• Generally, undergraduate applications are assessed within six weeks of receipt of required documentation. It is important to note that York University admits students on a rolling basis. 
• Graduate applications are reviewed by the relevant academic program for an admission decision with the length of time varying per program. 
• Note: Your application decision will only be processed after all documents related to your application are received. We strongly encourage you to submit all documentation within two weeks of applying.

Congratulations on your offer of admission! Visit our Admitted webpages (Undergraduate & Graduate) for more information about your next steps. To accept your offer of admission, visit MyFile. 

Kindly note that it may take 4-5 business days for your MyFile account to be active. If, after this length of time, you are still unable to log in please e-mail study@yorku.ca. 

Applicants of York University must consent to the disclosure of their personal information related to their application to authorized third parties.

This means that any third party contact (such as a guardian or guidance counsellor) who wishes to inquire on an applicant's behalf must compete and submit a Third Party Access Permission form with you, the applicant.

This status means that your application is under review for a final admission decision. The decision is based on various factors that include different components of your application. Note that application decisions will not be posted until the application deadline has passed.

Being waitlisted for admission means that while you have met all admission requirements, your chosen competitive program of interest has reached capacity at this time. We continue to monitor the waitlist and will grant offers as space becomes available.

Please continue to check MyFile for any update to the status of your application(s). 

Depending on when you applied, you may see a blank status if your application is pending assessment. Please ensure your application is complete to avoid assessment delays and continue checking the status of your application on your Myfile account.

You will need to reduce or compress the size of your PDF file. Thankfully Adobe and free online software applications reduce the size PDFs for you. Visit Adobe or search “Reduce PDF size” on Google or other search engine to see how.

Yes, we will send you an email should additional documentation be required. 
Additional document requirements will also be reflected on your MyFile account, which you should check frequently for updates. 

Uploading English proficiency results is not permitted. You must request your test centre to send us your IELTS or TOEFL results electronically (York U institution number is 0894) and allow up to three weeks processing time.

If your documents are in English, please disregard this requirement. Although it may still say “Required” in your MyFile, this will not slow down the application review process. It will be marked as “Received” once your application is reviewed.

If your institution does not provide electronic course descriptions, you can mail them to Student Recruitment & Admissions. Please make sure that your student number and name are mentioned on the documents.