churches are mapped in OpenStreetMap within 3 miles. The map may be incomplete; check a local church directory.

Within 3 miles, as mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. The map may be incomplete. Confirm with the church.

Questions families ask

Is York University a Christian college?
Yes. York University is a Christian college. Its sponsor is Churches of Christ.
What is York University’s Compass Score?
73 out of 100 (grade B). It combines faith (75%) and academics (25%), each rated from official sources.
Where is chapel held at York University?
Chapel is listed at Campbell Center. Days and times are on this page; please confirm with the college’s spiritual life office before you go.

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