OSU tuition to increase by 3.3%

COLUMBUS – Incoming freshmen at The Ohio State University this fall will pay $358 more per year in tuition and fees if the university’s trustees approve a recommended increase at their meeting Wednesday.

The new rate, which represents a 3.3 percent increase from tuition for the 2018-19 academic year will remain frozen for four years under the Ohio State Tuition Guarantee, university spokesman Benjamin Johnson said.

The proposals reflect language in the biennial state budget, which is being finalized by the Ohio General Assembly, and would remain at the median for public Big Ten schools, Johnson said.

In-state tuition and fees for students at the Columbus campus would total $11,084 per year through 2022-23 for incoming first-year students. Those who purchase the most common housing and dining plans would pay $23,792, Johnson said.

OSU tuition for students who entered the university prior to 2018, when the guarantee took effect, has been frozen at 2012 levels, which means students on the Columbus campus who arrived prior to the guarantee program pay $10,037 per year in in-state tuition and fees, Johnson said..

OSU will also increase aid packages by $358 so that students with financial need will not be affected by the increase, Johnson said.

More than 13,000 incoming students, including first-year students at all of the university’s campuses, will receive iPads through the university’s Digital Flagship collaboration with Apple, Johnson said. More than 11,000 undergraduates received iPad learning technology suites last year, he said.

At regional campuses, in-state tuition and fees for incoming students would be set at $7,912 for the Lima, Mansfield, Marion and Newark campuses and $7,874 at the Agricultural Technical Institute in Wooster, Johnson said.