For Washington colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $6,419 for Washington residents and $19,371 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 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 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 colleges in 2024 is $25,281 for state residents and $38,233 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 | $6,419 | $19,371 | $15,456 | $24,923 |
| Books & Supplies | $903 | $903 | ||
| Room & Board | $14,482 | $14,482 | ||
| Other Expenses | $3,477 | $3,477 | ||
| COA | $25,281 | $38,233 | $34,318 | $43,785 |
The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Washington colleges is $6,419 for state residents and $19,371 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Washington colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2019-2020 | $4,713 | $722 | $17,409 | $625 |
| 2020-2021 | $5,104 | $731 | $17,625 | $619 |
| 2021-2022 | $5,149 | $864 | $17,482 | $728 |
| 2022-2023 | $5,246 | $892 | $18,016 | $725 |
| 2023-2024 | $5,434 | $985 | $18,553 | $818 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Washington 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 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 colleges in 2024 is $488 for state residents and $625 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 | $435 | $564 | $731 | $913 |
| 2020-2021 | $443 | $577 | $734 | $910 |
| 2021-2022 | $454 | $587 | $743 | $921 |
| 2022-2023 | $469 | $603 | $762 | $944 |
| 2023-2024 | $488 | $625 | $789 | $976 |
The average living costs of Washington colleges in 2024 is $17,959 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $19,654 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 colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2019-2020 | $10,872 | $3,168 | $10,837 | $3,425 |
| 2020-2021 | $11,189 | $3,246 | $10,928 | $3,580 |
| 2021-2022 | $11,581 | $3,294 | $11,096 | $3,669 |
| 2022-2023 | $13,254 | $3,345 | $14,307 | $3,746 |
| 2023-2024 | $14,482 | $3,477 | $15,799 | $3,856 |