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Located in Youngstown, Ohio, Youngstown State University is a public institution. Youngstown is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

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:	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?

With an acceptance rate of 78%, Youngstown State University may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 77%, and the acceptance rate for women is 79%.

Average Test Scores

About 15% 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 470 and 590. Math scores were between 460 and 590.

Youngstown State University received ACT scores from 79% 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 50% of students took out student loans averaging $5,864 a year. That adds up to $23,456 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Youngstown State University is 1.4%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Youngstown State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 9,377 undergraduate students at Youngstown State University, with 7,428 being full-time and 1,949 being part-time.

There are also 1,921 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 7,428 full-time undergraduates at Youngstown State University, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	110
Black or African American	557
Hispanic or Latino	351
White	5,641
International Students	229
Other Races/Ethnicities	540

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 2020-2021, 6,273 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 29th most popular in Ohio for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

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 #819 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Youngstown State University regardless of major.

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%.

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

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