York University

Summary

York University is a university^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.32% of university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (895 views/month, #26 of 8,192).^[2]

Key Facts

• York University was a member of Association of Commonwealth Universities^[3].
• York University was a member of Association of Research Libraries^[4].
• York University was a member of Canadian Association of Research Libraries^[5].
• York University was a member of Universities Canada^[6].
• York University was a member of ORCID, Inc.^[7].
• York University was a member of Coalition for Networked Information^[8].
• York University's religion is recorded as Catholicism^[9].
• York University is located in Toronto^[10].
• York University is in the country of Canada^[11].
• York University's instance of is recorded as university^[12].
• York University's instance of is recorded as charitable organization^[13].
• York University's founder is recorded as Murray G. Ross^[14].
• York University's headquarters location is recorded as Toronto^[15].
• York University's child organization or unit is recorded as York University Libraries^[16].
• York University's child organization or unit is recorded as Osgoode Hall Law School^[17].
• York University's child organization or unit is recorded as Schulich School of Business^[18].
• York University's child organization or unit is recorded as Lassonde School of Engineering^[19].
• York University's child organization or unit is recorded as Glendon College^[20].
• York University's child organization or unit is recorded as Keele Campus of York University^[21].
• York University's child organization or unit is recorded as York University Markham Centre Campus^[22].
• York University's child organization or unit is recorded as Bethune College (York University)^[23].
• York University's child organization or unit is recorded as Stong College (York University)^[24].
• York University's child organization or unit is recorded as Founders College^[25].
• York University's child organization or unit is recorded as McLaughlin College (York University)^[26].
• York University's child organization or unit is recorded as New College (York University)^[27].

Body

Founding

York University's founder is recorded as Murray G. Ross^[14]. 1959 marks the founding of it^[28].

Operations

York University's headquarters location is recorded as Toronto^[15]. Subsidiaries include York University Libraries^[16], a library^[29], in Canada^[30]; Osgoode Hall Law School^[17], a law school^[31], in Canada^[32], founded in 1889^[33]; Schulich School of Business^[18], a business school^[34], in Canada^[35]; Lassonde School of Engineering^[19], a faculty^[36], in Canada^[37], founded in 2011^[38]; Glendon College^[20], an academic institution^[39], in Canada^[40], founded in 1959^[41]; and Keele Campus of it^[21], a campus^[42], in Canada^[43].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for York University include it^[44], a metro station^[45], in Canada^[46].

Why It Matters

York University ranks in the top 0.32% of university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (895 views/month, #26 of 8,192).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[47] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[48]

Entities named for it include it^[44], a metro station^[45], in Canada^[46].