Over the past 10 years (2013-2022), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 7,995, which is 72.56 % of all undergraduate students. 5,898 students which is 53.00% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,524.

For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 77.33% of students received grants or scholarships and 58% of students received student loans.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table shows the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at Youngstown State University since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 7,995, which is 72.56 % of all undergraduate students. 5,898 students which is 53.00% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,524.

YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-148,726 (72%)$6,0295,951 (49%)$4,4617,990 (66%)$7,261
2014-158,413 (75%)$6,1385,369 (48%)$4,5187,142 (63%)$6,916
2015-168,089 (73%)$6,2374,837 (43%)$4,5126,556 (59%)$6,757
2016-178,050 (71%)$6,4814,649 (41%)$4,5166,245 (55%)$6,565
2017-188,026 (71%)$7,0474,469 (40%)$4,6465,947 (53%)$6,395
2018-198,184 (72%)$7,2604,395 (38%)$4,8445,633 (49%)$6,379
2019-207,894 (72%)$8,0884,144 (38%)$5,0365,161 (47%)$6,206
2020-217,775 (75%)$7,7563,606 (35%)$5,1434,482 (43%)$6,147
2021-226,795 (72%)$7,6183,259 (35%)$5,2773,928 (42%)$6,092
Average7,995 (72.56%)$6,9624,520 (40.78%)$4,7735,898 (53.00%)$6,524
*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.
**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students.

Freshmen (First-time, Full-time Undergraduate) Financial Aid Over Time

For the last 10 years, on average, 1,493 (77.33 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $8,004. It can cover 79.11% of tuition & fees ($10,117) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 1,120 (57.78 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $5,838).

Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-141,405 (71%)$7,1061,340 (68%)$6,061
2014-151,270 (75%)$7,2541,095 (64%)$5,885
2015-161,455 (75%)$7,2581,208 (62%)$5,746
2016-171,560 (76%)$7,9171,178 (58%)$5,749
2017-181,651 (76%)$8,3711,227 (57%)$5,634
2018-191,764 (77%)$8,3481,326 (58%)$5,751
2019-201,464 (74%)$9,2351,056 (54%)$6,040
2020-211,406 (79%)$8,912879 (50%)$5,864
2021-221,464 (93%)$7,631769 (49%)$5,808
Average1,493 (77.33%)$8,0041,120 (57.78%)$5,838
*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.
**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students.

The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time. For the last 10 years, on average, 893 (46.11 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,815.

In addition, 694 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (35.67 % of students).

Year Federal (Pell) GrantsOther Federal State/Local governmentInstitutional
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-141,102 (56%)$4,565187 (9%)$535863 (43%)$1,038884 (45%)$4,476
2014-15817 (48%)$4,631150 (9%)$592652 (38%)$1,2091,005 (59%)$4,530
2015-16947 (49%)$4,578183 (9%)$487729 (38%)$1,3621,198 (62%)$4,293
2016-17950 (47%)$4,604221 (11%)$397732 (36%)$1,4771,390 (68%)$4,898
2017-18933 (43%)$4,658149 (7%)$634714 (33%)$1,6661,539 (71%)$5,322
2018-191,061 (46%)$4,889108 (5%)$451831 (36%)$1,6351,677 (73%)$4,849
2019-20862 (44%)$5,080608 (31%)$1,626692 (35%)$2,0531,339 (68%)$5,028
2020-21702 (40%)$5,215765 (43%)$1,090568 (32%)$2,0401,284 (73%)$5,355
2021-22665 (42%)$5,111282 (18%)$535469 (30%)$2,1641,325 (84%)$4,987
Average893 (46.11%)$4,815295 (15.78%)$705694 (35.67%)$1,6271,293 (67.00%)$4,860
*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.
**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students.

The following table describes number of students and average amount of loans by loan type. The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time.

For the last 10 years, on average, 1,120 (57.78 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $1,120.

YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-141,340 (68%)$6,0611,328 (67%)$5,87948 (2%)$6,577
2014-151,095 (64%)$5,8851,087 (64%)$5,48758 (3%)$8,272
2015-161,208 (62%)$5,7461,197 (62%)$5,39358 (3%)$8,366
2016-171,178 (58%)$5,7491,164 (57%)$5,34167 (3%)$8,297
2017-181,227 (57%)$5,6341,210 (56%)$5,24171 (3%)$8,051
2018-191,326 (58%)$5,7511,307 (57%)$5,18595 (4%)$8,938
2019-201,056 (54%)$6,0401,038 (53%)$5,234101 (5%)$9,363
2020-21879 (50%)$5,864859 (49%)$5,11074 (4%)$10,348
2021-22769 (49%)$5,808743 (47%)$5,06072 (5%)$9,814
Average1,120 (57.78%)$5,8381,104 (56.89%)$5,32672 (3.56%)$8,670

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