Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at YSU is largely skewed towards women students, with 55.9% of undergraduate students being women and 44.1% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 9,377, with 5,239 women and 4,138 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at YSU is greatly skewed towards women students, with 65.9% of undergraduate students being women and 34.1% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 1,921, with 1,266 women and 655 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 44.1% 4,138 students
- women 55.9% 5,239 students
Graduate Students
- men 34.1% 655 students
- women 65.9% 1,266 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 75.4% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 7,059 students.
Following behind are African American students, constituting 8.5% of the student body, with 799 students. Hispanic students represent 4.8% of the population, with 454 students, while Mixed race students account for 3.7%, with 345 students. Asian students account for 1.5% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 137 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.0% , with 2 students.
International students make up 2.5% of the undergraduate population, totaling 236 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 3.6% of the population, totaling 334 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within YSU.
Undergraduate Students
- White 75.4% 7,059 students
- African American 8.5% 799 students
- Hispanic 4.8% 454 students
- Mixed race 3.7% 345 students
- Unknown race 3.6% 334 students
- International students 2.5% 236 students
- Asian 1.5% 137 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 2 students
Graduate Students
- White 77.4% 1,484 students
- African American 7.3% 139 students
- International students 5.4% 103 students
- Unknown race 3.9% 74 students
- Hispanic 3.1% 60 students
- Mixed race 1.8% 34 students
- Asian 1.1% 22 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 1 students
Transfer Students
- White 73.1% 272 students
- African American 11.3% 42 students
- Hispanic 5.1% 19 students
- Mixed race 4.8% 18 students
- Unknown race 4.3% 16 students
- International students 1.3% 5 students
- Asian 0.0% 0 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 32% 3,010 students
- 18-19 29% 2,714 students
- 22-24 18% 1,670 students
- 25-29 5% 458 students
- 30-34 2% 192 students
- 40-49 2% 157 students
- 35-39 1% 129 students
- 50-64 1% 74 students
- 25-29 28% 538 students
- 22-24 25% 484 students
- 40-49 15% 289 students
- 30-34 14% 275 students
- 35-39 9% 182 students
- 50-64 7% 128 students
- 20-21 1% 21 students
- 18-19 0% 1 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Youngstown State University in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio | 1,303 | 83.31% | |
| Pennsylvania | 198 | 12.66% | |
| New York | 10 | less than 1% | |
| Illinois | 7 | less than 1% | |
| West Virginia | 7 | less than 1% | |
| Michigan | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Florida | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Indiana | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Texas | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Virginia | 4 | less than 1% | |
| California | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Iowa | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Maryland | 2 | less than 1% | |
| New Jersey | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Connecticut | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Georgia | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Kansas | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Minnesota | 1 | less than 1% | |
| North Carolina | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Nevada | 1 | less than 1% | |
| South Carolina | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Washington | 1 | less than 1% |
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