Residency

Please note that the residency status you indicate on your application does not determine your official residency classification. Residency status is determined by the University of Cincinnati Office of the Registrar. Once residency is determined, students are then billed at that corresponding rate. 

Students living in Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky may be eligible for specific tuition rates. 

Students seeking in-state tution must meet the elibility requirements set by Ohio state law (Ohio Revised Code 3333.31, Ohio Administrative Code 3333-1-10) and the Ohio Department of Higher Education.

The State of Ohio does permit independent, self-sustaining non-resident students to reclassify as Ohio residents under certain circumstances. Please visit the Office of the Registrar's Ohio Residency for Tuition Purposes "Residency Classification" section to learn more. 

Veterans of the U.S. Armed Services, their spouses, and their dependents may qualify for immediate classification as Ohio residents for tuition purposes if the veteran:

1. Served one or more years on active military duty and was honorably discharged or received a medical discharge that was related to the military service; or was killed while serving on active military duty or has been declared to be missing in action or a prisoner of war.
2. If the veteran seeks residency status for tuition surcharge purposes, the veteran has established domicile in this state as of the first day of a term of enrollment in an institution of higher education. If the spouse or a dependent of the veteran seeks residency status for tuition surcharge purposes, the veteran and the spouse or dependent seeking residency status have established domicile in this state as of the first day of a term of enrollment in an institution of higher education, except that if the veteran was killed while serving on active military duty, has been declared to be missing in action or a prisoner of war, or is deceased after discharge, only the spouse or dependent seeking residency status shall be required to have established domicile in accordance with this division.

UC Klekamp Law students living in all counties within Kentucky are able to attend UC at an established metropolitan tuition rate, which is the Ohio in-state tuition rate plus a $300/semester surcharge per semester ($26,175/yr).

Residents of selected counties in the State of Indiana can qualify for Indiana Reciprocity to enroll at UC Law under Ohio resident tuition rates. Qualifying students must initiate the reciprocity eligibility review process by submitting the Indiana Reciprocity Application and supporting documentation verifying their residence in one of the eligible counties. Documentation may include a driver's license, vehicle registration, proof of voter registration, most recent state income tax form, and a lease or property deed.