📸 At a Glance
🌍 York, North Yorkshire, England
🎓 Russell Group ❌
⚖️ Race Equality Charter ✅ Bronze award
💰 Scholarships Available ✅
🏅Ranking: 78 (Complete University Guide 2026)
🔎 Overview
York St John University is a public university located in the centre of York. Originally founded as a teacher training college, it now offers a broad range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses in areas including arts, business, education, health, psychology, sport and media. The university is known for its smaller campus environment, student support focus and strong links to the local community and creative industries.
📊 Ethnicity Breakdown
- Black: 2%
- Mixed race: 3%
- White: 91%
- Asian: 3%
- Other: 0.5%
- Not known: 1%
💷 Scholarships & Funding
- Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Scholarship – York St John University offers an £800 annual cash scholarship for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic students with a household income below £42,000. The award is made each year of your studies, paid after you have fully registered at the university. Household income is calculated as family income before tax, after pension contributions and allowances for dependent children.
🔔 No Africa-specific scholarships currently identified for 2026/27 entry. African students may also wish to explore the university’s general international scholarships.
👨🏾🎓👩🏿🎓 Student Life & Support
- African Caribbean Society (ACS)
*The university also points students to its full clubs and societies directory under cultural/national societies, which may include additional or more up-to-date groups not listed here.
📣 Things Uni To Know
Specialist Support for Black, Asian and Ethnic minority students – York St John University has a dedicated adviser who provides one-to-one support for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic students. This includes help with reporting and following up on incidents of racism, whether or not you want to make a formal complaint. BAME students may also be eligible for the YSJ Scholarship scheme.
