York University – 101Vital Statistics

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York University – Facts in Brief

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 Students

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York Students are Primarily from the GTA

83%

7%4% 6%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

GTA Rest of Ontario Rest of Canada Rest of the World

Source: OUAC

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Where Do York Students Live in the GTA

Source: OIRA

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Where do Students from the GTA go to University?

1.45% 1.91%

8.62%

24.36%

20.09%

43.56%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

50%

OCAD OIT Ryerson Toronto York Other

Source: 2005 OUAC Admission Statistics

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Implication of Accessibility: Higher Proportion of Students Commute to Campus

First Year Students

Senior Students

17%

45%

5%

10%

78%

45%

0% 100%

York

Ontario

Campus housing Walking distance Driving distance

5%

6%

6%

38%

88%

56%

0% 100%

York

Ontario

Campus housing Walking distance Driving distance

Source: 2006 NSSE

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York Students Rely on Public Transit

16%

41%

24%

18%

57%

32%

3%

9%

0% 100%

York

Ontario

Live in residence Automobile Public transit Walk/bicycle

First Year Students

Senior Students

5%

4%

46%

37%

6%

31%

43%

28%

0% 100%

York

Ontario

Live in residence Automobile Public transit Walk/bicycle

Source: 2006 NSSE

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Almost 50% of York students Commute for More than 40 minutes

First Year Students

Senior Students

25%

61%

28%

18%

27%

13%

20%

9%

0% 100%

York

Ontario

<=20 minutes 21-40 minutes 41-60 minutes > 60 minutes

19%

56%

34%

26%

27%

11%

20%

7%

0% 100%

York

Ontario

<=20 minutes 21-40 minutes 41-60 minutes > 60 minutes

Source: 2006 NSSE

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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

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York has a High Proportion of Female Students

First Year Students

Senior Students

40%

45%

60%

55%

0% 100%

York

Ontario

Male Female

37%

41%

63%

59%

0% 100%

York

Ontario

Male Female

Source: 2006 NSSE

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York has a High Proportion of Older Students

65%

80%

35%

20%

0% 100%

York

Ontario

<20 20-23 >23

70%

79%

19%

14%

11%

7%

0% 100%

York

Ontario

<20 20-23 >23

First Year Students

Senior Students

Source: 2006 NSSE

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York a High Proportion of Students who are Visible Minority Students

40%

33%

60%

67%

0% 100%

York

Ontario

Yes No

43%

29%

57%

71%

0% 100%

York

Ontario

Yes No

First Year Students

Senior Students

Source: 2006 NSSE

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York Provides Accessible Education to First Generation University Students

With Postsecondary Education

71%

65%

70%

64%

60% 65% 70% 75%

Ontario

York

Ontario

YorkF

ath

ers

Moth

ers

With Postsecondary Education

71%

66%

68%

61%

60% 65% 70% 75%

Ontario

York

Ontario

York

Fath

ers

Moth

ers

First Year Students

Senior Students

Source: 2006 NSSE

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York Provides Accessible Education to First Generation University Students

46.5%

50.9%

25.4%

22.3%

28.0%

26.8%

0% 100%

First Year

Senior Year

Neither Parent One Parent Both Parents

Source: 2006 NSSE

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Implication of Accessibility: Higher Proportion of Part-time Students

First Year Students

Senior Students

11%

7%

89%

93%

0% 100%

York

Ontario

Less than full-time Full-time

24%

14%

76%

86%

0% 100%

York

Ontario

Less than full-time Full-time

Source: 2006 NSSE

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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.

