York University – 101 Vital Statistics

1. York University – 101Vital Statistics

2. 51,819 Students 46,077 Undergraduates 38,559 full-time 7,518 part-time 5,742 Graduates 3,720 full-time 2,022 part-time 11 Faculties 10,535 Degrees Granted (2006) 1,567 Full-time Faculty 3,299 Contract Faculty 417,782 Built Space (net assignable square metres) 394,022 nasm Keele 23,760 nasm Glendon York University – Facts in Brief

3. York University Students

4. York Students are Primarily from the GTA Source: OUAC

5. Where Do York Students Live in the GTA Source: OIRA

6. Where do Students from the GTA go to University? Source: 2005 OUAC Admission Statistics

7. Implication of Accessibility: Higher Proportion of Students Commute to Campus First Year Students Senior Students Source: 2006 NSSE

8. York Students Rely on Public Transit First Year Students Senior Students Source: 2006 NSSE

9. Almost 50% of York students Commute for More than 40 minutes First Year Students Senior Students Source: 2006 NSSE

10. York University is Diverse • York University is provides accessible education and as a result is highly diverse. • Our student body is dramatically different from other Ontario universities in many ways. • York has a relatively high proportion of • female students; • older students; and • students from historically disadvantaged groups including – visible minorities, and first generation students • York students are also more likely to be studying part-time

11. York has a High Proportion of Female Students First Year Students Senior Students Source: 2006 NSSE

12. York has a High Proportion of Older Students First Year Students Senior Students Source: 2006 NSSE

13. York a High Proportion of Students who are Visible Minority Students First Year Students Senior Students Source: 2006 NSSE

14. York Provides Accessible Education to First Generation University Students First Year Students Senior Students Source: 2006 NSSE

15. York Provides Accessible Education to First Generation University Students Source: 2006 NSSE

16. Implication of Accessibility: Higher Proportion of Part-time Students First Year Students Senior Students Source: 2006 NSSE

17. York Students Work While Studying • The estimated family incomes of York students are among the lowest in the province. • A large majority of our students spend a great deal of time working for pay. • At the same time, they are risk averse with a lower proportion applying for OSAP and graduating with debt.

18. York University has Lowest Family Income (Estimated) in Toronto Source: OIRA 2006

19. More York Students Spend Time Working For Pay First Year Students Senior Students Source: 2006 NSSE

20. York Students Have Relatively Less Debt Source: 2006 Canadian Undergraduate Survey Consortium

21. York Students Spend Less Time on Campus outside of Class First Year Students Senior Students Source: 2006 NSSE

22. York has a Strong Concentration of Students in the Social Science and Humanities • A higher proportion of our students are in the social sciences and humanities. • An implication of this a relatively low average funding weight which has lead to low levels of grant funding per student.

23. York Students are more likely to be in the Social Sciences and Humanities First Year Students Senior Students Source: 2006 NSSE

24. York’s Relative Size: Undergraduate and Graduate HeadcountsNatural and Physical Science Related Programs Source: MTCU enrolment data 2005/06

25. York’s Relative Size: Undergraduate and Graduate HeadcountsSocial Science Related Programs Source: MTCU enrolment data 2005/06

26. York’s Relative Size: Undergraduate and Graduate HeadcountsFine Arts Programs Source: MTCU enrolment data 2005/06

27. York’s Relative Size: Undergraduate and Graduate HeadcountsHumanities Programs Source: MTCU enrolment data 2005/06

28. York’s Relative Size: Undergraduate and Graduate HeadcountsEducation Programs Source: MTCU enrolment data 2005/06

29. York Has Lower Operating Grant Funding per Student Source: CAUBO Financial Data and COU Enrolment Data

30. Faculty

31. York Faculty • As with our students, York faculty are concentrated in the Social Sciences and Humanities. • York has a high proportion of part-time faculty

32. York University has High Proportion of Part-time Faculty Source: OIRA

33. Student Faculty Ratios at York

34. York Faculty: By Discipline Source: OIRA

35. Currently York Faculty Are Primarily In the Social Science and Humanities Source: Tri-Councils

36. Implication: York has A Relatively Low Level of Income from Sponsored Research

37. Space

38. York has a Space Deficit • COU space standards data shows that York has relatively less space than the sector average in several key areas including: • total space per student • student space per student • research space per student

39. York has Less Overall Space than Other Ontario Universities Source: COU 2004 Space Report

40. York has Less Student Space than Other Ontario Universities Source: COU 2004 Space Report

41. York has less Research Space than Other Ontario Universities Source: COU 2004 Space Report

42. Growth

43. York University Growth Over The Past Decade Source: OIRA

44. Undergraduate Growth Source: MTCU

45. Participation Rates 7% increase over the past decade Double Cohort Year Source: MTCU, Statistics Canada

46. GTA Growth GTA Growth + 15% Fueled by Immigration Ontario Average +1% • Outside GTA • 11% • Due to low birth rates Source: Ontario Ministry of Finance

47. Projected Growth Durham – 5% growth or 2,000 to 2,600 enrolments York Region – 33% growth or 7,000 to 20,000 enrolments Peel Region – 26% growth or 7,000 to 20,000 enrolments Toronto 4% growth or 2,000 to 6,000 enrolments

48. York draws heavily from York Region • Participation rates across Peel, York, Durham and Toronto: A large proportion of York Region students attend York University. York University Ryerson University University of Toronto