The State of Ohio provides state-funded colleges and universities a subsidy for each student who is an Ohio resident, but does not provide a subsidy for nonresidents. A student classified as a nonresident of Ohio for fee purposes who is entering or reentering the University is assessed a nonresident fee in addition to the instructional and general fees.
Students are responsible for indicating proper residence at the time of registration.
Any student who registers improperly with respect to legal residence under the rules identified below will be required to pay all applicable nonresident fees. A student who fails to pay this fee within 30 days after having been notified of the assessment may have registration in the University automatically nullified. The University reserves the right to make a final decision in any case of disputed residence for the student as a condition of admission. In determining the student's proper residence, University officials use the following regulations approved by the Ohio Board of Regents, effective spring semester 1990. It is the intent of the Ohio Board of Regents in promulgating this rule to exclude from treatment as residents, as that term is applied here, those persons who are present in the state of Ohio primarily for the purpose of receiving the benefit of a state-supported education.