Youngstown State University Overview

Located in Youngstown, Ohio, Youngstown State University is a public institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

What Is Youngstown State University Known For?

• Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Youngstown State University.
• For the 2019-2020 academic year, 100% of the faculty were full-time.

Youngstown State University Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Youngstown State University.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Best Biochemistry & Biophysics Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#3	Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#4	Best Value Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#7	Best Electronics Engineering Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#11	Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#13	Best Value Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#13	Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#13	Best Value Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#18	Best Value English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#51	Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Youngstown State University has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#2	Best Other Electrical & Electronic Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools	College Factual
#6	Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools	College Factual
#21	Best Electronics Engineering Technology Schools	College Factual
#21	Best Value Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences	College Factual
#25	Best Value Colleges for English Language & Literature	College Factual
#32	Best Value Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service	College Factual

Where Is Youngstown State University?

Contact details for Youngstown State University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	One University Plaza, Youngstown, OH 44555-0001
Phone:	877-468-6978
Website:	www.ysu.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/youngstownstate
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/youngstownstate

How Do I Get Into Youngstown State University?

You can apply to Youngstown State University online at: https://ysu.edu/admissions/apply-to-ysu

Admission Requirements for Youngstown State University

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	considered but not required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Youngstown State University?

The acceptance rate at Youngstown State University is 70%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 68%, and the acceptance rate for women is 71%.

Average Test Scores

About 22% of students accepted to Youngstown State University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 480 and 600. Math scores were between 480 and 590.

Youngstown State University received ACT scores from 83% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 16 and 24. Math scores were between 17 and 25. Composite scores were between 18 and 24.

Can I Afford Youngstown State University?

The overall average net price of Youngstown State University is $18,476. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Youngstown State University, approximately 54% of students took out student loans averaging $6,040 a year. That adds up to $24,160 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Youngstown State University is 7.5%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Youngstown State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 10,401 undergraduate students at Youngstown State University, with 8,175 being full-time and 2,226 being part-time.

There are also 1,434 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 8,175 full-time undergraduates at Youngstown State University, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Youngstown State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	112
Black or African American	652
Hispanic or Latino	365
White	6,173
International Students	261
Other Races/Ethnicities	612

Geographic Diversity

Ohio students aren't the only ones who study at Youngstown State University. At this time, 25 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 64 countries are represented at Youngstown State University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, India, and Kuwait.

Online Learning at Youngstown State University

In 2019-2020, 6,934 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Youngstown State University has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 66th most popular in Ohio for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Youngstown State University

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Youngstown State University was $9,656 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $10,016. The following table shows how Youngstown State University is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Economics	#7	#1
Allied Health Professions	#7	#1
Other Health Professions	#13	#1
Electrical Engineering	#16	#1
General Engineering	#16	#1
Public Health	#19	#1
Health & Medical Administrative Services	#37	#1
Social Sciences	#58	#4
Engineering	#64	#4

Online Growth Rankings of Youngstown State University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Youngstown State University was 17.6%. This is the #1,134 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Youngstown State University regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Youngstown State University majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Education	15%
Educational Administration	46%
Engineering	16%
General Engineering	86%
Health Professions	5%
Nursing	3%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Youngstown State University ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Youngstown State University.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
General Engineering	#36
Engineering	#129
Educational Administration	#277

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Youngstown State University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Social Work	0	0	0	101	0	63	0	164
Nursing	0	0	0	122	2	32	0	156
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	31	0	116	0	0	0	147
Business Administration & Management	55	0	0	57	1	22	0	135
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	3	0	104	0	11	0	118
General Biology	2	0	0	99	0	11	0	112
General Psychology	0	0	0	85	0	0	0	85
Special Education	0	0	0	77	0	7	0	84
Health & Physical Education	0	0	0	74	0	0	0	74
Mechanical Engineering	0	0	0	67	0	5	0	72
Accounting	0	0	0	51	0	14	0	65
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	0	55	0	7	0	62
Marketing	0	0	0	58	0	0	0	58
Civil Engineering	0	0	0	47	0	7	0	54
Other Health Professions	0	0	0	51	3	0	0	54
General Business/Commerce	0	17	0	0	0	34	0	51
Finance & Financial Management	0	0	0	48	0	0	0	48
Student Counseling	0	0	0	0	0	47	0	47
Chemical Engineering	0	0	0	40	0	3	0	43
Educational Administration	0	0	0	0	1	22	16	39
Writing Studies	0	0	0	37	1	0	0	38
Fine & Studio Arts	0	0	0	33	0	4	0	37
Computer Science	0	0	0	35	0	0	0	35
Electrical Engineering	0	0	0	28	0	7	0	35
Industrial Engineering	0	0	0	31	0	4	0	35
Computer Information Systems	0	3	0	31	0	0	0	34
Mathematics	0	0	0	21	3	10	0	34
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	29
Allied Health Professions	0	1	0	17	0	10	0	28
Political Science & Government	0	0	0	28	0	0	0	28
Economics	0	0	0	6	0	20	0	26
Mechanical Engineering Technology	0	6	0	18	0	0	0	24
General English Literature	0	0	0	12	0	11	0	23
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	0	1	0	22	0	0	0	23
Electronics Engineering Technology	0	15	0	7	0	0	0	22
Dental Support Services	0	0	0	22	0	0	0	22
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	0	0	0	21	0	21
Music	0	0	0	13	0	8	0	21
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	0	0	0	20	0	0	0	20
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	11	0	9	0	0	0	20
Human Resource Management	0	0	0	19	0	0	0	19
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0	0	19	0	0	0	19
Hospitality Management	0	4	0	14	0	0	0	18
Computer Programming	0	0	0	9	0	9	0	18
Chemistry	0	0	0	6	0	11	0	17
Communication & Media Studies	0	0	0	0	1	14	0	15
Civil Engineering Technology	0	2	0	13	0	0	0	15
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	0	5	0	10	0	15
Public Health	0	0	0	12	0	3	0	15
History	0	0	0	10	0	4	0	14
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	0	0	0	13	0	13
Journalism	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	12
Drama & Theater Arts	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	12
Natural Resources Conservation	0	0	0	9	1	1	0	11
Sociology	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	11
Public Relations & Advertising	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	9
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	0	1	7	0	0	0	8
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	8
Human Development & Family Studies	0	4	0	4	0	0	0	8
Geography & Cartography	2	0	0	6	0	0	0	8
General Engineering	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	7
Anthropology	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	7
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	6
Historic Preservation	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	6
Gerontology	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	5
Philosophy	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	5
Geological & Earth Sciences	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	5
Physics	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	5
International Business	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	4
Astronomy & Astrophysics	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	4
Other Psychology	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	4
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	4
Teaching English or French	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	3
Religious Studies	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3
Business/Managerial Economics	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2
Entrepreneurial Studies	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Management Information Systems	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2
Manufacturing Engineering	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2
Dance	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2
Materials Sciences	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
General Education	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Education	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Construction Engineering Technology	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
General Engineering Technology	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Quality Control Technology	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Literature	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Area Studies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Romance Languages	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Non-Professional General Legal Studies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
General Social Sciences	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	61	104	1	1,874	22	459	46	2,567

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Blue80 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.