Future Students

Incoming freshman

Welcome, future Buckeye! Here’s everything you need to know about applying to Ohio State Newark.

Apply for free

To align with our mission of access to excellence, we're covering the $60 application fee for first-year applicants who apply directly to Ohio State Newark between October 1 and December 1. Ohio State Newark is already dedicated to providing Ohio students and families with an excellent college education at one of the lowest tuition rates in the state.

Just enter fee waiver code RCW2027 when prompted in the online application to Ohio State Newark by December 1.

This fee waiver code is exclusively available for first-year applicants to an Ohio State regional campus in Lima, Mansfield, Marion, or Newark, or ATI in Wooster. Note: If you’re planning to apply to the Columbus campus, you should submit the Common Application and not an application to a regional campus.

Admission criteria

You must be a resident of Ohio and a high school graduate (or soon-to-be) who has never enrolled at a college or university (don’t count college classes you may have taken in high school) to enroll as an incoming freshman.

Home-schooled applicants must submit an approved “excuse from attendance” verification (or equivalent) provided by a local school district or state official.

Autumn semester 2025 enrollment of new first-year students

  • 1,789 new first-year students
  • 42% first-generation students
  • 47% Pell-eligible

Steps to enroll

Visit Campus

Learn about the admission process and tour campus.
Schedule a visit
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Campus resources and services for new students

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On-campus housing

Housing options include traditional dormitories and apartment-style living steps away from the academic core.
Apply for housing
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Learning communities

Connect to like-minded students, faculty and resources to ensure you get the most out of your first year.
Join a learning community
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Disability services

Free programs and services are designed to help all students have full access to college life.
Request accommodations