Youngstown State University will observe legal holidays during the 2019- 2020 academic year and summer session 2020 as follows:
| Labor Day | Monday, September 2, 2019 |
| Veterans Day | Monday, November 11, 2019 |
| Thanksgiving Day | Thursday, November 28, 2019 |
| Columbus Day (Observed) |
Friday, November 29, 2019 |
| President's Day (Observed) | Tuesday, December 24, 2019 |
| Christmas Day | Wednesday, December 25, 2019 |
| New Year's Day | Wednesday, January 1, 2020 |
| Martin Luther King Day | Monday, January 20, 2020 |
| Memorial Day | Monday, May 25, 2020 |
| Independence Day Observed | Friday, July 3, 2020 |