Youngstown State University Scholarships and Merit Aid
Youngstown, Ohio
10 scholarships Youngstown State University publishes, each with the amount, what the school says it takes, and the sentence we read it in. This is what the school states, not a list of every award it offers.
7,340Undergraduates
84%Admit rate
Merit awarded on published numbers (10)
These are the awards the school ties to stated GPA and test bars. No separate application is listed for them.
First Opportunity
$1,000
Published requirement
3.0 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 19 ACT, or 3.0 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 990 SAT, or 3.0 GPA (scale as the school published it)
Renewable
Yes, per the school
First Opportunity | - $1,000 - $4,000 four years | - 3.0 GPA/ACT 19 or SAT 990ysu.edu (read 2026-07-07)
Red and White
$2,000
Published requirement
3.0 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 22 ACT, or 3.0 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1110 SAT, or 3.5 GPA (scale as the school published it)
Renewable
Yes, per the school
Red and White | - $2,000 - $8,000 four years | - 3.0 GPA/ACT 22 or SAT 1110ysu.edu (read 2026-07-07)
Deans'
$3,000
Published requirement
3.5 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 25 ACT, or 3.5 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1220 SAT, or 3.9 GPA (scale as the school published it)
Renewable
Yes, per the school
Deans' | - $3,000 - $12,000 four years | - 3.5 GPA/ACT 25 or SAT 1220ysu.edu (read 2026-07-07)
President's
$4,000
Published requirement
3.5 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 27 ACT, or 3.5 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1290 SAT
Renewable
Yes, per the school
President's | - $4,000 - $16,000 four years | - 3.5 GPA/ACT 27 or SAT 1290ysu.edu (read 2026-07-07)
$1,000 / $4,000 four yearsysu.edu (read 2026-07-02)
Which of these a student actually clears depends on GPA, test score, home state, and major. A free Graidy account works that out award by award, and shows what is left to pay after it.
Cost of attendance as published: tuition, fees, housing, and food for one year. It is the sticker, before any of the awards above and before need-based aid.
YSU Foundation Scholarship Portal (scholarships.ysufoundation.org) — a searchable database of 1,100+ named scholarships with a single YSU Foundation Scholarship Application covering all eligible awards; individual per-scholarship dollar amounts are not published outside the login-gated applicant view
Every amount on this page was read off a Youngstown State University page on the date shown. Schools change award tables, so check the school's page before you count on a number.