For Ohio Public colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $8,194 for Ohio residents and $16,250 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $13,603 for Ohio residents and $26,841 for out-of-state students.
Ohio State University-Main Campus has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $40,022 and Four County Career Center has the lowest tuition & fees of $550 among Ohio Public colleges. For graduate programs, Ohio State University-Main Campus has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $42,740 and Youngstown State University has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $7,028 among Ohio Public colleges.
The average COA of Ohio Public colleges in 2025 is $26,651 for state residents and $34,708 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| Tuition & Fees | $8,194 | $16,250 | $13,603 | $26,841 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,169 | $1,169 | ||
| Room & Board | $13,213 | $13,213 | ||
| Other Expenses | $4,076 | $4,076 | ||
| COA | $26,651 | $34,708 | $32,061 | $45,299 |
The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Ohio Public colleges is $8,194 for state residents and $16,250 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Ohio Public colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2020-2021 | $6,403 | $847 | $13,859 | $570 |
| 2021-2022 | $6,584 | $824 | $13,951 | $581 |
| 2022-2023 | $6,893 | $736 | $14,481 | $616 |
| 2023-2024 | $7,128 | $763 | $15,027 | $639 |
| 2024-2025 | $7,406 | $788 | $15,591 | $659 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Ohio Public colleges in 2025 is $13,603 for state residents and $26,841 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Ohio Public colleges over last 5 years.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2020-2021 | $11,048 | $722 | $22,755 | $722 |
| 2021-2022 | $11,529 | $757 | $22,869 | $757 |
| 2022-2023 | $12,026 | $955 | $24,646 | $955 |
| 2023-2024 | $12,442 | $1,023 | $25,484 | $1,023 |
| 2024-2025 | $12,581 | $1,022 | $25,819 | $1,022 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Ohio Public colleges in 2025 is $303 for state residents and $653 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $638 for state residents and $1,369 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| 2020-2021 | $269 | $590 | $595 | $1,264 |
| 2021-2022 | $278 | $595 | $597 | $1,247 |
| 2022-2023 | $288 | $617 | $609 | $1,288 |
| 2023-2024 | $296 | $639 | $627 | $1,333 |
| 2024-2025 | $303 | $653 | $638 | $1,369 |
The average living costs of Ohio Public colleges in 2025 is $17,289 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $15,068 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.
The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for Ohio Public colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2020-2021 | $11,384 | $3,499 | $8,471 | $3,947 |
| 2021-2022 | $11,386 | $3,459 | $8,550 | $4,025 |
| 2022-2023 | $11,778 | $3,547 | $8,845 | $3,956 |
| 2023-2024 | $12,687 | $3,661 | $9,974 | $4,431 |
| 2024-2025 | $13,213 | $4,076 | $10,468 | $4,600 |