Youngstown State University earned 23 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 5 in the top 5%, 11 in the top 10% and 7 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #14 of 507 in Most Popular for Computer Programming, a top 5% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 23 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 0 / 5
Highest placement: #14 of 507, a top 5% award
Fields of study with a badge: 9
Placements this edition: 310
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
How Many Ranking Badges Has Youngstown State University Earned?
Youngstown State University holds 23 ranking badges across 9 fields of study, 5 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. Our rankings are refreshed through the year as new data arrives. The current ranking cycle is 2027 edition. For every ranking, the check mark shows the top tier achieved. Find out more about our data sources and methodologies. College administrators who want to showcase these awards through our badge program can contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
0
Top 5%
5
Top 10%
11
Top 15%
7
Total
23
What Is Youngstown State University Known For?
Youngstown State University is best known for Computer & Information Sciences: 2 of its 16 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Computer Programming, Gerontology and Writing Studies.
How Does Youngstown State University Rank in Athletics?
Youngstown State University earned no athletics badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s sports rankings is #30 of 97 in Bowling (top 31%).
How Does Youngstown State University Rank for Online Students?
In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, Youngstown State University earned 6 badges across 5 online programs, 1 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #98 of 2,039 in Most Popular Online.
Badges on this page come from rankings grounded in U.S. Department of Education data, 2027 edition. Youngstown State University appears in 310 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
by our College Data Analytics Team