For District of Columbia 4-Year Colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $6,152 for District of Columbia residents and $31,281 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $10,094 for District of Columbia residents and $26,914 for out-of-state students.
Georgetown University has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $65,081 and NewU University has the lowest tuition & fees of $6,500 among District of Columbia 4-Year Colleges. For graduate programs, Georgetown University has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $59,306 and University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $5,850 among District of Columbia 4-Year Colleges.
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The average COA of District of Columbia 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $26,415 for state residents and $51,544 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| Tuition & Fees | $6,152 | $31,281 | $10,094 | $26,914 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,073 | $1,073 | ||
| Room & Board | $16,237 | $16,237 | ||
| Other Expenses | $2,954 | $2,954 | ||
| COA | $26,415 | $51,544 | $30,357 | $47,177 |
The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of District of Columbia 4-Year Colleges is $6,152 for state residents and $31,281 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for District of Columbia 4-Year Colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2019-2020 | $5,160 | $860 | $28,976 | $736 |
| 2020-2021 | $5,292 | $860 | $29,519 | $666 |
| 2021-2022 | $5,292 | $860 | $28,719 | $645 |
| 2022-2023 | $5,292 | $860 | $29,237 | $650 |
| 2023-2024 | $5,292 | $860 | $30,595 | $686 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of District of Columbia 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $10,094 for state residents and $26,914 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for District of Columbia 4-Year Colleges over last 5 years.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2019-2020 | $9,000 | $860 | $24,224 | $662 |
| 2020-2021 | $9,234 | $860 | $24,780 | $671 |
| 2021-2022 | $9,234 | $860 | $25,327 | $637 |
| 2022-2023 | $9,234 | $860 | $25,932 | $645 |
| 2023-2024 | $9,234 | $860 | $26,229 | $685 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of District of Columbia 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $1,257 for state residents and $1,286 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $1,270 for state residents and $1,302 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| 2019-2020 | $1,080 | $1,108 | $1,165 | $1,196 |
| 2020-2021 | $1,112 | $1,141 | $1,188 | $1,220 |
| 2021-2022 | $1,166 | $1,194 | $1,207 | $1,238 |
| 2022-2023 | $1,201 | $1,229 | $1,232 | $1,264 |
| 2023-2024 | $1,257 | $1,286 | $1,270 | $1,302 |
The average living costs of District of Columbia 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $19,191 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $17,994 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.
The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for District of Columbia 4-Year Colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2019-2020 | $14,595 | $2,639 | $13,355 | $3,214 |
| 2020-2021 | $15,037 | $2,767 | $13,398 | $3,071 |
| 2021-2022 | $15,032 | $2,813 | $13,490 | $2,966 |
| 2022-2023 | $15,621 | $2,819 | $13,975 | $3,554 |
| 2023-2024 | $16,237 | $2,954 | $14,605 | $3,388 |