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Fees are due the first day of classes each quarter. The fees include amenities provided in the residence halls:

  1. Combination microwave and refrigerator in every room

  2. Telephone and local phone service

  3. Washers and dryers in every building or complex

  4. A staff of resident advisers to assist students

  5. Air conditioning (in buildings where this is standard)

  6. Cable TV in every room

  7. High speed internet access (known as ResNet)

Every effort is made to hold rate increases as low as possible to make living on-campus an affordable option for all students.

2008-09 Fees and Requirements

Housing Fee Due Dates

  • Autumn quarter: September 24, 2008
  • Winter quarter: January 5, 2009
  • Spring quarter: March 30, 2009

NOTE:

  • Students assigned to an academic-year residence hall pay an additional $100 per year, which is not included in these rates.
  • A $13 activity fee will be assessed in addition to the quarterly rates listed.
  • Additional deposits may be made to the BuckID account at anytime.
  • All Students pay a $465 facility fee that is included in student dining plans or billed separately on the student's university account.

*A Program/Facility Fee of $465 is added to each package this fee provides for upkeep of facilities available to all students for a variety of uses and programs.

The Traditional Plan provides another affordable option to all the students living in the residence halls. It offers 19 meals per week in one of the two traditional dining commons - Kennedy and North - at any Fresh Express location, or at Burritos Noches. Students are provided one meal per dining period. While this plan does not include a deposit into your BuckID, you may make a deposit into your account at any time.

Combined Housing and Dining Quarterly Fees for 2008-09

DINING PLANS
COMBINATION With Deluxe Plus With Buckeye Plus With Scarlet Plus With Carmen Plus
Room Rate 1 $1,930 $1,930 $1,930 $1,930
Dining Plan Rate $1,525 $1,450 $1,300 $1,185
         
Room Rate 2 $1,615 $1,615 $1,615 $1,615
Dining Plan Rate $1,525 $1,450 $1,300 $1,185
         
Room Rate 3 $1,500 $1,500 $1,500 $1,500
Dining Plan Rate $1,525 $1,450 $1,300 $1,185
         
Room Rate 4 East $1,500 $1,500 $1,500 $1,500
Dining Plan Rate $1,060* $985* $835* $720*
Room Rate 4 West $1,500 $1,500 $1,500 $1,500
Dining Plan Rate        
         
Room Rate 5        
         
         

Combined Housing and Dining Quarterly Fees for 2008-09 (continued)

DINING PLANS
COMBINATION With Gray Plus With Traditional Facility Fee with Meals Discount only, no dining plan (not available to freshmen)
Room Rate 1 $1,930 $1,930 $1,930
Dining Plan Rate $1,070 $970 $4651
   
Room Rate 2 $1,615 $1,615 $1,615
Dining Plan Rate $1,070 $970 $465
   
Room Rate 3 $1,500 $1,500 $1,500
Dining Plan Rate $1,070 $970 $465
   
Room Rate 4 East $1,500 $1,500 N/A
Dining Plan Rate $605* 505* N/A
Room Rate 4 West $1,500 $1,500 N/A
Dining Plan Rate   $605** N/A
   
Room Rate 5     $1,953

*No program/facility fee required

**Students in Scholars West participate in a plan where meals are cooked in the house.

1If you use your BuckID instead of a swipe to purchase a mean, you'll receive 35% off the cash price at select campus dining facilities.

Miscellaneous Rates

German House
single with no meals
$1,520
German House
double and triple with no meals
$1,375
Alumnae Scholarship Housing
with no meals
$1,460

NOTE:

  • Students assigned to an academic year residence hall pay an additional $100 per year, which is not included in these rates.
  • A $13 activity fee will be assessed in addition to the quarterly rates listed.
  • Additional deposits may be made to the BuckID at anytime.

Standard Room Types by Rate

Rate 1
1- person suite in a 9 person cluster --Olentangy
2- person suite in a 8 person cluster --Olentangy
2- person suite in a 9 person cluster --Olentangy
2- person suite in a 10 person cluster --Olentangy
2- person superdouble suite --North
2- person superdouble loft --North
2- person superdouble w/room bath--South
2- person superdouble w/corridor bath & a/c --South
2- person superdouble w/corridor bath --South
Neilwood Gables apartment --North
1- person room with corridor bath --South
1- person room with room bath --North and South
1- person supersingle --South
2- bedroom apartment for 4 --South
Worthington/Neil apartment --South
1- person room with shared bath --North
4- person, 2- bedroom suite with corridor bath --South
Rate 2
2- person room w/room bath & a/c --North and South
2- person room w/room bath --North and South
2- person room w/corridor bath & a/c --South
3- person room w/corridor bath & a/c --South
3- person room w/room bath --South
3- person room w/bathroom --South
4- person room w/room bath --South
3- person suite w/suite bath --North and South
4- person suite w/suite bath --North and South
4- person suite in a 9 person cluster --Olentangy
4- person suite in a 10 person cluster --Olentangy
Rate 3
2- person room w/corridor bath --South
3- person room w/corridor bath --South
4- person room w/corridor bath --South
Rate 4
Scholar Houses
Rate 5
Buckeye Village apartments --Buckeye Village