Youngstown State University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Youngstown State University

Youngstown State University operates as a public institution located in Youngstown, Ohio (city: small), with a total reported enrollment of 7,961 students of which 9,692 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Youngstown State University is categorized as “18” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 84.5%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,120 and an ACT midpoint of 21. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $12,767, with published in-state tuition of $11,113 and a Pell grant recipient share of 33.8%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $24,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 51.7%, and the first-year retention rate is 75.7%. Graduates earn a median of $41,544 ten years after enrolling, compared with $37,590 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 731600.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 55.7% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.