For Washington 4-Year Colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $6,453 for Washington residents and $20,171 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $15,456 for Washington residents and $24,923 for out-of-state students.
Whitman College has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $61,492 and Northwest Indian College has the lowest tuition & fees of $3,969 among Washington 4-Year Colleges. For graduate programs, Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $41,756 and Faith International University has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $7,350 among Washington 4-Year Colleges.
You can narrow Washington colleges down into public schools and private schools to check tuition and other college costs in deep.
The average COA of Washington 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $25,095 for state residents and $38,813 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 | $6,453 | $20,171 | $15,456 | $24,923 |
| Books & Supplies | $891 | $891 | ||
| Room & Board | $14,293 | $14,293 | ||
| Other Expenses | $3,458 | $3,458 | ||
| COA | $25,095 | $38,813 | $34,098 | $43,565 |
The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Washington 4-Year Colleges is $6,453 for state residents and $20,171 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Washington 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 | $4,743 | $723 | $17,728 | $642 |
| 2020-2021 | $5,153 | $733 | $18,030 | $642 |
| 2021-2022 | $5,270 | $753 | $18,215 | $643 |
| 2022-2023 | $5,396 | $786 | $18,816 | $678 |
| 2023-2024 | $5,616 | $836 | $19,445 | $726 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Washington 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $15,456 for state residents and $24,923 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Washington 4-Year Colleges over last 5 years.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2019-2020 | $13,370 | $1,226 | $22,578 | $720 |
| 2020-2021 | $12,827 | $1,235 | $22,309 | $699 |
| 2021-2022 | $13,129 | $1,246 | $22,600 | $718 |
| 2022-2023 | $13,785 | $1,260 | $23,641 | $723 |
| 2023-2024 | $14,151 | $1,306 | $24,170 | $753 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Washington 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $508 for state residents and $648 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $789 for state residents and $976 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 | $451 | $579 | $731 | $913 |
| 2020-2021 | $460 | $595 | $734 | $910 |
| 2021-2022 | $471 | $605 | $743 | $921 |
| 2022-2023 | $487 | $622 | $762 | $944 |
| 2023-2024 | $508 | $648 | $789 | $976 |
The average living costs of Washington 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $17,751 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $19,620 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 Washington 4-Year Colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2019-2020 | $10,875 | $3,155 | $10,834 | $3,398 |
| 2020-2021 | $11,202 | $3,221 | $11,012 | $3,606 |
| 2021-2022 | $11,605 | $3,265 | $11,144 | $3,686 |
| 2022-2023 | $13,113 | $3,329 | $14,213 | $3,746 |
| 2023-2024 | $14,293 | $3,458 | $15,745 | $3,875 |