Student Financial Aid

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Ohio State determines the amount of financial aid you're eligible for by estimating the Cost of Attendance for the average student, then subtracting your Student Aid Index, taken from your FAFSA.

Cost of Attendance - Student Aid Index = Financial Need

Cost of Attendance (COA)

The Cost of Attendance (COA) consists of the sum of educational costs payable to the school (also referred to as direct or billable costs) and costs paid to others (or indirect, non-billable or discretionary) costs. The Cost of Attendance represents the highest dollar amount of financial aid a student can receive during an academic year.

Student Aid Index (SAI)

The SAI is the eligibility index used to determine your eligibility for federal, and in some instances, state and institutional need-based student financial aid. Generally, students with a higher SAI are eligible for less need-based financial aid. It is based upon the information provided by the student and their family on the FAFSA.

Financial Need

The SAI is subtracted from the COA to establish your financial need, which determines how much need-based aid you are eligible for each academic year.

​Cost of Attendance 2024-2025 Academic Year

Ohio State University full-time, two semester academic year costs* reflected below may vary by program, credit hours enrolled, and living expenses (housing, food/dining) options.

Note: To view other cost of attendance figures, click on the appropriate tab above and select About Aid, Cost of Attendance.

Columbus campus​

Transfer Student, Ohio r​esident​​: Living on cam​pus
Category​Started college 2024-2025
Started college 2023-2024Started college 2022-2023​Started college 2021-2022Started college 2020-2021Started college 2019-2020Started college 2018-2019Started college 2017-2018
Estimated Direct Costs
​​​Tuition and fees​$13,244
$12,858$12,484​$11,936​$11,518​$11,084​​​​$10,726$10,592
Living expenses: housing and food$14,738​$14,312
$13,898​$13,288​$12,964​$12,650​​$12,378$12,198
Estimated Indirect Costs
Books, supplies and equipment​$1,030$1,030​$1,030​$1,030​$1,030​$1,030​$1,030​$1,030​
​Miscellaneous personal expenses​$2,334$2,334$2,334$2,334$2,334$2,334$2,334$2,334
​Transportation​$696​$696​$696​​$696$696​$696​$696​$696​
​Federal student loan fees​$40​$40​$40​$40​$40​$40​$40​$40​
Total Estimated Cost ​$32,082
 $31,270​ $30,482​ $29,324​ $28,582​ $27,834​​​​$27,204 $26,890
Transfer Student, ​Ohio r​esident​​: Living off cam​pus
Category Started college 2024-2025
Started college 2023-2024Started college 2022-2023​Started college 2021-2022Started college 2020-2021Started college 2019-2020Started college 2018-2019Started college 2017-2018
Estimated Direct Costs
​​​Tuition and fees$13,244
$12,858​
$12,484​$11,936​$11,518​$11,084​​​​$10,726$10,592
Estimated Indirect Costs
Living expenses: housing and food​$13,814$13,814$13,814$13,814$13,814$13,814​​$13,814$13,814
Books, supplies and equipment$1,030​$1,030​$1,030​$1,030​$1,030​$1,030​$1,030​$1,030​
​Miscellaneous personal expenses$2,558​$2,558$2,558$2,558$2,558$2,558$2,558$2,558
