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Cincinnati tuition and net price

University of Cincinnati · Cincinnati, Ohio · Public · 29,882 undergraduates

$14,394
in-state tuition and fees, 2025-26
$29,728
out-of-state tuition and fees
$33,026
full cost of attendance a year
$24,917
average net price after aid

Aid covers a modest part of the bill: the average net price of $24,917 is 75% of the $33,026 cost of attendance. For families earning under $30,000 the average net price ($16,848) is higher than in-state tuition, because it also covers housing, food and books. Ohio residents pay $14,394 in tuition and fees for 2025-26; students from other states pay $29,728.

Net price by family income

Income under $30,000: $16,848Income under $30,000$16,848Income $30,001 to $48,000: $17,178Income $30,001 to $48,000$17,178Income $48,001 to $75,000: $20,592Income $48,001 to $75,000$20,592Income $75,001 to $110,000: $26,884Income $75,001 to $110,000$26,884Income over $110,000: $30,546Income over $110,000$30,546
Average yearly price after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time students receiving federal aid and paying the in-state rate.

For an estimate based on your own family's finances, use Cincinnati's net price calculator.

Tuition and fees since 2014-15

$0k$10k$20k$30k2014-152016-172018-192020-212022-232025-26Out-of-stateIn-state2014-15 Out-of-state: $26k In-state: $11k2015-16 Out-of-state: $26k In-state: $11k2016-17 Out-of-state: $26k In-state: $11k2017-18 Out-of-state: $26k In-state: $11k2018-19 Out-of-state: $26k In-state: $11k2019-20 Out-of-state: $26k In-state: $11k2020-21 Out-of-state: $27k In-state: $11k2021-22 Out-of-state: $27k In-state: $12k2022-23 Out-of-state: $28k In-state: $12k2023-24 Out-of-state: $28k In-state: $13k2024-25 Out-of-state: no data In-state: no data2025-26 Out-of-state: $30k In-state: $14k
Published full-time undergraduate tuition and required fees. No figure was published for 2024-25.
Show the numbers by year
Academic yearIn-stateOut-of-state
2025-26$14,394$29,728
2023-24$12,906$28,240
2022-23$12,334$27,668
2021-22$11,777$27,111
2020-21$11,401$26,735
2019-20$11,154$26,488
2018-19$11,000$26,334
2017-18$11,000$26,334
2016-17$11,000$26,334
2015-16$11,000$26,334
2014-15$11,010$26,334

Cost of attendance and aid

Tuition and fees (2025-26)
$14,394 in-state, $29,728 out-of-state
Room and board on campus
$14,108
Books and supplies
$1,300
Full cost of attendance
$33,026 a year (most recent year reported)
Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
22%
Undergraduates with a federal loan
37%
Median federal debt at graduation
$20,500

Colleges similar to Cincinnati

The six public four-year colleges closest to Cincinnati in acceptance rate and undergraduate enrollment.

CollegeAcceptance rateUndergraduatesAvg net priceEarnings after 10 yrs
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT		86%27,264$27,314$72,729
Ohio University
Athens, OH		85%19,633$20,666$61,938
Colorado State University, Fort Collins
Fort Collins, CO		89%25,538$22,247$66,947
Iowa
Iowa City, IA		84%22,264$22,508$70,727
Michigan State
East Lansing, MI		85%40,922$21,322$74,168
Kent State University at Kent
Kent, OH		86%19,320$20,294$51,178

Tuition and fees for 2025-26, cost of attendance and net price come from the College Scorecard; earlier tuition years come from IPEDS via the Urban Institute. Net price is what first-time, full-time students receiving federal aid paid after grants and scholarships, and it lags the tuition year. College Scorecard data updated November 2, 2026. How these figures are built · Cincinnati on College Scorecard