YSU close to its 14,000 student goal this fall

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YSU President David C. Sweet

YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown State University hasn’t reached its goal of a student enrollment count of 14,000 this fall, but it’s close.

The university reported 13,424 students in class on opening day Aug. 25, and that figure had climbed to 13,745 one week later. That’s a 1.8 percent increase over the same time last year.

It should stay close to that number when the university does its official 14th day of classes head count which is the basis for YSU’s state subsidy, said Dr. Thomas Maraffa, special assistant to the president.

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