by our College Data Analytics Team
In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Youngstown State University was awarded 118 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is teacher education subject specific.
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Youngstown State University landed the #1,121 spot in College Factual's 2025 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,152 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.
Youngstown State University also holds the #39 spot on the Best Colleges in Ohio ranking.
When it comes to admittance, Youngstown State University is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 81%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.
About 14% 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 370 and 590. Math scores were between 460 and 570.
With a student to faculty ratio of 18 to 1, Youngstown State University is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Youngstown State University is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 78% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Youngstown State University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at Youngstown State University is 25%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 10,401 undergraduates at Youngstown State University with 8,175 being full-time and 2,226 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $8,305 | $9,511 | $12,728 | $15,512 | $15,608 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Youngstown State University, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Youngstown State University, approximately 49% of students took out student loans averaging $5,808 a year. That adds up to $23,232 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Youngstown State University are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | One University Plaza, Youngstown, OH 44555-0001 |
| Phone: | 877-468-6978 |
| Website: | https://ysu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/youngstownstate |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/youngstownstate |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 281 | $43,119 |
| Nursing | 172 | $65,668 |
| General Business/Commerce | 150 | NA |
| Social Work | 147 | $36,445 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 145 | $31,492 |
| General Biology | 94 | $29,689 |
| Special Education | 73 | $35,220 |
| Accounting | 68 | $53,227 |
| Health & Physical Education | 68 | $30,661 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 66 | $68,061 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 6,442 students took at least one online class at Youngstown State University. This is an increase from the 6,273 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 6,442 | 1,932 |
| 2021-2022 | 6,273 | 1,794 |
| 2020-2021 | 6,934 | 1,274 |
| 2018-2019 | 4,396 | 728 |
Learn more about online learning at Youngstown State University.
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Footnotes
*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.
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