unitid 206695 · Youngstown, OH · public 4-year · city (small)
Youngstown State University
- enrollment 2023
- 12,849
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
84%
52nd pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
7,961
66th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
34%
undergrads on Pell grants
56th pctl among public 4-years
completion
50%
finish within 150% time
59th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$21,708
46th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$12,767
after aid, aided students
50th pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$41,544
after entry, Title IV students
21st pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$24,000
84th pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $9,328 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k32%
- 30-48k16%
- 48-75k20%
- 75-110k19%
- 110k+14%
- Median family income
- $42,139
- First-generation students
- 38%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $11,113
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 1.7× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business/Commerce, General. | 179 | — | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 155 | $71,375 | $27,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 125 | $88,775 | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 113 | $43,902 | $31,000 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 112 | $45,929 | $24,465 |
| Biology, General. | 99 | $62,060 | $19,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 90 | $40,454 | $29,500 |
| Psychology, General. | 89 | $44,159 | $24,250 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 79 | $53,043 | $20,000 |
| Social Work. | 77 | $45,268 | $33,422 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 76 | $45,846 | $26,393 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 74 | $130,848 | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.