For Virginia Private colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $27,641.
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 Private 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 Private colleges.
The average COA of Virginia Private colleges in 2024 is $44,624 including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition & Fees | $27,641 | $16,749 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,218 | $1,218 |
| Room & Board | $12,715 | $12,715 |
| Other Expenses | $3,051 | $3,051 |
| COA | $44,624 | $33,732 |
The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Virginia Private colleges is $27,641. The average tuition is computed based on the largest program's tuition at each trade school.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Virginia Private colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| Tuition | Fees | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | $27,143 | $1,051 |
| 2020-2021 | $25,939 | $1,191 |
| 2021-2022 | $26,249 | $1,047 |
| 2022-2023 | $25,847 | $1,058 |
| 2023-2024 | $26,510 | $1,131 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Virginia Private colleges in 2024 is $16,749.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Virginia Private colleges over last 5 years.
| Tuition | Fees | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | $13,409 | $564 |
| 2020-2021 | $13,835 | $660 |
| 2021-2022 | $14,182 | $745 |
| 2022-2023 | $14,743 | $800 |
| 2023-2024 | $15,902 | $846 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Virginia Private colleges in 2024 is $947.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $629.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | $884 | $583 |
| 2020-2021 | $871 | $596 |
| 2021-2022 | $892 | $604 |
| 2022-2023 | $901 | $615 |
| 2023-2024 | $947 | $629 |
The average living costs of Virginia Private colleges in 2024 is $15,766 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $14,285 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 Private colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2019-2020 | $11,508 | $2,743 | $9,741 | $3,377 |
| 2020-2021 | $11,833 | $2,831 | $9,668 | $3,384 |
| 2021-2022 | $11,915 | $2,838 | $9,803 | $3,417 |
| 2022-2023 | $12,268 | $2,856 | $9,899 | $3,472 |
| 2023-2024 | $12,715 | $3,051 | $10,507 | $3,778 |