Youngstown State University Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Small city
Inside an urbanized area and a principal city.
- City (this campus)
- Suburb
- Town
- Rural
7,961 students
Larger than 87% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 35.7%
- TypePublic
- ClassMaster's university
- CalendarSemester
- AthleticsNCAA Division I
Nearby college towns
- Niles6.9 mi
- Warren15.5 mi
- Salem19.3 mi
- Alliance27.9 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at Youngstown State University, the largest reported group is White (65.7%), followed by Non-resident (11.5%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.1% | 0% |
| Asian | 1.6% | 8.4% |
| Black | 8% | 3.3% |
| Hispanic | 4.9% | 1.3% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0% |
| White | 65.7% | 78.9% |
| Two or more races | 3.8% | 0.3% |
| Non-resident | 11.5% | 7.1% |
| Unknown | 4.4% | 0.7% |
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- 84.5%Youngstown State University admitted 5,250 of 6,718 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 30.3%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 1,593 of 5,250.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $9,161average net price after grants for aided students, against $11,804 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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