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York University has Lowest Family Income (Estimated) in Toronto

$55,881

$58,895

$56,733

$64,266

$74,093

$50,000

$55,000

$60,000

$65,000

$70,000

$75,000

$80,000

York Toronto Ryerson McMaster Rest of ON

Source: OIRA 2006

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More York Students Spend Time Working For Pay

First Year Students

Senior Students

60%

8%

34%

8%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

Work for pay off campus

Work for pay on campus

York Ontario

72%

14%

46%

22%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%

Work for pay off campus

Work for pay on campus

York Ontario

Source: 2006 NSSE

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York Students Have Relatively Less Debt

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

Government Loans

Informal Loans

Formal Loans

Debt from other sources

Some Debt

Canada York

Source: 2006 Canadian Undergraduate Survey Consortium

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York Students Spend Less Time on Campus outside of Class

First Year Students

Senior Students

40%

39%

27%

26%

20%

18%

13%

17%

0% 100%

York

Ontario

5 hours or less 6-10 hours 11-20 hours More than 20 hours

46%

39%

24%

25%

18%

20%

12%

16%

0% 100%

York

Ontario

5 hours or less 6-10 hours 11-20 hours More than 20 hours

Source: 2006 NSSE

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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.

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York Students are more likely to be in the Social Sciences and Humanities

First Year Students

Senior Students

53%

38%

10%

26%

19%

19%

16%

16%

0% 100%

York

Ontario

Arts & Social Science Science Business & Professional Other

51%

42%

9%

25%

23%

16%

17%

17%

0% 100%

York

Ontario

Arts & Social Science Science Business & Professional Other

Source: 2006 NSSE

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York’s Relative Size: Undergraduate and Graduate HeadcountsNatural and Physical Science Related Programs

0.3%

0.9%

1.2%

1.3%

1.3%

1.3%

1.8%

3.6%

5.7%

6.0%

6.0%

6.4%

6.9%

7.1%

7.6%

9.8%

15.5%

17.4%

0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000 14000 16000

Nipissing

WLU

Trent

Laurentian

UOIT

Brock

Lakehead

Windsor

UWO

York

Ryerson

Carleton

McMaster

Ottawa

Queen's

Guelph

Waterloo

Toronto

Number of Students

Source: MTCU enrolment data 2005/06

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York’s Relative Size: Undergraduate and Graduate HeadcountsSocial Science Related Programs

0.8%

1.1%

1.4%

2.0%

2.3%

18.6%

12.1%

12.0%

7.3%

6.2%

6.2%

5.0%

4.8%

4.7%

4.2%

4.0%

3.9%

3.4%

0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 30000

UOIT

Nipissing

Lakehead

Trent

Laurentian

Waterloo

Queen's

Brock

McMaster

WLU

Windsor

Guelph

Ottawa

UWO

Carleton

Ryerson

Toronto

York

Number of Students

Source: MTCU enrolment data 2005/06

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York’s Relative Size: Undergraduate and Graduate HeadcountsFine Arts Programs

0.4%

0.8%

1.1%

1.1%

20.1%

18.0%

16.7%

10.3%

5.3%

5.0%

4.0%

3.7%

3.5%

2.7%

2.0%

2.0%

2.0%

1.3%

0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000

Nipissing

Lakehead

Laurentian

Trent

Waterloo

WLU

Carleton

McMaster

Brock

Guelph

Ottawa

Queen's

UWO

Windsor

Toronto

Ryerson

York

OCA

Number of Students

Source: MTCU enrolment data 2005/06

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York’s Relative Size: Undergraduate and Graduate HeadcountsHumanities Programs

0.3%

1.6%

1.7%

1.9%

2.6%

2.8%

2.8%

3.5%

3.9%

4.7%

4.8%

4.9%

5.3%

7.5%

7.6%

8.3%

13.4%

22.5%

0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000 14000

Dominican

Nipissing

Laurentian

Lakehead

Ryerson

Trent

Waterloo

Windsor

Guelph

WLU

Brock

McMaster

Queen's

Ottawa

Carleton

UWO

York

Toronto

Number of Students

Source: MTCU enrolment data 2005/06

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York’s Relative Size: Undergraduate and Graduate HeadcountsEducation Programs

0.4%

1.2%

2.4%

2.4%

2.5%

2.7%

3.2%

3.8%

3.8%

4.5%

8.0%

9.1%

9.6%

10.6%

10.9%

12.7%

12.0%

0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500 5000

UOIT

Trent

McMaster

Ryerson

Guelph

WLU

Laurentian

Lakehead

Waterloo

Windsor

Ottawa

Queen's

Nipissing

UWO

York

Toronto

Brock

Number of Students

Source: MTCU enrolment data 2005/06

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York Has Lower Operating Grant Funding per Student

