$41,544
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Youngstown State University is a public 4-year college in Youngstown, Ohio with 7,961 undergraduates and 2,804 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $12,767 a year (tuition and fees $11,113 in-state, $11,473 out-of-state). It admits 84% of applicants and 50% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $41,544 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $24,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$12,767
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$11,113
Out-of-state $11,473
Admission rate
84%
US median 78%
Completion rate
50%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$24,000
About $254 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$41,544
Rank 2,435 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $12,767
- Tuition in-state
- $11,113
- Tuition out-of-state
- $11,473
- Cost of attendance
- $21,708
- Students with a need-based grant
- 34%
- Students with federal loans
- 38%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $9,328
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $9,421
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $13,369
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $16,249
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $18,235
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $8,317 in 2015-16 to $11,113 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 84%
- Average SAT
- 1,120
- SAT reading, middle
- 530
- SAT math, middle
- 525
- ACT, middle
- 21
- Undergraduates
- 7,961
- Graduate students
- 2,804
- Part-time students
- 14%
- Women
- 55%
- Students per teacher
- 20
- Completion rate
- 50%
- Retention rate
- 76%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 185
- Endowment
- $349.3M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 2,435 of 5,094 US colleges and 118 of 243 in Ohio (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | OH median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $12,767 | $17,906 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $11,113 | $15,202 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 84% | 78% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 50% | 59% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 76% | 74% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $24,000 | $14,211 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $37,590 | $36,744 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $41,544 | $41,273 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 39% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 63% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
185 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business/Commerce, GeneralOnlineMaster's | Master's | 179 | Withheld | $99,960 | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 155 | $24,000 | $65,668 | $77,576 | $88,910 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 125 | $30,750 | $93,018 | $101,077 | $103,485 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 113 | $26,924 | $31,492 | $46,399 | $53,072 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 112 | $21,250 | $37,325 | $52,574 | $55,378 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 99 | $18,500 | $29,689 | $52,447 | $57,214 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 90 | $28,000 | $33,735 | $38,535 | $47,382 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 89 | $22,250 | $23,223 | $42,690 | $50,706 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 79 | $20,000 | $43,119 | $62,697 | $68,257 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 77 | $27,995 | $36,445 | $49,361 | $51,790 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 76 | $25,000 | $30,661 | $58,297 | $54,562 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's | Master's | 74 | $48,456 | $146,348 | $147,080 | $120,193 |
| Curriculum and InstructionMaster's | Master's | 65 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,399 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's | Master's | 58 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $71,685 |
| Social WorkMaster's | Master's | 58 | $35,338 | $50,407 | $61,197 | $65,123 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate | Certificate | 57 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's | Master's | 54 | $34,125 | $44,241 | $51,304 | $60,111 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 54 | $20,500 | $53,227 | $67,992 | $76,194 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 53 | $21,250 | $68,061 | $80,158 | $92,135 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 52 | Withheld | Withheld | $29,999 | $44,125 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 52 | $20,916 | $44,973 | $63,294 | $83,343 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 48 | $23,900 | $36,518 | $66,058 | $69,303 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsProfessional | Professional | 44 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 42 | $26,000 | $33,398 | $42,737 | $51,389 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 40 | $23,085 | $31,763 | $43,031 | $48,471 |
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Questions and answers
How much does Youngstown State University cost?
$12,767 a year is the average net price at Youngstown State University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $11,113 for in-state students and $11,473 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $21,708. Families earning under $30,000 pay $9,328 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Youngstown State University?
84% of applicants are admitted to Youngstown State University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,120 and the middle ACT score is 21. The median admission rate of colleges in Ohio is 78%.
How much do Youngstown State University graduates earn?
$41,544 a year is the median pay of former Youngstown State University students who work, 10 years after they started ($37,590 after 6 years). That ranks 2,435 of 5,094 US colleges and 118 of 243 in Ohio. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's) at $146,348.
How much student debt do Youngstown State University graduates have?
$24,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Youngstown State University graduates, about $254 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 38% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Youngstown State University?
50% of first-time, full-time students at Youngstown State University finish within 6 years. 76% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Youngstown State University?
Business/Commerce, General (179 master's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (155 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (125 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 185 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.