The Office of Student Financial Aid and Scholarships determines what it will cost, on average, for you to attend Ohio University. Actually, we have several different budgets for categories of students, such as undergraduate or graduate, Ohio resident or non-Ohio resident, Athens or regional campus, full time or part time, etc. Our budget includes an allowance for tuition and fees, room and board, books, transportation, and miscellaneous educational expenses.

For example, our standard estimated cost-of-attendance for a new student, Ohio resident, on the Athens campus, going full time for three quarters for the 2008-09 school year is:

$ 8907		Tuition and Fees
4854		Room
4089		Board
873		Books
2580		Transportation
1071		Miscellaneous
$ 22374		Total

In some cases, we can build an individual budget for a student or add additional educational expenses with appropriate documentation. Some of the more common expenses for which we can adjust a budget include the following:

• aviation fees
• art supplies
• costs associated with studying abroad
• computer purchase
• dependent child care

In order to discuss having your budget adjusted, you would need to obtain appropriate documentation detailing the additional expenses and contact your assigned alpha counselor by telephone or by making an appointment.