Internship Coordinators: helps students explore their strengths and find their path in college and future careers.
Practical Career Closet and Career Corner: provides students with internship search support, career fair preparation, resume development and professional attire advice and renting for free of charge.
Experiential Learning Opportunities: connect students with employers through internships, externships, service learnings, clinicals, co-op activities, etc. for credits, salary and stipends.
About 70% of graduates pursuing a career or continuing to higher education after graduation, with an average salary of $48,000+.
More than 105,000+ alumni located across the nation to connect and network.
Merit Scholarships
International Scholar Award: $7,000 per year.
International Achievement Award: $4,000 per year.
Presidential Scholarship: $4,000 per year.
Dean’s Scholarship: $3,000 per year.
Red and White Scholarship: $2,000 per year.
First Opportunity: $1,000 per year.
International Access Award: $1,000 per year.
Student Life and Safety
Safe campus: Kent State ranks the 36th safest campus in the State of Ohio and has maintained an outstanding record of safety on campus.
Dynamic and exciting campus life: more than 60% of students live on campus, 200+ student organizations and plenty of on-campus students’ activities and concerts happening on campus for freshmen to be involved and make friends. Sports is a big part of campus life with many Division I sport events year-round.
Lively downtown campus: students have easy and convenient walking distance to 20+ options of dining, shopping, music, festivals, sports events and other services. Easy access to Cleveland, Akron, Canton, and other several major metropolitan areas.
Intensive English Program
The English Language Institute at Youngstown State offers ESL (English as a Second Language). for college-bound residents, permanent residents, immigrants, and special interest groups with affordable fees.
YSU admission does not require TOEFL upon completion of the ESL program.
Conditional admission offered to students attending the ESL program who meet the university’s academic requirement.