Source: CAUBO Financial Data and COU Enrolment Data

5,769

6,472

8,921

9,781

8,379

7,855

$4,000

$5,000

$6,000

$7,000

$8,000

$9,000

$10,000

$11,000

$12,000

York Average Ontario Uof Calgary UBC SFU Concordia

Faculty

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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

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York University has High Proportion of Part-time Faculty

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

Full Time Faculty

Part Time Faculty

Source: OIRA

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Student Faculty Ratios at York

2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07

Undergraduate (including TAs) 16.7 17 17 16.9 16.5Undergraduate (excluding TAs) 19.4 20 19.9 19.7 19.2

Undergraduate 28.2 30.6 30.5 30.6 29.7Graduate 2.9 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.7Total Students 31.1 33.4 33.3 33.2 32.4

Undergraduate 30.3 32.9 32.7 33.7 32.7Graduate 3.1 3.1 2.9 2.9 3.0Total Students 33.1 36 35.7 36.6 35.7Source: Office of Institutional Research and Analysis

Including both Full Time and Part Time Faculty

Including Full Time Faculty only

Including Tenured and Tenure Stream Faculty Only

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York Faculty: By Discipline

40%

11%6%11%

13%

3%

4% 8%

3%

1%

Humanities/Soc Sci

Business

Science-Pure/Natural

Science-Eng/Applied

Health Related

Education

Law

Fine Arts

Env Studies

Multi Disc

Source: OIRA

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Currently York Faculty Are Primarily In the Social Science and Humanities

SSHRC78%

NSERC17%

CIHR5%

Source: Tri-Councils

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

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

$250

$300

$350

$400

$450

$500

$550

$600

$650

$700

$750

Space

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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

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York has Less Overall Space than Other Ontario Universities

6.4

9.7

6.0

8.6

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

2001/02 York 2001/02 System 2004/05 York 2004/05 System

NA

SM

pe

r S

tud

en

t F

TE

Source: COU 2004 Space Report

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York has Less Student Space than Other Ontario Universities

0.8

0.4

1.7

0.7

0.3

1.11.0

0.4

2.4

1.3

0.7

1.3

0.9

0.3

1.7

0.2

0.7

0.3

0.91.0

0.4

2.2

0.3

1.1

0.6

1.2

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

Classrooms Class Labs Grad Student Office Study & StudentComputer Rooms

Study & Library Recreation Student & CentralServices

2001/02 York 2001/02 System 2004/05 York 2004/05 System

Source: COU 2004 Space Report

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York has less Research Space than Other Ontario Universities

4.8

12.3

5.4

12.2

0.0

2.0

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

2001/02 York 2001/02 System 2004/05 York 2004/05 System Prelim

Source: COU 2004 Space Report

Growth

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York University Growth Over The Past Decade

Source: OIRA

-

10,000

20,000

30,000

40,000

50,000

60,000

1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08

Undergraduate Graduate

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Undergraduate Growth

Source: MTCU

70%

124% 83%

64% 55% 38%

54%

51%

73%

-

10,000

20,000

30,000

40,000

50,000

60,000

Toronto York Ryerson Waterloo McMaster Guelph Brock Laurier Trent

FT

En

rolm

en

ts

1995

2006

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Participation Rates

15%

17%

19%

21%

23%

25%

27%

29%

31%

1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07

Par

tici

pat

ion

Rat

es

Source: MTCU, Statistics Canada

7% increase over the past decade

Double Cohort Year

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GTA Growth

Source: Ontario Ministry of Finance

0.800

0.850

0.900

0.950

1.000

1.050

1.100

1.150

1.200

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

outside of GTA GTA ONTARIO

Ontario Average+1%

Outside GTA- 11%

Due to low birth rates

GTA Growth+ 15%

Fueled by Immigration

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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

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York draws heavily from York Region

Participation rates across Peel, York, Durham and Toronto: A large proportion of York Region students attend York University.

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