COLUMBUS – Gov. Mike DeWine has expressed disappointment in a tuition hike approved by Ohio State’s trustees Thursday.
With families struggling with inflation, DeWine said raising tuition for new students “is not a wise decision.”
The Class of ’26 will spend more than $26,000 a year to attend The Ohio State University if they live on-campus during their entire four year stay.
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The university’s Board of Trustees on Thursday approved 4.6% increases in tuition, fees, and dining and housing costs for in-state freshmen, starting with the fall semester, which would bring the total cost of attending through the 2025-26 school year to $26,451 per year.
The hike in tuition and fees amounts to a $549 annual change from last year but those costs will be frozen for four years, making the incoming class of freshman the seventh straight to be no tuition and fee increases during their time on campus.
The increase bring in-state tuition and fees to $12,485 per year while the most common housing and dining plans will total $13,966, an increase of about $614 year-over-year.
Out-of-state students will see their tuition and fees increase by $1,703 annually.
At regional campuses, in-state tuition and fees would be set at $8,944 for the Lima, Mansfield, Marion and Newark campuses and $8,900 at the Agricultural Technical Institute in Wooster.