The University of York , founded in 1963, figure regularly among the first five universities of the the United Kingdom. Its campus is in an green area not far from the village of Heslington, close to the city Historique and medieval of York. In 2001, the Daily Telegraph gives him the second place in its university classification, and it was named " the university of the année" in 2003 by the Sunday Times. The university has more than 30 departments and covers many matters, in arts, social sciences, natural science, physical and technological. Following the example universities of Oxford and Cambridge, the University of York functions on the basis of collegial structure, and includes/understands eight colleges.

Colleges of the University of York

• Alcuin, named after Alcuin de Northumbrie, monk scholar who became adviser of the Emperor Charlemagne and protagonist of the palatine Académie

• Derwent, named after the river Derwent, affluent of the Ouse in the Yorkshire
• Langwith
• Vanbrugh, named after the architect John Vanbrugh
• Goodricke, named after the astronomer John Goodricke
• Wentworth, named after Thomas Wentworth
• James, named after Lord James off Rusholme (first president of the University)
• Halifax, named after Lord Halifax

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