Do Louisiana Residents Get In-State Tuition in Ohio? (Undergraduate, 2026)
No — Louisiana residents pay full non-resident undergraduate tuition in Ohio, about $39,400 a year at The Ohio State University against $13,200 for residents. There is no exchange program between Louisiana and Ohio; the only route to the in-state rate is establishing Ohio residency, which takes 12 months.
- You would pay
- $39,400/yr
- Resident pays
- $13,200/yr
- Over 4 yrs
- No saving available
Tuition and mandatory fees only, compiled from published rates and rounded. Excludes housing, books and course differentials. Eligibility is decided by the institution, not by this page.
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Neither a regional compact nor a bilateral agreement links Louisiana and Ohio. That leaves two routes to a lower rate: an institutional scholarship from the campus itself, or 12 months of Ohio domicile.
Louisiana residents start from $12,000 a year, the in-state undergraduate rate at Louisiana State University. Measured against that, Ohio costs $27,400 a year more than staying home. 13 other states offer Louisiana residents a reduced undergraduate rate, the lowest being Mississippi at about $9,900.
If the gap decides the question, price the alternative honestly — two years at a Louisiana public institution followed by transfer is the route that most often closes a $26,200 annual difference.
Every route from Louisiana to Ohio
No exchange program or bilateral agreement connects these two states at undergraduate level, so the route table is empty.
Where Louisiana residents pay less
Staying home, a Louisiana resident pays $12,000 a year for in-state undergraduate tuition at Louisiana State University. The cheapest Ohio option for you is $39,400 at The Ohio State University, which is $27,400 a year more than staying home, or $109,600 over 4 years.
Louisiana belongs to Academic Common Market (ACM) at undergraduate level, so 13 of 50 states offer Louisiana undergraduate students a reduced rate. Ohio is not one of them.
| State | Route | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| Louisiana to Mississippi | Academic Common Market · University of Mississippi | $9,900 |
| Louisiana to West Virginia | Academic Common Market · West Virginia University | $9,900 |
| Louisiana to Arkansas | Academic Common Market · University of Arkansas | $10,300 |
| Louisiana to Texas | Texas Border-County Tuition Waiver · The University of Texas at Austin | $11,700 |
| Louisiana to Maryland | Academic Common Market · University of Maryland, College Park | $11,900 |
Louisiana's neighboring states, compared
What a Louisiana resident pays for undergraduate tuition in each state that borders Louisiana, cheapest first:
- Mississippi$9,900/yr · Academic Common Market
- Arkansas$10,300/yr · Academic Common Market
- Texas$11,700/yr · Texas Border-County Tuition Waiver
Compare all 50 states from Louisiana in the checker. Each figure is one reference campus per state, not a state average.
Ohio residency, in brief
Ohio grants in-state tuition after 12 months of domicile before the term begins (Ohio Admin. Code 3333-1-10), and a financially dependent student takes the parents' domicile. Moving to Ohio to enroll does not by itself start the clock.
Ohio residency requirements in full · how long every state requires
Step by step
- Budget for the non-resident rate at The Ohio State University: $39,400 a year against $13,200 for residents.
- Check whether the specific campus you want offers its own non-resident scholarship or a border-county waiver — those are institutional, sit outside the state agreements, and are the most commonly missed discount.
- If you plan to stay, price the residency route: Ohio requires 12 months of domicile, and a financially dependent student takes the parents' domicile, so the family would need to move.
- Read the Ohio Department of Higher Education rules in full before you enroll — classification is decided once, and re-classification later in a degree is the hardest version of this problem.
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Asked and answered
›Do Louisiana residents get in-state tuition in Ohio?
No. Louisiana residents pay the full non-resident rate of $39,400 at The Ohio State University. The only route to the $13,200 in-state rate is establishing Ohio residency.
›How long does it take to get in-state tuition in Ohio?
Ohio requires 12 months of domicile before the term begins (Ohio Admin. Code 3333-1-10), and a financially dependent student takes the parents' domicile.
›How much would undergraduate study in Ohio actually cost a Louisiana resident?
About $39,400 a year in tuition and mandatory fees at The Ohio State University, against $13,200 for an Ohio resident. Figures are compiled 2025–26 published rates and exclude housing, books and course-specific differentials.
›Where can Louisiana residents get reduced undergraduate tuition?
In 13 states at undergraduate level. Outside Ohio, the lowest are Mississippi ($9,900), West Virginia ($9,900), Arkansas ($10,300). Each figure is one reference campus, and awards are made campus by campus.
›Is studying in Ohio cheaper than staying in Louisiana?
No. Louisiana's in-state undergraduate rate is $12,000 a year at Louisiana State University, and the cheapest Ohio option for a Louisiana resident is $39,400, so Ohio costs about $27,400 more a year, or $109,600 over 4 years, in tuition and fees alone.
Sources
Every eligibility rule on this page is checked against the operating compact commission or the state's own residency authority. Last verified 2026-08-07.
Tuition figures on this page are compiled 2025–26 published rates (basis: published compiled), rounded to the nearest $100 and refreshed each June. Eligibility rules are checked against the cited compact commission or residency authority.
- Ohio Department of Higher Education — residency for tuition purposes ↗Accessed 2026-08-07
- The Ohio State University — tuition and fees ↗Accessed 2026-08-07
- Louisiana State University — tuition and fees ↗Accessed 2026-08-07
How this page was made
Compiled and checked by Billy Reiner, editor of In-State Check. Last verified 2026-08-07.
- Compiled from published rate pages
- The in-state and non-resident figures are tuition and mandatory fees for one full-time year, read from The Ohio State University’s own 2025–26 rate page and rounded to the nearest $100. Housing, books, travel and course-specific differentials are not included in them.
- Checked against the administering body
- Compact membership at this level was checked against the commission that runs the program (MHEC, SREB). The residency test — the durational requirement, the domicile evidence and the dependent-student rule — was checked against Ohio Department of Higher Education, Ohio Admin. Code 3333-1-10. Nothing here is taken from another comparison site.
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