YSU freezes room and board fees for 2016-17 academic year

Staff report

YOUNGSTOWN

Youngstown State University will freeze room and board fees for the next academic year, ensuring that YSU will remain the least-expensive Ohio public university campus for student housing.

“By freezing our room and meal plan fees, YSU will continue to be the most affordable campus in the state and across the region for students to live and learn,” said Eddie Howard, YSU associate vice president for student experience.

The room-and-board fees for YSU residence halls will remain $8,990 for next academic year. That’s the lowest cost among Ohio’s comprehensive, four-year public universities. By comparison, annual fees are $11,626 at the University of Akron and $11,014 at Kent State University.

Danielle Meyer, director of YSU housing and residence life, said it’s the first time in recent memory the university has frozen room and board fees.

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