Youngstown State University Student Population

How many students at Youngstown State?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Youngstown State University has a total enrollment of 12,204 students, including 9,400 undergraduate and 2,804 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 5,240 male students (42.9%) and 6,964 female students (57.1%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 8,131 White students (66.6%) and 1,017 Black students (8.3%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 9,400 undergraduate students (77%) and 2,804 graduate students (23%).
• Class Delivery: 2,895 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 4,816 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Master's College and University (larger programs) - which average 10,123 - Youngstown State's body is larger.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 5,240 male (42.94%) and 6,964 female (57.06%) students are attending Youngstown State University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 75.24.

By class level, 9,400 (77.02%) are undergraduate students and 2,804 (22.98%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 44.33% are male and 55.67% are female, while among graduate students, 38.27% are male and 61.73% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 8,131 White, 1,017 Black, and 201 Asian students out of a total of 12,204 are attending at Youngstown State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Youngstown State University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 54.4% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Youngstown State has 1,336 students under 18 years old and 15 students over 65 years old. There are 8,799 students under 25 years old, and 3,405 students over 25 years old out of 12,204 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 1,336 students are younger than 18 and 5 students are older than 65. Youngstown State has 8,123 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,277 students aged 25 and over.

It has 676 graduate students aged under 25 and 2,128 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Youngstown State University, 2,895 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 4,816 students are enrolled in some online courses.

2,215 students who live in Ohio or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 680 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 9,400 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 859 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 9.14%.401 students have transferred in as full-time status and 458 students transferred in as part-time status.