Ohio State to continue tuition guarantee with proposed 2026-2027 tuition and fees

“The Ohio State University has proposed new rates for tuition and fees for the 2026-2027 academic year. The proposal comes as the university continues to expand resources and programs that support access and affordability. The proposal, up for approval by the university’s Board of Trustees this week, includes continuing the Ohio State Tuition Guarantee for in-state students, a program that provides cost certainty for tuition, housing and dining for four years. The change in tuition and fees is for incoming students only, as most current students are covered by the tuition guarantee and will not see an increase. The new rate would be set at $14,050 for Ohio residents starting in autumn 2026 – an increase of $409, or only 3%, from 2025. Paired with the tuition guarantee, which locks in those costs for four years, the effective annual tuition increase for in-state students is 0.7% – far below the annual inflation rate. Reasonable tuition and fees support the university’s commitment to academic excellence across six campuses and 15 colleges. They enable the university to offer more than 200 majors and almost 300 master’s, doctoral and professional degree programs to prepare students for in-demand careers and opportunities. Ohio State is the second most affordable among Ohio’s six selective public universities, while also ranking 1st among Ohio universities and 15th among all public universities in America, according to U.S. News & World Report. In 2025, Time Magazine named Ohio State the 5th best public university in America. The university remains committed to an affordable, high-quality education and robust student support – leading to valuable degrees that prepare students for the workforce of tomorrow and connect them to nearly 640,000 alumni. Ohio State students received nearly $542 million in financial aid in fiscal year 2026, up more than $16 million from fiscal year 2025. 79% of in-state students receive financial aid. Autumn 2026 also represents the inaugural year for three new financial aid programs that will open doors for more Ohio students to attend Ohio State. The university will welcome its first cohort of students receiving awards through the Buckeye Bridge program. The program, a partnership with Columbus State Community College, will cover tuition and fees for qualifying Ohio residents transferring to Ohio State from Columbus State. The President’s Scholars Program will cover the full cost of attendance for Ohio students who score a perfect 36 on the ACT or a perfect 1600 on the SAT, along with up to $5,000 in enrichment grant funding. Under the Regional Campus Commitment , eligible new first-year students who enroll at one of the university’s campuses in Lima, Mansfield, Marion or Newark, or at Ohio State ATI in Wooster, can now attend Ohio State without having to pay tuition or mandatory fees. These affordability programs make an impact. The share of students graduating without student loans continues to increase, with 58% of bachelor’s degree recipients reporting zero student loan debt – far better than the national average. The university also proposed new rates for housing and dining, with a 3.2% increase to cover operating and maintenance costs. As with tuition and fees, this change is for incoming students only. Most current, in-state students will not see an increase. The most common housing and dining program would increase by $486 for new first-year students, bringing the total to $15,738. Those rates are also locked in for four years. In-state tuition and fees for incoming students would be $10,064 for the Lima, Mansfield, Marion and Newark campuses and $10,013 at the Agricultural Technical Institute in Wooster, a 3% increase. The university evaluates tuition and fees annually and sets rates based on program needs, changes in costs and market data.

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