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Ohio University tuition and net price

Ohio University · Athens, Ohio · Public · 19,633 undergraduates

$14,582
in-state tuition and fees, 2025-26
$25,796
out-of-state tuition and fees
$31,615
full cost of attendance a year
$20,666
average net price after aid

Students from outside Ohio pay $25,796, only 77% more than residents ($14,582). For families earning under $30,000 the average net price ($15,142) is higher than in-state tuition, because it also covers housing, food and books. University of Nebraska, Lincoln has the lowest average net price among the schools closest to Ohio University in size and selectivity ($16,214), and University of Oregon the highest ($22,547).

Net price by family income

Income under $30,000: $15,142Income under $30,000$15,142Income $30,001 to $48,000: $14,643Income $30,001 to $48,000$14,643Income $48,001 to $75,000: $16,141Income $48,001 to $75,000$16,141Income $75,001 to $110,000: $22,188Income $75,001 to $110,000$22,188Income over $110,000: $24,609Income over $110,000$24,609
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 Ohio University'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: $20k In-state: $11k2015-16 Out-of-state: $20k In-state: $11k2016-17 Out-of-state: $20k In-state: $11k2017-18 Out-of-state: $21k In-state: $12k2018-19 Out-of-state: $22k In-state: $12k2019-20 Out-of-state: $22k In-state: $13k2020-21 Out-of-state: $22k In-state: $13k2021-22 Out-of-state: $23k In-state: $13k2022-23 Out-of-state: $24k In-state: $13k2023-24 Out-of-state: $24k In-state: $14k2024-25 Out-of-state: no data In-state: no data2025-26 Out-of-state: $26k In-state: $15k
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$14,582$25,796
2023-24$13,746$24,114
2022-23$13,352$23,720
2021-22$12,840$22,810
2020-21$12,612$22,406
2019-20$12,612$22,406
2018-19$12,192$21,656
2017-18$11,896$21,360
2016-17$11,298$20,429
2015-16$11,075$20,039
2014-15$10,602$19,566

Cost of attendance and aid

Tuition and fees (2025-26)
$14,582 in-state, $25,796 out-of-state
Room and board on campus
$14,740
Books and supplies
$894
Full cost of attendance
$31,615 a year (most recent year reported)
Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
26%
Undergraduates with a federal loan
48%
Median federal debt at graduation
$20,475

Colleges similar to Ohio University

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

CollegeAcceptance rateUndergraduatesAvg net priceEarnings after 10 yrs
Kent State University at Kent
Kent, OH		86%19,320$20,294$51,178
Iowa
Iowa City, IA		84%22,264$22,508$70,727
University of Oregon
Eugene, OR		88%20,497$22,547$66,990
Illinois State University
Normal, IL		88%19,057$17,829$67,557
Grand Valley State University
Allendale, MI		83%18,854$16,495$60,120
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Lincoln, NE		87%19,178$16,214$61,819

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 · Ohio University on College Scorecard