York St John University

York St John University

Coat of arms
Motto	Latin: Ut Vitam Habeant et Abundantius
Motto in English	They may have life and have it more abundantly
Type	Public
Established	1841 - The Diocesan College in York 1974 - College of Ripon and York St John 2006 - university status
Chancellor	Reeta Chakrabarti
Vice-Chancellor	Professor Karen Bryan
Administrative staff	618[1]
Students	8,300 (2022)
Undergraduates	5,200 (2022)
Postgraduates	2,600 (taught) 200 (research)
Location	York, England London, England
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	ACU Cathedrals Group Universities UK
Website	www.yorksj.ac.uk

York St John University (originally established as York Diocesan College), often abbreviated to YSJ, is a public university located on a large urban campus in York, England. Established in 1841, it achieved university status in 2006 and in 2015 was given research degree awarding powers for PhD and other doctoral programmes.^[2]

It is one of several higher education institutions which have religious foundations and is part of the Cathedrals Group of Universities.^[3]

In 2022, there were 8,350 students, reading a wide variety of subjects, across five schools: School of the Arts; School of Education, Language and Psychology; School of Humanities; School of Science, Technology and Health; and York Business School.^[4]