For Virginia Public colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $9,062 for Virginia residents and $20,433 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $15,534 for Virginia residents and $29,183 for out-of-state students.
University of Virginia-Main Campus has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $59,633 and Henrico County-Saint Marys Hospital School of Practical Nursing has the lowest tuition & fees of $2,460 among Virginia Public colleges. For graduate programs, George Mason University has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $39,397 and Longwood University has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $19,926 among Virginia Public colleges.
The average COA of Virginia Public colleges in 2024 is $27,753 for state residents and $39,124 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 | $9,062 | $20,433 | $15,534 | $29,183 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,579 | $1,579 | ||
| Room & Board | $13,651 | $13,651 | ||
| Other Expenses | $3,461 | $3,461 | ||
| COA | $27,753 | $39,124 | $34,225 | $47,874 |
The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Virginia Public colleges is $9,062 for state residents and $20,433 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Virginia Public colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2019-2020 | $6,457 | $1,913 | $17,065 | $2,480 |
| 2020-2021 | $6,510 | $1,948 | $16,981 | $2,513 |
| 2021-2022 | $6,542 | $1,995 | $16,917 | $2,558 |
| 2022-2023 | $6,673 | $2,068 | $17,253 | $2,620 |
| 2023-2024 | $6,897 | $2,165 | $17,714 | $2,719 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Virginia Public colleges in 2024 is $15,534 for state residents and $29,183 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Virginia Public colleges over last 5 years.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2019-2020 | $11,154 | $3,038 | $23,907 | $3,393 |
| 2020-2021 | $11,222 | $3,089 | $24,015 | $3,446 |
| 2021-2022 | $11,420 | $3,193 | $24,253 | $3,551 |
| 2022-2023 | $11,801 | $3,204 | $24,630 | $3,550 |
| 2023-2024 | $12,175 | $3,359 | $25,505 | $3,678 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Virginia Public colleges in 2024 is $270 for state residents and $645 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $663 for state residents and $1,341 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 | $257 | $630 | $640 | $1,275 |
| 2020-2021 | $256 | $631 | $639 | $1,274 |
| 2021-2022 | $262 | $632 | $645 | $1,282 |
| 2022-2023 | $270 | $637 | $658 | $1,306 |
| 2023-2024 | $270 | $645 | $663 | $1,341 |
The average living costs of Virginia Public colleges in 2024 is $17,112 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $15,310 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 Public colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2019-2020 | $11,218 | $2,957 | $8,697 | $4,112 |
| 2020-2021 | $11,513 | $3,031 | $8,812 | $4,137 |
| 2021-2022 | $11,895 | $3,066 | $9,122 | $4,392 |
| 2022-2023 | $12,273 | $3,236 | $9,423 | $4,613 |
| 2023-2024 | $13,651 | $3,461 | $10,202 | $5,108 |