Why don students from certain areas in neighboring states pay out-of-state tuition in Ohio?
By law, Ohio public institutions are required to charge an out-of-state surcharge to out-of-state residents attending Ohio institutions. However, Sections 3333.17 and 3333.18 of the Ohio Revised Code allow state-assisted institutions to enter into tuition reciprocity agreements with state-assisted institutions in contiguous states. Currently, there are reciprocity agreements in place with institutions from Indiana , Kentucky , Michigan and West Virginia . When institutions and state agencies meet to discuss the possibility of creating a tuition reciprocity agreement, some of the following factors are considered when establishing the terms of the agreement: 1) Ease of access from institution-to-institution; 2) Geographical location of each participating institution; 3) Distance between institutions; 4) Population base of the identified reciprocity eligible counties; and 5) Programs offered. One of the purposes of reciprocity agreements is to create ease of access for commuter students.
