Youngstown State University
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Youngstown State University is a university located in Youngstown, Ohio. As of 2004, there were 12,698 students with a student-faculty ratio of 19:1. 11,375 of the students are undergraduates.
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Statistics
Most students commute from surrounding areas, but approximately 1,000 students live in a residence hall on campus. Another 400 live in the University Courtyard apartment complexes just off of campus. About 13% of the student body is international students from 55 countries.
Academics
The University is comprised of the following colleges:
- The College of Arts and Sciences (http://www.as.ysu.edu/),
- The Beeghly College of Education (http://www.coe.ysu.edu/),
- The Rayen College of Engineering and Technology (http://www.eng.ysu.edu/),
- The College of Fine and Performing Arts (http://www.fpa.ysu.edu/),
- The Bitonte College of Health and Human Services (http://bchhs.ysu.edu/),
- The Williamson College of Business Administration (http://www.wcba.ysu.edu/), and
- The School of Graduate Studies (http://www.ysu.edu/GradSchool/index.htm).
Athletics
YSU has been successful in NCAA athletics, and has won four Division I-AA national football championships. The women's basketball team has won five Mid-Continent Conference titles, and played the NCAA tournament three years. Their team nickname is the Penguins, and their mascot is "Pete", an anthropomorphized Emperor Penguin wearing a scarf, tossle cap, and scowling facial expression.
Famous alumni
- Jef Wilkins, NFL player
- Ron Jaworski, NFL player and sports commentator
- Ed O'Neill, actor
- Carmen Policy, NFL executive
- Thomas Bopp, astronomer
- Ron Parise, astronaut
- Bob Davie, college football coach
External link
- Youngstown State University (http://www.ysu.edu/)
- YSU Sports (http://www.ysu.edu/sports)