​Transportation$696​$696​$696​​$696$696$696$696$696​
​Federal student loan fees$40​$40​$40​$40​$40​$40​$40​$40​
Total Estimated Cost​$31,382  $30,996​ $30,622​ $30,074​ ​$29,656​ $29,222​​​​$28,864 $28,730
Transfer Student, ​Ohio r​esident​​: Living with parent or guardian
Category Started college 2024-2025​
Started college 2023-2024Started college 2022-2023​Started college 2021-2022Started college 2020-2021Started college 2019-2020Started college 2018-2019Started college 2017-2018
Estimated Direct Costs
​​​Tuition and fees​$13,244
$12,858​$12,484​$11,936​$11,518​$11,084​​​​$10,726$10,592
Estimated Indirect Costs
Living expenses: housing and food​$5,122$5,122​$5,122​$5,122​$5,122​$5,122​​$5,122$5,122
Books, supplies and equipment​$1,030$1,030​$1,030​$1,030​$1,030​$1,030​$1,030​$1,030​
​Miscellaneous personal expenses$2,558​$2,558$2,558$2,558$2,558$2,558$2,558$2,558
​Transportation​$3,492$3,492​$3,492​​$3,492​$3,492​$3,492​$3,492​​$3,492​
​Federal student loan fees​$40
$40​$40​$40​$40​$40​$40​$40​
Total Estimated Cost​$25,486​ $25,100​ $24,726​ $24,178​ $23,760​ $23,326​​​​$22,968 $22,834
Transfer Student, Non-​Ohio resident​​: Living on campus
Category​Started college 2024-2025
Started college 2023-2024Started college 2022-2023Started college 2021-2022Started college 2020-2021Started college 2019-2020Started college 2018-2019Started college 2017-2018
Estimated Direct Costs
​​​Tuition and fees​$13,244$12,858​$12,484​$11,936​$11,518​$11,084​​​​$10,726$10,592
Non-resident fees$26,778​$26,778​$26,778$26,778​​$26,778​$26,778​$26,778​$26,778
Living expenses: housing and food$14,738​$14,738​​$14,738​
$14,738​$14,738​$14,738​​​$12,378$12,198
Estimated Indirect Costs
Books, supplies and equipment$1,030​$1,030​$1,030​$1,030​$1,030​$1,030​$1,030​$1,030​
​Miscellaneous personal expenses$2,334​$2,334$2,334$2,334$2,334$2,334$2,334$2,334
​Transportation$1,404​$1,404​$1,404​​$1,404​$1,404​$1,404​​$1,404​$1,404​​
​Federal student loan fees​$40$40​$40​$40​$40​$40​$40​$40​
​Total Estimated Cost​$59,568​ $59,182​ $58,808​ $58,260​ $57,842​ $57,408​​​​$54,690 $54,376
​Transfer Student, Non-​Ohio resident​​: Living off campus
Category Started college 2024-2025​
Started college 2023-2024
Started college 2022-2023​Started college 2021-2022Started college 2020-2021Started college 2019-2020Started college 2018-2019Started college 2017-2018
Estimated Direct Costs
​​​Tuition and fees​$13,244$12,858​$12,484​$11,936​$11,518​$11,084​​​​$10,726$10,592
​​​Non-resident fees​​$26,778$26,778​$26,778$26,778​​$26,778$26,778$26,778$26,778
Estimated Indirect Costs
Living expenses: housing and food$13,814$13,814$13,814$13,814$13,814$13,814​​$13,814$13,814
Books, supplies and equipment​$1,030$1,030​$1,030​$1,030​$1,030​$1,030​$1,030​$1,030​
​Miscellaneous personal expenses$2,558​$2,558$2,558$2,558$2,558$2,558$2,558$2,558
​Transportation$1,404​​​$1,404​​$1,404​​$1,404​$1,404​​$1,404​​$1,404​$1,404​
​Federal student loan fees​$40$40​$40​$40​$40​$40​$40​$40​
Total Estimated Cost $58,868​ $58,482​ $58,108​ $57,560​ $57,142​ $56,708​​​​​$56,350 $56,216​

