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Learn Your Next Steps
Choose your student-type below to learn about next steps for admitted students and how to confirm your intent to enroll at OHIO. We look forward to welcoming you to the class of 2027!
Visit Campus
Plan a campus visit to see Ohio University and Athens for yourself! Meet other incoming Bobcats, get your questions answered in a group information session and take a walking tour. We also have virtual visit and regional campus visit opportunities available.
Get in the Bobcat Spirit
Before becoming an official Bobcat, learn some of the basics to really get you in the OHIO spirit! Learn the O-H-I-O Chant, download Bobcat GIFs and printable graphics and more.
Become Forever OHIO
At OHIO, we believe the college experience should deliver more than a diploma. Learn more about the experiences you can expect to have at OHIO — experiences that will stick with you for life.
Your Admission is Our Vote of Confidence in You
OHIO's 22nd President, Dr. Hugh Sherman, welcomes you to the Bobcat community.
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Important Dates
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Bobcat Student Orientation
Beginning February 1
Sign up for Bobcat Student Orientation, which is required for incoming first-year and transfer students.
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Financial Aid Offer Webinar
March 8 and 30, 2023
Financial aid advisors answer questions and explain how to review your Financial Aid Offer.
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Confirm Your Intent to Enroll
May 1, 2023
Submission of the housing contract and deposit or commuter contract confirms your intent to enroll at OHIO in fall 2023.
OHIO Stories
“I really wanted to go into something meaningful. Sustainability was something I’ve always been big on. It’s constantly becoming a bigger and bigger issue. I want to learn how I can help, and I’m excited that I can do that as part of my major.”
Maddie McNamara '22
Clarion, PA
“I sat in on some classes, met some faculty who were doing wonderful things, and said this is home, a place for me to grow and to become a new person. I said I’m going to Ohio University to study acting, and here I am.”
Caleb Crawford '20
Columbus, Ohio