Youngstown State University
Youngstown State University admitted 85% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1010–1230 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $9,161 a year. Within six years, 53% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 85%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 1010–1230
- ACT middle 50%
- 19–25
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $19,462 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $9,161 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $5,441 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $11,444 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $11,804 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 53%
- Students who return for a second year
- 76%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $46,691 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,568
Students
- Undergraduates
- 7,961
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 36%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 20 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 20%
- Health professions
- 18%
- Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
- 11%
- Education
- 7%
- Homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting
- 6%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Bay Path University MA · 85% admitted
- Millersville University of Pennsylvania PA · 86% admitted
- Kent State University at Kent OH · 86% admitted
- Rivier University NH · 83% admitted
- Emory & Henry University VA · 84% admitted
- Houston Christian University TX · 84% admitted
More colleges in Ohio
- Ohio State University-Main Campus OH · 61% admitted
- University of Cincinnati-Main Campus OH · 85% admitted
- Ohio University-Main Campus OH · 85% admitted
- Miami University-Oxford OH · 75% admitted
- Bowling Green State University-Main Campus OH · 81% admitted
- University of Toledo OH · 92% admitted
- University of Akron Main Campus OH · 60% admitted
- Cleveland State University OH · 91% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.