
Youngstown State University's overall acceptance rate for the application year 2023 was 80.3%, with 5,799 applicants and 4,658 accepted. This marks a slight decrease from 80.6% in 2022, where 7,481 students applied and 6,030 were accepted. Historically, acceptance rates have shown a downward trend, declining from 71.1% in 2015 to 69.9% in 2020, and further down to 67.3% in 2019. Notably, the overall acceptance rate peaked at 80.6% in 2022, yet has shown variability, highlighting trends of increased applicant numbers coupled with fluctuating acceptance rates.