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.