For Virginia 4-Year Colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $15,262 for Virginia residents and $25,640 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $15,534 for Virginia residents and $19,591 for out-of-state students.
Washington and Lee University has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $64,525 and Sentara College of Health Sciences has the lowest tuition & fees of $2,884 among Virginia 4-Year Colleges. For graduate programs, Randolph-Macon College has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $48,632 and Sentara College of Health Sciences has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $1,211 among Virginia 4-Year Colleges.
You can narrow Virginia colleges down into public schools and private schools to check tuition and other college costs in deep.
The average COA of Virginia 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $32,823 for state residents and $43,201 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 | $15,262 | $25,640 | $15,534 | $19,591 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,189 | $1,189 | ||
| Room & Board | $13,146 | $13,146 | ||
| Other Expenses | $3,226 | $3,226 | ||
| COA | $32,823 | $43,201 | $33,095 | $37,152 |
The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Virginia 4-Year Colleges is $15,262 for state residents and $25,640 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Virginia 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 | $9,225 | $4,495 | $25,113 | $1,846 |
| 2020-2021 | $9,384 | $4,587 | $22,998 | $1,530 |
| 2021-2022 | $9,509 | $4,712 | $23,194 | $1,590 |
| 2022-2023 | $9,786 | $4,903 | $23,473 | $1,762 |
| 2023-2024 | $10,120 | $5,142 | $23,838 | $1,802 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Virginia 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $15,534 for state residents and $19,591 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Virginia 4-Year Colleges over last 5 years.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2019-2020 | $11,154 | $3,038 | $16,296 | $1,486 |
| 2020-2021 | $11,222 | $3,089 | $16,509 | $1,554 |
| 2021-2022 | $11,420 | $3,193 | $16,707 | $1,611 |
| 2022-2023 | $11,801 | $3,204 | $17,192 | $1,629 |
| 2023-2024 | $12,175 | $3,359 | $17,959 | $1,632 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Virginia 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $754 for state residents and $926 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $626 for state residents and $833 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 | $712 | $878 | $593 | $790 |
| 2020-2021 | $705 | $873 | $599 | $797 |
| 2021-2022 | $722 | $886 | $606 | $799 |
| 2022-2023 | $738 | $905 | $620 | $821 |
| 2023-2024 | $754 | $926 | $626 | $833 |
The average living costs of Virginia 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $16,372 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $14,688 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 Virginia 4-Year Colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2019-2020 | $11,400 | $2,840 | $9,940 | $3,810 |
| 2020-2021 | $11,701 | $2,941 | $9,643 | $3,473 |
| 2021-2022 | $11,994 | $2,954 | $9,757 | $3,576 |
| 2022-2023 | $12,368 | $3,030 | $10,006 | $3,701 |
| 2023-2024 | $13,146 | $3,226 | $10,651 | $4,037 |