Youngstown State University

Youngstown State University is a public institution that was founded in 1908. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 9,377 (fall 2022), and the campus size is 160 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Youngstown State University's ranking in the 2024 edition of Best Colleges is Regional Universities Midwest, #101. Its in-state tuition and fees are $10,838; out-of-state tuition and fees are $10,838.

At Youngstown State University (YSU), undergraduate students have more than 100 majors to choose from. The public university also offers a variety of programs for graduate students through the YSU business school, education school, and departments of nursing and physical therapy, among other departments. Outside of class, there are about 140 student organizations to consider joining, including fraternities and sororities, as well as the Youngstown State Penguins sports teams, which compete in the NCAA Division I Horizon League.

Students can also catch free planetarium shows at the school’s Spitz SciDome or test out the five-story, rock-climbing wall in the Andrews Recreation and Wellness Center. The city of Youngstown, Ohio, is close to the Pennsylvania border, and students interested in a road trip can check out Pittsburgh or Cleveland, both home to professional sports teams and arts venues such as the Cleveland Playhouse and Pittsburgh’s Andy Warhol Museum. Notable alumni of Youngstown State University include Bob Davie, former University of Notre Dame football coach, and actor Ed O’Neill, who starred in Married...With Children and appears in Modern Family.