2. York University is a TEF gold medal university, ranking 14 in the official ranking of British universities in REF20 14. Among the three major rankings in China, York University has been in the forefront for a long time: 202 1 Guardian University Ranking 16, 202 1TIMES University Ranking 20, 202 1 Complete University Guide Ranking 22.
3. In the ranking of world universities, York University ranks 15 1 in 2022QS World University and 133 in Times Higher Education World University, among which the top 40 in the world are arts and humanities, the top 100 in the world are social sciences, and the top/kloc in the world. In 2020, psychology will rank 5 1-75 in the world and 5-6 in Britain. In the QS World University Professional Ranking in 20 19, the major of social policy and administrative management ranked 9th in the world, and in 2020 it ranked as 10. Archaeology ranks 18 in the world, English degree ranks 22nd in the world, and development research, linguistics, psychology and sociology ranks 100 in the world.
4. Among the alumni of York University, 15 members of the British Parliament were born. Portuguese President Cavaco Silva, British Museum of Natural History curator michael dixon, British Labor Party and opposition leader Harriet Harman, British Chinese writer Zhang Rong, and HTML2 developer Chilsley are all alumni of York University.