Tuition Trends for Ohio colleges Over Past 10 Years

There are 278 colleges in Ohio - 109 public and 169 private schools. The 2024 average tuition & fees of the 4-year colleges in Ohio is $8,168 for Ohio residents and $17,109 for out-of-state students. In private colleges, the average tuition & fees is $30,013. For Ohio community colleges, the average tuition & fees is $6,284 for state residents and $11,010 for out-of-state students.

Ohio public 4-year colleges' in-state tuition & fees increased by 12.06% from $7,589 (2015) to $8,504 (2024) and out-of-state tuition & fees grew by 11.27% over the past decade from $16,161 (2015) to $17,983 (2024). In private Ohio colleges, the tuition & fees increased by 20.07%, from $24,648 (2015) to $29,596 (2024).

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Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes

Over the past 10 years, the COA has increased by 17.33% when living on campus and by 15.44% when living off campus at public Ohio colleges. For private Ohio colleges, the COA has increased by 21.70% (on-campus) and 20.20% (off-camus). The COA includes tuition, fees, books & supplies, room & board, and other personal expenses.

Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes of Ohio colleges
Year	Living On Campus			Living Off Campus
Year	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools
2014-15	$20,862	$29,434	$37,921	$21,052	$29,624	$38,111
2015-16	$21,199 1.62%	$29,983 1.87%	$38,646 1.91%	$21,078 0.12%	$29,862 0.80%	$38,525 1.09%
2016-17	$21,538 1.60%	$30,403 1.40%	$39,472 2.14%	$21,140 0.29%	$30,005 0.48%	$39,074 1.43%
2017-18	$21,715 0.82%	$30,829 1.40%	$40,243 1.95%	$21,137 -0.01%	$30,251 0.82%	$39,665 1.51%
2018-19	$22,545 3.82%	$31,793 3.13%	$40,869 1.56%	$21,736 2.83%	$30,984 2.42%	$40,060 1.00%
2019-20	$23,000 2.02%	$32,437 2.03%	$42,261 3.41%	$22,164 1.97%	$31,601 1.99%	$41,425 3.41%
2020-21	$23,448 1.95%	$33,095 2.03%	$43,164 2.14%	$22,736 2.58%	$32,383 2.47%	$42,452 2.48%
2021-22	$24,051 2.57%	$33,707 1.85%	$43,945 1.81%	$23,041 1.34%	$32,697 0.97%	$42,935 1.14%
2022-23	$24,527 1.98%	$34,550 2.50%	$44,572 1.43%	$23,430 1.69%	$33,453 2.31%	$43,475 1.26%
2023-24	$25,056 2.16%	$34,535 -0.04%	$46,148 3.54%	$24,718 5.50%	$34,197 2.22%	$45,810 5.37%

Tuition & Fees Changes

For the current year (2024), the average tuition & fees for Ohio colleges is $8,504 for Ohio residents and $17,983 out-of-state students. In private schools, the average tuition & fees is $29,696.

For graduate programs, the 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $13,732 for Ohio residents and $27,530 out-of-state students. In private schools, the average graduate program tuition & fees is $19,227.

The tuition & fees has increased 11.27% for undergraduate programs and 26.03% for graduate programs at Ohio colleges. The following table and chart illustrate the changes of tuition & fees by tuition rates and degrees.

Tuition & Fees Changes for Ohio colleges
Year	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools
2014-15	$7,589	$16,161	$24,648	$11,207	$21,032	$15,833
2015-16	$7,624 0.46%	$16,408 1.53%	$25,071 1.72%	$11,286 0.70%	$20,948 -0.40%	$15,900 0.42%
2016-17	$7,636 0.16%	$16,501 0.57%	$25,570 1.99%	$11,563 2.45%	$21,075 0.61%	$16,395 3.11%
2017-18	$7,536 -1.31%	$16,650 0.90%	$26,064 1.93%	$11,678 0.99%	$21,749 3.20%	$16,367 -0.17%
2018-19	$8,012 6.32%	$17,260 3.66%	$26,336 1.04%	$11,830 1.30%	$23,146 6.42%	$16,779 2.52%
2019-20	$8,270 3.22%	$17,707 2.59%	$27,531 4.54%	$11,770 -0.51%	$23,205 0.25%	$17,097 1.90%
2020-21	$8,491 2.67%	$18,138 2.43%	$28,207 2.46%	$11,770 0.00%	$23,477 1.17%	$17,661 3.30%
2021-22	$8,744 2.98%	$18,400 1.44%	$28,638 1.53%	$12,286 4.38%	$23,626 0.63%	$17,876 1.22%
2022-23	$8,860 1.33%	$18,883 2.63%	$28,905 0.93%	$12,474 1.53%	$25,601 8.36%	$18,197 1.80%
2023-24	$8,504 -4.02%	$17,983 -4.77%	$29,596 2.39%	$12,810 2.69%	$26,507 3.54%	$18,555 1.97%

Ohio 4-Year Colleges Tuition & Fees Trend Chart

Ohio Graduate Schools Tuition & Fees Trend Chart

Books & Supplies Costs Changes for Ohio colleges
Year	Books & Supplies
2014-15	$1,298
2015-16	$1,299 0.08%
2016-17	$1,318 1.46%
2017-18	$1,301 -1.29%
2018-19	$1,303 0.15%
2019-20	$1,261 -3.22%
2020-21	$1,281 1.59%
2021-22	$1,279 -0.16%
2022-23	$1,281 0.16%
2023-24	$1,326 3.51%

Living Costs Changes

For Ohio colleges, the living have increased 20.16% when a student lives on campus facilities and 13.59% when living off campus from year 2015 to 2024. The living costs includes costs for room & board, and other living expenses.

Living Costs Changes for Ohio colleges
Year	Living On Campus	Living Off Campus
2014-15	$11,975	$12,761
2015-16	$12,276 2.79%	$13,044 -0.37%
2016-17	$12,584 3.09%	$13,472 -1.15%
2017-18	$12,878 2.43%	$13,779 0.56%
2018-19	$13,230 2.91%	$14,074 1.40%
2019-20	$13,469 1.80%	$14,271 2.31%
2020-21	$13,676 1.94%	$14,624 2.05%
2021-22	$14,028 3.03%	$14,968 0.41%
2022-23	$14,386 2.66%	$15,255 3.05%
2023-24	$15,226 3.86%	$16,258 10.93%

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Stautzenberger College-Brecksville Private, 2-4 years | Brecksville
Ohio State University-Main Campus Public, four-years | Columbus
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Chamberlain University-Ohio Private, four-years | Columbus
Cedarville University Private, four-years | Cedarville
Ohio University-Main Campus Public, four-years | Athens
Kent State University at Kent Public, four-years | Kent
Miami University-Oxford Public, four-years | Oxford
Case Western Reserve University Private, four-years | Cleveland
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Graduate

Ohio State University-Main Campus Public, four-years | Columbus
Case Western Reserve University Private, four-years | Cleveland
University of Toledo Public, four-years | Toledo
Oberlin College Private, four-years | Oberlin
University of Dayton Private, four-years | Dayton
Columbus College of Art & Design Private, four-years | Columbus
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Franklin University Private, four-years | Columbus
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Tuition Trends for Ohio colleges Over Past 10 Years

Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes

Tuition & Fees Changes

Books & Supplies Costs Changes

Living Costs Changes