Youngstown State University
Youngstown, Ohio · Public · 7,961 undergraduates · ysu.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
84%
of applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1000 to 1260
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$30,660Est.Estimate
$31,090 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at Youngstown State University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
84% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$31,090
a year in 2027-28, from a $31,090 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1110
Send your score
About 61% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 900, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
Source: New Freshmen | YSU · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Feb15Priority deadline · February 15, 2027Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
Who gets in
84%
of applicants are admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 9% of them sent SAT scores and 39% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1000 to 1260
Reading and Writing 520 to 640
Math 480 to 630
ACT composite 19 to 25
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.07
- 4.022%
- 3.75 to 3.9913%
- 3.50 to 3.7415%
- 3.25 to 3.4913%
- 3.00 to 3.249.5%
- 2.50 to 2.9911%
- Below 2.5017%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$30,660
a year, in state
$31,090
a year, out of state (tuition $12,490)
- Tuition (in state)$12,060
- Fees$70
- Food and housing$12,350
- Books and supplies$1,330
- Transportation and other$4,850
Youngstown State University published $29,783 in state for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$5,441
- $30,001 to $48,000$5,433
- $48,001 to $75,000$6,505
- $75,001 to $110,000$12,975
- Over $110,000$16,165
Financial aid
37%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$8,521
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
40%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $4,269 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 2/1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
Ohio programs for residents
Governor's Merit Scholarship
$5,000 a year
State program · In-state students
- Homeschool / dropout prevention & recovery / nonchartered nonpublic applicants (top 5% of similar applicants by ACT/SAT); Apply via ODHE portal in senior year; homeschoolers upload superintendent's response to home-education notification; Selective Service if applicable; on-time graduation; junior on track at determination
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
40 of 40
Earn credit with a score of 3
40 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $1,210Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART 1501 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART 1502 |
| African American Studies | 3 | 3 | AFST 2601 |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | ART 1541 |
| Art History | 4 | 6 | ART 1541, ART 1542 |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | BIOL 2601, BIOL 2601L |
| Biology | 4 | 8 | BIOL 2601H, BIOL 2601L, BIOL 2602, BIOL 2602L |
| Biology | 5 | 8 | BIOL 2601H, 2601L, BIOL 2602H, BIOL 2602L |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MATH 1571 |
| Calculus AB | 5 | 4 | MATH 1571H |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 8 | MATH 1571, MATH 1572 |
| Calculus BC | 5 | 5 | MATH 1571H, MATH 1572H |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | CHEM 1515, CHEM 1515L |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | CHIN 1550, CHIN 2600 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 5 | 11 | CHIN 1550, CHIN 2600, CHIN 2605 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POL 2640 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 4 | CSIS 2610, CSIS 2610L |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | CSIS 1590 |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | ART 1521 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1550 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 6 | ENGL 1550H, ENGL 1551 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1550 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 6 | ENGL 1550, ENGL 1551 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 4 | ENST 1500, ENST 1500L |
| European History | 3 | 3 | Ohio Transfer Module Social Science Gen Ed |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | FRNC 1550, FRNC 2600 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 11 | FRNC 1550, FRNC 2600, FRNC 2605 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | GRMN 1550, GRMN 2600 |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 11 | GRMN 1550, GRMN 2600, GRMN 2605 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GEOG 2640 |
| Human Geography | 4 | 3 | GEOG 2640H |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | ITAL 1505, ITAL 1506 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | ITAL 1505, ITAL 1506, ITAL 2607 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | FNLG 15XX, FNLG 26XX |
| Latin | 3 | 8 | LATN 1550, LATN 2600 |
| Latin | 4 | 11 | LATN 1550, LATN 2600, LATN 2603 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 2630 |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECON 2630H |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 2610 |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECON 2610H |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | MUTC 1520 |
| Music Theory | 5 | 5 | MUTC 1520, MUTC 1531 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 5 | PHYS 1501, PHYS 1501L |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 1502, PHYS 1502L |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 5 | PHYS 2611, PHYS 2611L |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 5 | PHYS 2610, PHYS 2610L |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 5 | Math 1513 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSYC 1560 |
| Research | 3 | 3 | PLA 3700 |
| Seminar | 3 | 3 | PLA 2600 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | SPAN 1505, SPAN 1506 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 11 | SPAN 1505, SPAN 1506, SPAN 2607 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 11 | SPAN 1505, SPAN 1506, SPAN 2607 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | STAT 2601 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POL 1560 |
| United States History | 3 | 6 | HIST 2605, HIST 2606 |
| United States History | 4 | 6 | HIST 2605H, HIST 2606H |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 6 | HIST 1512, Hist 15XAH |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 6 | HIST 1512H, Hist 15XAH |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
53%
Come back for a second year
76%
Typical earnings
$46,691
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Youngstown State University$73,059
- All colleges$90,887
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 37 majors here have earnings data.
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