For Washington Public colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $6,419 for Washington residents and $12,988 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $15,456 for Washington residents and $29,846 for out-of-state students.
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $42,171 and Northwest Indian College has the lowest tuition & fees of $3,969 among Washington Public colleges. For graduate programs, University of Washington-Tacoma Campus has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $32,685 and Western Washington University has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $26,574 among Washington Public colleges.
The average COA of Washington Public colleges in 2024 is $25,868 for state residents and $32,437 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 | $12,988 | $15,456 | $29,846 |
| Books & Supplies | $855 | $855 | ||
| Room & Board | $14,872 | $14,872 | ||
| Other Expenses | $3,723 | $3,723 | ||
| COA | $25,868 | $32,437 | $34,906 | $49,295 |
The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Washington Public colleges is $6,419 for state residents and $12,988 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Washington 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 | $4,713 | $722 | $10,470 | $759 |
| 2020-2021 | $5,104 | $731 | $11,418 | $767 |
| 2021-2022 | $5,149 | $864 | $11,379 | $952 |
| 2022-2023 | $5,246 | $892 | $11,718 | $936 |
| 2023-2024 | $5,434 | $985 | $11,955 | $1,033 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Washington Public colleges in 2024 is $15,456 for state residents and $29,846 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Washington Public colleges over last 5 years.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2019-2020 | $13,370 | $1,226 | $26,830 | $1,226 |
| 2020-2021 | $12,827 | $1,235 | $25,972 | $1,235 |
| 2021-2022 | $13,129 | $1,246 | $26,499 | $1,246 |
| 2022-2023 | $13,785 | $1,260 | $27,899 | $1,260 |
| 2023-2024 | $14,151 | $1,306 | $28,540 | $1,306 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Washington Public colleges in 2024 is $165 for state residents and $376 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $596 for state residents and $1,180 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 | $148 | $341 | $580 | $1,150 |
| 2020-2021 | $152 | $357 | $552 | $1,101 |
| 2021-2022 | $154 | $361 | $565 | $1,121 |
| 2022-2023 | $158 | $367 | $580 | $1,150 |
| 2023-2024 | $165 | $376 | $596 | $1,180 |
The average living costs of Washington Public colleges in 2024 is $18,594 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $19,927 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 Public colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2019-2020 | $10,441 | $3,365 | $10,576 | $3,514 |
| 2020-2021 | $10,825 | $3,450 | $10,959 | $3,597 |
| 2021-2022 | $11,283 | $3,504 | $11,230 | $3,663 |
| 2022-2023 | $13,364 | $3,622 | $14,824 | $3,760 |
| 2023-2024 | $14,872 | $3,723 | $16,102 | $3,825 |