York College of Pennsylvania (York College or YCP) is a private, coeducational, 4-year college located in southcentral Pennsylvania. The school offers more than 50 baccalaureate majors in professional programs, the sciences, and humanities to its 4,600 undergraduate students. The college also offers master's programs in business, education, and nursing, along with a doctoral program in nursing. The college is ranked by U.S. News & World Report as 13th in the Baccalaureate Colleges of the North category for 2010 and is named a Best Northeastern College by The Princeton Review. The college has is also included in Barron's Best Buys in College Education and is ranked by Parents and Colleges as 8th on its list of Top 10 Best Value Private Colleges and Universities. The basis of today's, York College of Pennsylvania was started in 1776 by Rev. John Andrews, D.D. and established and incorportated in 1787 as the York County Academy. In 1929, the Academy merged with the York Collegiate Institute, allowing further growth of both schools. But up until 1941, a true college curriculum had yet to be established.