College Of Ripon And York St John

York St John University is a public university located on a large urban campus in York, England. It achieved university status in 2006. It is one of several higher education institutions which have religious foundations; others include Canterbury Christ Church University, Liverpool Hope University, St. Mary's University College, University of Chester, University of Chichester, University of Cumbria, University of Derby, University of Gloucestershire, University of Winchester, and Bishop Grosseteste University. As of, there were students, reading a wide variety of subjects, in nine Schools: Art and Design; Education; Health Sciences; Humanities, Religion and Philosophy; Languages and Linguistics; Performance and Media Production; Psychological and Social Sciences; Sport and York Business School. HistoryThe university descends from two Anglican teacher training colleges, which were founded in York in 1841 (for men) and 1846 (for women). In 1862, the women's college relocated to Ripon. Over the next century, the colleges gradually diversified their education programmes. The colleges, St John's College and Ripon College, merged in 1974 to form the "College of Ripon and York St John".

York St John University is a public university located on a large urban campus in York, England. It achieved university status in 2006. It is one of several higher education institutions which have religious foundations; others include Canterbury Christ Church University, Liverpool Hope University, St. Mary's University College, University of Chester, University of Chichester, University of Cumbria, University of Derby, University of Gloucestershire, University of Winchester, and Bishop Grosseteste University. As of, there were students, reading a wide variety of subjects, in nine Schools: Art and Design; Education; Health Sciences; Humanities, Religion and Philosophy; Languages and Linguistics; Performance and Media Production; Psychological and Social Sciences; Sport and York Business School. HistoryThe university descends from two Anglican teacher training colleges, which were founded in York in 1841 (for men) and 1846 (for women). In 1862, the women's college relocated to Ripon. Over the next century, the colleges gradually diversified their education programmes. The colleges, St John's College and Ripon College, merged in 1974 to form the "College of Ripon and York St John".