York term dates 2026/27 and 2027/28

Compiled from University of York's published calendar · last checked 12 September 2026

These are University of York's published term dates for 2026/27 and 2027/28: when each term starts and finishes, with the vacations between them. We take the dates from the university's own calendar (linked below) and recheck them each academic year. Reading weeks, exam periods and welcome week arrangements sit in the notes under each year where the university publishes them.

York term dates 2026/27

PeriodStartsEndsLength
Semester 1 2026 termMonday, 21 September 2026Sunday, 31 January 202719 weeks
Vacation vacationMonday, 1 February 2027Sunday, 31 January 2027
Semester 2 2027 termMonday, 1 February 2027Sunday, 6 June 202718 weeks
University notes for 2026/27:
  • Semester 1 dates apply to all students.
  • Semester 2 runs to 6 June 2027 for undergraduates and to 17 September 2027 for postgraduates.
  • The winter vacation runs 19 December 2026 to 3 January 2027, and the Easter vacation 20 March to 4 April 2027.

York term dates 2027/28

PeriodStartsEndsLength
Semester 1 2027 termMonday, 20 September 2027Sunday, 30 January 202819 weeks
Vacation vacationMonday, 31 January 2028Sunday, 30 January 2028
Semester 2 2028 termMonday, 31 January 2028Friday, 9 June 202819 weeks
University notes for 2027/28:
  • Semester 1 dates apply to all students.
  • Semester 2 runs to 9 June 2028 for undergraduates and to 15 September 2028 for postgraduates.
  • The winter vacation runs 18 December 2027 to 2 January 2028, and the Easter vacation 7 April to 23 April 2028.
Source: these dates come from University of York's official term dates page, last checked by us on 12 September 2026. The university's page is the authority if anything changes mid-year. Read how we compile dates.

Common questions

When does York term start?

The next term at University of York is Semester 1 2026, starting Monday, 21 September 2026.

Do these dates apply to every course?

They're the university's published dates for standard undergraduate teaching. Postgraduate, medicine, law conversion and some professional courses often run longer or start earlier, and welcome week sits before the first term for new students. Your course handbook is the authority for anything that costs money to get wrong.

Where do these dates come from?

From University of York's own published term dates page, linked below, checked on 12 September 2026. Nothing is estimated.

Family in York? School term dates work differently from university terms: see York school term dates for the local authority's calendar.

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