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 437 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general business/commerce.
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Youngstown State University is ranked #1,057 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Youngstown State University held the #1,162 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Youngstown State University is also ranked #37 out of 96 schools in Ohio.
When it comes to admittance, Youngstown State University is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 78%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.
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.
With a student to faculty ratio of 17 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%.
Youngstown State University has a freshmen retention rate of 75%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 19% for first-time, full-time students at Youngstown State University, which is 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 + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $9,175 | $9,972 | $13,754 | $15,809 | $16,529 |
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 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 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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 122 | $54,758 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 116 | $28,056 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 104 | $32,296 |
| Social Work | 101 | $31,098 |
| General Biology | 99 | $24,769 |
| General Psychology | 85 | $24,352 |
| Special Education | 77 | $32,711 |
| Health & Physical Education | 74 | $26,755 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 67 | $60,894 |
| Marketing | 58 | $37,194 |
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 2020-2021, 6,273 students took at least one online class at Youngstown State University. This is a decrease from the 6,934 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 6,273 | 1,794 |
| 2019-2020 | 6,934 | 1,274 |
| 2018-2019 | 4,475 | 803 |
| 2017-2018 | 4,396 | 728 |
| 2016-2017 | 4,154 | 715 |
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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