Historical Tuition and Room Fees

Ohio University Athens Campus

Fall Tuition and Room Since the Civil War

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Year Tuition Registration Fee Room Terms Per Yr
1864-65
$10 $2-3 3
1866-67
10 3-4 3
1868-69
10 3-4 3
1869-70
10 3-4 3
1870-71
10 3-4 3
1871-72
10 3-4 3
1872-73
10 3-4 3
1873-74
10 3-4 3
1874-75
10 3-4 3
1875-76
10 3-4 3
1876-77
10 3-4 3
1877-78
10 3-4 3
1878-79
10 3-4 3
1879-80
10 3-4 3
1880-81
10 3-4 3
1881-82
10 3-4 3
1882-83
10 3-4 3
1883-84
10 3-4 3
1888-89
8 4-6 3
1889-90
8 4-6 3
1890-91
6 4-6 3
1891-92
6 4-6 3
1892-93
7 3
1894-95
7 10 3
1895-96
3 10 3
1896-97
3 10 3
1897-98
3 10 3
1898-99
3 10 3
1899-1900
5 10 3
1901-02
5 10 3
1902-03
5 7 3
1903-04
5 7 3
1904-05
5 7 3
1905-06
5 10 3
1906-07
5 10 3
1907-08
5 10 3
1908-09
6 9.5 3
1909-10
6 9.5 3
1910-11
6 9.5 2
1911-12
9 15.75 2
1912-13
9 15.75 2
1913-14
9 15.75 2
1914-15
9.5 19 2
1915-16
9.5 19 2
1916-17
10 19 2
1917-18
12 19 2
1918-19
12 18 2
1919-20
18 22.5 2
1920-21
18 22.5 2
1921-22
25 22.5 2
1922-23
25 27 2
1923-24
30 27 2
1924-25
30 27 2
1926-27
35 27 2
1927-28
40 27 2
1928-29
40 27 2
1929-30
45 27 2
Year In State Out of State Room Terms Per Yr
1930-31
45 70 36 2
1931-32
45 70 45 2
1932-33
45 70 27 2
1933-34
45 70 27 2
1934-35
45 70 27 2
1935-36
45 70 27 2
1936-37
45 70 27 2
1937-38
45 70 27 2
Year In State Out of State Athletic/ Leisure/ Entertainment Health Library Room Terms Per Yr
1938-39
40 65 5 2 1 27 2
1939-40
40 65 5 2 1 27 2
1940-41
40 65 5 2 1 45 2
1941-42
40 65 5 4 1 45 2
1942-43
40 65 5 4 1 40 2
1943-44
40 65 5 4 1 40 2
1944-45
40 65 5 2 1 40 2
1945-46
40 65 5 4 1 50 2
Year Student Union In State Out of State Student Activity Health Library Room Terms Per Yr
1946-47
40 115 6 5 1 50 2
1947-48
45 120 6 5 1 50 2
1948-49
5 45 120 6 5 1 54 2
1949-50
5 45 120 6 5 1 54 2
1950-51
5 45 120 6.5 7.5 1 54 2
1951-52
5 45 120 6.5 7.5 1 58.5 2
1952-53
5 52.5 127.5 6.5 7.5 1 67.5 2
1953-54
5 52.5 127.5 7.5 7.5 1 70 2
1954-56
5 67.5 172 7.5 7.5 1 76.5 2
Year Comprehensive Fee Resident Comprehensive Fee Nonresident Room Terms Per Yr
1956-58
110 235 90 2
1958-60
115 240 117 2
1960-62
150 300 117 2
1962-63
175 350 117 2
1963-64
200 400 117 2
1964-66
225 425 135 2
1966-67
250 500 135 2
Year Comprehensive Fee Resident Comprehensive Fee Nonresident Room and Board Terms Per Yr
1967-68
165 330
1968-69
170 370 330 3
1969-70
210 510 345 3
1970-71
220 570 398 3
Year Resident Undergrad Resident Grad Nonresident Undergrad Nonresident Grad Room and Board Terms Per Yr
1971-72
250 300 650 700 428 3
1972-73
260 310 660 710 428 3
1973-74
260 310 660 710 428 3
1974-75
260 310 660 710 473 3
1975-76
260 310 660 710 498 3
1976-77
290 340 690 740 523 3
1977-78
330 380 755 805 543 3
1978-79
352 408 800 856 580 3
1979-80
352 408 800 856 623 3
1980-81
402 463 927 988 673 3
1981-82
494 560 1,061 1,127 740 3
1982-83
564 630 1,161 1,227 803 3
1983-84
594 660 1,211 1,277 843 3
1984-85
639 705 1,286 1,352 895 3
1985-86
664 730 1,331 1,397 922 3
1986-87
690 756 1,390 1,456 959 3
1987-88
751 822 1,521 1,592 1,002 3
1988-89
798 873 1,651 1,726 1,053 3
1989-90
852 927 1,805 1,880 1,116 3
1990-91
907 1,012 1,935 2,040 1,158 3
1991-92
989 1,112 2,104 2,227 1,211 3
1992-93
1,078 1,221 2,299 2,442 1,272 3
1993-94
1,128 1,330 2,422 2,624 1,319 3
1994-95
1,184 1,430 2,543 2,789 1,365 3
1995-96*
1,220 1,477 2,635 2,890 1,420 3
1996-97
1,360 1,630 2,858 3,128 1,491 3
1997-98
1,425 1,708 2,998 3,281 1,566 3
1998-99
1,510 1,810 3,177 3,477 1,692 3
1999-2000
1,600 1,918 3,367 3,685 1,828 3
2000-01
1,695 2,032 3,568 3,905 1,974 3
2001-02
1,831 2,195 3,854 4,218 2,092 3
2002-03**
2,012 2,412 4,236 4,636 2,259 3
2003-04**
2,264 2,651 4,708 5,095 2,440 3
2004-05**
2,468 2,890 5,132 5,554 2,513 3
2005-06**
2,616 2,977 5,280 5,641 2,562 3
2006-07**
2,832 3,126 5,496 5,790 2,613 3
2007-08**
2,969 3,126 5,957 5,790 2,772 3
2008-09**
2,969 3,126 5,957 5,790 2,942 3
2009-10
2,969 3,126 5,957 5,790 3,023 3
2010-11
3,179 3,144 6,167 5,808 3,164 3
2011-12
3,290 3,148 6,278 5,812 3,229 3

