Michigan is harder to get into (16% vs 61% admitted), and students with aid paid less there on average (in-state): $14,362 vs $17,269 a year. For fall 2027, Michigan doesn't need the SAT or ACT; Ohio State needs the SAT or ACT. Ohio State is due first, on Jan 15.
Highlighted = the better number: lower price or debt, higher rate or pay.
Sticker price per year (in-state at public colleges)
$36,613
$31,162
Average paid after grants (in-state at public colleges)
$14,362
$17,269
Average paid from out of state, estimated
$59,978
$46,051
What in-state families with aid paid, by income
Measure
University of Michigan
Ohio State University
Under $30,000
$3,155
$6,061
$30,000–$48,000
$3,372
$5,538
$48,000–$75,000
$5,768
$9,708
$75,000–$110,000
$13,888
$18,203
Over $110,000
$28,625
$27,873
After you start
Measure
University of Michigan
Ohio State University
Undergrads
34,177
45,638
Graduate within 6 years
93%
88%
Come back for year two
98%
94%
Median earnings 10 years after starting
$92,832
$67,080
Median debt at graduation
$18,515
$19,500
Highlighted only when the gap is at least 5%. "Average paid" is what students who got federal aid paid per year after grants, not a price quote; at public colleges the income rows are in-state students. The out-of-state estimate adds a public college's extra out-of-state tuition to its in-state average; out-of-state students usually get less aid, so many pay more. How we get our numbers
