<h3>History</h3>

York University (French: Universit&eacute; York), also known as YorkU or simply YU, is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada&#39;s fourth-largest university, and it has approximately 55,700 students, 7,000 faculty and staff, and over 325,000 alumni worldwide. It has eleven faculties, including the Faculty of Liberal Arts &amp; Professional Studies, Faculty of Science, Lassonde School of Engineering, Schulich School of Business, Osgoode Hall Law School, Glendon College, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Health, Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, Faculty of Graduate Studies, School of the Arts, Media, Performance and Design, and 28 research centres.

York University was established in 1959 as a non-denominational institution by the York University Act, which received royal assent in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario on 26 March of that year. Its first class was held in September 1960 in Falconer Hall on the University of Toronto campus with a total of 76 students. In the fall of 1961, York moved to its first campus, Glendon College, which was leased from U of T, and began to emphasize liberal arts and part-time adult education. In 1965, the university opened a second campus, the Keele Campus, in North York, within the neighbourhood community now called York University Heights.

Several of York&#39;s programs have gained notable recognition both nationally and internationally. York houses Canada&#39;s oldest film school, which has been ranked one of the best in Canada, with an acceptance rate comparable to that of USC School of Cinematic Arts and Tisch School of the Arts. York&#39;s Osgoode Hall Law School was ranked fourth best in Canada, behind U of T, McGill, and UBC. In The Economist&#39;s 2011 full-time MBA rankings, York&#39;s Schulich School of Business ranked ninth in the world, and first in Canada, and in CNN Expansion&#39;s ranking of MBA programs, Schulich ranked 18th in the world, placing first in Canada. York&#39;s School of Kinesiology and Health Science ranked fourth in Canada and 24th best in the world in 2018.

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On-Campus Accommodation

All three campuses of the university offer on-campus accommodation facilities to over 80% of the whole university&#39;s student population. there are several independent housing communities and residential villages, specially dedicated to quality residential facilities for university students. First-year and undergraduate students get guaranteed housing facilities at the university.&nbsp;

Off-campus Accommodation

&nbsp;If any student can&rsquo;t get the on-campus accommodation facility by the university by any chance, they can always opt for the off-campus accommodation. Students can rent any flat or different types of apartments like private apartment, shared apartment, studio apartment, etc. depending on their budget and interest. The average cost of an apartment ranges between CA$1,200-1,400 per month.

<h3>Notable Alumni</h3>

<ul>
	<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_MacLean_(astronaut)">Steven MacLean</a>&nbsp;- Canadian Astronaut, President of the Canadian Space Agency</li>
	<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_McAdams">Rachel McAdams</a>&nbsp;- Canadian Actress, Known for the drama film &quot;Perfect Pie&quot;</li>
	<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilly_Singh">Lilly Singh</a>&nbsp;- Canadian-Indian Comedian, Actress, Former Talk Show Host, Known as&nbsp;her youtube pseudonym &quot;Superwoman&quot;</li>
</ul>

To make your university years some of the greatest of your life, York offers an amazing selection of clubs, student services, and activities.

Student Clubs and Organizations

<ul>
	<li>Join one of York&#39;s hundreds of student organisations, clubs, councils, or groups to pursue your hobbies and find new interests, or establish your own!</li>
	<li>The 350+ student clubs and groups at York are mentored by the SCLD&#39;s Student Engagement team, which also helps students connect with important campus services and programmes.</li>
</ul>

Sports and Fitness

<ul>
	<li>Varsity athletics, sports clubs, intramurals, exercise classes, and student athletics groups are all available, regardless of your level of athletic ability.</li>
	<li>Take a group exercise class, swim in the 25-meter pool, or work up a sweat in one of the three gyms, five studios, or hard surface tennis courts in the 11,000 square foot fitness centre.</li>
</ul>

Popular Majors/Top Fields of Study

York University offers a wide variety of educational programs. It offers around 180 undergraduate, 90 postgraduate, and 40 doctoral programs through its 11 different departments/faculties. The university also offers several certification and associate degree programs via its several colleges. Some of the popular programs offered by the university are:

<ul>
	<li>MBA</li>
	<li>M.Sc in Computer Science</li>
	<li>Master of Finance</li>
	<li>M.A. in Economics</li>
	<li>Master in Human Resource Management</li>
	<li>Master of Design</li>
	<li>B.Eng Electrical Engineering</li>
	<li>B.Eng Computer Engineering</li>
	<li>B.Sc Biotechnology</li>
</ul>

<h3>Summary</h3>

York University is known as one of the reputed and renowned research-oriented universities in Canada. Being&nbsp;the fourth-largest university in Canada, YorkU gained a remarkable reputation and appreciation all over the world with quality in-depth teaching methodology and diverse curricula. The university&#39;s 11 faculties are also notably renowned in their respective fields for their quality teaching and academic facilities up to world&#39;s standards.&nbsp;

<h3>Available Scholarships</h3>

In order to financially support the students, York University offers several scholarship opportunities depending on different academic and financial criteria. The university also takes the scholarships for international students with great concern to make sure they study away from their homes without any hassle.&nbsp;Some of the popular scholarships offered by the university are:

<ul>
	<li>International Circle of Scholars Scholarship - 10,000 -&nbsp;12,000 USD</li>
	<li>Global Leader of Tomorrow Award for International Students - 12,000 -&nbsp;18,000 USD</li>
	<li>Glendon International Scholarship - 5,000 - 10,000 USD</li>
</ul>

York University has a vast infrastructure of over 460 acres in the city of Toronto, distributed among three campuses. the campuses are Keele Campus, Glendon Campus, and Markham Campus.

<ul>
	<li>The&nbsp;infrastructure comprises 9 colleges, university libraries, student unions &amp;&nbsp;organizations&#39; buildings, residential buildings, over 35 research-dedicated departments, 1500 full-time faculty, and over 55,000 students.</li>
	<li>The university also holds a museum of architecture, history, and arts.</li>
	<li>The university&#39;s Art Gallery holds 1500 permanent art collections, including&nbsp;Canadian, American, Inuit, and European mixed media, multimedia, installations, painting, photography, prints, drawings, sculpture, sketchbooks, film, and video.</li>
	<li>Also, the university&#39;s libraries have several branches.&nbsp;The Scott Library has materials in humanities, social sciences, fine arts, and environmental studies. The library for business-dedicated studies is the&nbsp;Peter F. Bronfman Business Library.</li>
</ul>

York University is located&nbsp;in the city of Toronto, in Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located in the North York district of Toronto.&nbsp;

Important Landmarks

<ul>
	<li>Royal Ontario Museum</li>
	<li>Toronto Islands</li>
	<li>Casa Lona</li>
	<li>CN Tower</li>
	<li>Ripley&rsquo;s Aquarium of Canada</li>
</ul>

Within four months of graduation, the majority of York University graduates are hired or accepted to higher education programmes.

<ul>
	<li>MBA graduates at the university make an average income of 137,000 CAD, making it the best-paying degree available.</li>
	<li>Financial services workers get the highest salaries among alumni and graduates, at 87,000 CAD per year.</li>
</ul>

<h3>Weather</h3>

Toronto city&rsquo;s weather can be classified as a humid continental climate, where summers can be comfortably warm but winters can be really cold, snowy and freezing. The average annual temperature of the city is recorded around 10-12&deg;C.

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