 *Does not include $65 Ping Recreation fee, which went into effect Winter Quarter 1996 and ended in 2010-11.

**Amounts shown are rates paid by continuing students. A two-tier tuition & fee structure went into effect beginning 2002-03.

Note: University switched to semesters beginning 2012-13.

Year Resident Undergrad Resident Grad Nonresident Undergrad Nonresident Grad Room and Board Terms Per Yr
2012-13
5,108 4,722 9,590 8,718 5,005 2
2013-14
5,190 4,722 9,672 8,718 5,115 2
2014-15
5,268 4,722 9,750 8,718 5,239 2

Note: University implemented a guaranteed tuition program for incoming undergraduates beginning 2015-16.

Year Resident Ugrad Non-Guarantee Resident Ugrad Guarantee Resident Grad Nonresident Ugrad Non-Guarantee Nonresident Ugrad Guarantee Nonresident Grad Room and Board Non-Guarantee Room and Board Guarantee Terms Per Yr
2015-16
5,268 5,774 4,722 9,750 10,256 8,718 5,367 5,432 2
2016-17
5,268 5,872 4,722 9,750 10,604 8,718 5,367 5,588 2
2017-18
5,268 5,948 4,722 9,750 10,680 8,718 5,367 5,749 2
2018-19***
5,268 6,024 4,722 9,750 10,828 8,718 5,367 5,915 2
2019-20
5,372 6,234 4,722 10,010 11,131 8,718 5,367 6,086 2
2020-21
5,372 6,234 4,722 10,010 11,131 8,718 5,367 6,086 2
2021-22
5,468 6,324 4,722 10,189 11,309 8,718 5,367 6,086 2
2022-23
5,577 6,568 4,722 10,392 11,752 8,718 5,367 6,329 2
2023-24
5,577 6,765 4,722 10,392 11,949 8,718 5,581 6,582 2

  ***Tuition amounts do not include Career & Leadership fee, which went into effect beginning 2018-19.

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