Regional campus and ATI

​​Transfer Student, Ohio resident​​: Living on campus
Category Started college 2024-2025​
Started college 2023-2024
Started college 2022-2023​Started college 2021-2022Started college 2020-2021Started college 2019-2020Started college 2018-2019Started college 2017-2018
Estimated Direct Costs
​​​Tuition and fees$9,488 ​$9,212$8,944​$8,550​$8,236​​$7,912​​$7,644$7,552
Living expenses: housing and food$12,358​$12,106​$11,944​$11,944​​$11,944​$11,944​$11,944​$11,944​
Estimated Indirect Costs
Books, supplies and equipment$1,030$1,030​$1,030​$1,030​$1,030​$1,030​$1,030​$1,030​
​Miscellaneous personal expenses$2,334​$2,334$2,334$2,334$2,334$2,334$2,334$2,334
​Transportation​$556​$556​$556​$556​$556​$556​​$556​$556​​
​Federal student loan fees​$40​$40​$40​$40​$40​$40​$40​$40​
Total Estimated Cost ​$25,806 $25,278 $24,848​ $24,454​ $24,140​ $23,816​​$23,548 $23,456
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Transfer Student, ​Ohio r​esident​​: Living off cam​pus
Category​Started college 2024-2025
Started college 2023-2024Started college 2022-2023Started college 2021-2022Started college 2020-2021Started college 2019-2020Started college 2018-2019Started college 2017-2018
Estimated Direct Costs
​​​Tuition and fees$9,488​$9,212$8,944
$8,550​$7,912$8,236​​​​​​​​$7,644$7,552
Estimated Indirect Costs
Living expenses: housing and food$10,232​$10,232
$10,232
$10,232
$10,232
$10,232
​​$10,232
$10,232
Books, supplies and equipment$1,030​$1,030​$1,030​$1,030​$1,030​$1,030​$1,030​$1,030​
​Miscellaneous personal expenses​$2,568$2,568$2,568
$2,568$2,568$2,568$2,568
$2,568
​Transportation​$1,578$1,578$1,578​$1,578$1,578​$1,578​$1,578​​$1,578​
​Federal student loan fees$40​$40​$40​$40​$40​$40​$40​$40​
Total Estimated Cost $24,936​ $24,660​ $24,392​ $23,998​ $23,684​ $23,360​​​​ $​23,092 $23,000
Category Started college 2024-2025​
Started college 2023-2024Started college 2022-2023Started college 2021-2022Started college 2020-2021Started college 2019-2020Started college 2018-2019Started college 2017-2018
Estimated Direct Costs
​​​Tuition and fees​$9,488$9,212$8,944$8,550$8,236​$7,912​​​​​​$7,644$7,552
Estimated Indirect Costs
Living expenses: housing and food$4,464​$4,464$4,464$4,464$4,464$4,464​​$4,464$4,464
Books, supplies and equipment​$1,030​$1,030​$1,030​$1,030​$1,030​$1,030​$1,030​$1,030​
​Miscellaneous personal expenses​$2,568$2,568​$2,568​$2,568​$2,568​$2,568​$2,568​$2,568​
​Transportation​$4,212$4,212$4,212​$4,212​$4,212$4,212​$4,212​​$4,212​
​Federal student loan fees$40​$40​$40​$40​$40​$40​$40​$40​
Total Estimated Cost $21,802​ $21,526​ $21,258​ $20,864​ $20,550​ $20,226​​​​$19,958 $19,866
Transfer Student, Non-​Ohio resident​​: Living on campus
Category​Started college 2024-2025
Started college 2023-2024Started college 2022-2023Started college 2021-2022Started college 2020-2021Started college 2019-2020Started college 2018-2019Started college 2017-2018
Estimated Direct Costs
​​​Tuition and fees​$9,488 $9,212$8,944​$8,550​$8,236$7,912​$7,644$7,552
Non-resident fees​$26,778$26,778$26,778​$26,778$26,778$26,778$26,778$26,778
Living expenses: housing and food$12,358​$12,358$12,358$12,358$12,358​$12,358​​$11,944$11,944
Estimated Indirect Costs
Books, supplies and equipment$1,030​$1,030​$1,030​$1,030​$1,030​$1,030​$1,030​$1,030​
​Miscellaneous personal expenses​$2,334$2,334$2,334$2,334$2,334$2,334$2,334$2,334
​Transportation​$1,404$1,404​$1,404​​$1,404​$1,404​$1,404​​$1,404​$1,404​​
​Federal student loan fees$40​$40​$40​$40​$40​$40​$40​$40​
​Total Estimated Cost​$53,432​ $53,156​ $52,888​ $52,494​ $52,180​ $51,856​​​​$51,174 $51,082
Transfer Student, Non-Ohio resident: Living off campus
Category Started college 2024-2025​
Started college 2023-2024
Started college 2022-2023​Started college 2021-2022Started college 2020-2021Started college 2019-2020Started college 2018-2019Started college 2017-2018
Estimated Direct Costs
​​​Tuition and fees​$9,488$9,212​$8,944​$8,550​$8,236​$7,912​​​​$​​7,644$7,552
​​​Non-resident fees​$26,778​$26,778​$26,778​$26,778$26,778​$26,778$26,778​$26,778
Estimated Indirect Costs
Living expenses: housing and food$10,232​$10,232$10,232$10,232$10,232$10,232​​$10,232$10,232
Books, supplies and equipment​$1,030​$1,030​$1,030​$1,030​$1,030​$1,030​$1,030​$1,030​
​Miscellaneous personal expenses​$2,568$2,568$2,568$2,568$2,568$2,568$2,568$2,568
​Transportation$1,404​​​$1,404​​$1,404​​$1,404​$1,404​​$1,404​​$1,404​$1,404​
​Federal student loan fees​$40$40​$40​$40​$40​$40​$40​$40​
Total Estimated Cost​$51,540​ $51,264​ $50,996​ $50,602​ $50,288​ $49,964​​​​​$49,696 $49,604​

*Final tuition and fees are approved annually during the May Board of Trustees meeting and may be subject to change.