York St John University descends from two Victorian Anglican teacher training colleges. Over the last 168 years, it has gone through various incarnations, and gained full university status in 2006. Its courses have diversified a bit, too, though you can, of course, still train to teach here. There are approximately 6,000 students and around half of them are over 21. There's also a male to female ratio of 30:70. The campus is located literally a stone's throw from York Minster, the stunning medieval cathedral where the graduation ceremonies take place. All other amenities of this charming and compact city centre are on your doorstep. Accommodation All first-years who want to can live in student accommodation. A range of catered and self-catered accommodation is on offer, ranging from £92 to £163 a week. More than 900 of our rooms are now en-suite. Facilities Multi-award-winning De Grey Court is York St John's signature building and houses a high-quality learning environment for health and life sciences, and postgraduate students, and is home to York St John business school. The sports centre, Nestle Rowntree Park, provides 14 acres of prime-quality sports fields. There is a pavilion, three football pitches, a rugby pitch and a bowling green, as well as three tennis courts. Other facilities include a dance studio, drama studio, music rooms (both practical and technical), TV and film production facilities, editing suites and dedicated art and design studios. There are a number of catering outlets on campus and the Students' Union has a bar, café, shop and offices on campus. Transport The university is just a few minutes' walk from the city centre, which is easily navigable on foot or bike. The train station is approximately 15 minutes' walk and is on the main east coast rail line - handy for London and Edinburgh, both approximately two hours away. Leeds and Manchester are also easy to get to.