York University

University in Toronto, Canada. York University was founded on March 26, 1959, with a first class of 76 students in September 1960. As of the year 2000 there are approximately 40,000 registered students attending York University.

See http://www.yorku.ca/

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York University is also the generally used name for the University of York in York, England founded in 1963 with 200 students and just three buildings. Today its population totals over 9000 and it boasts 30 academic departments.