For West Virginia Public colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $7,290 for West Virginia residents and $13,885 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $10,285 for West Virginia residents and $18,485 for out-of-state students.
West Virginia University has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $27,360 and Putnam Career and Technical Center has the lowest tuition & fees of $2,025 among West Virginia Public colleges. For graduate programs, West Virginia University has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $28,260 and Glenville State University has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $8,774 among West Virginia Public colleges.
The average COA of West Virginia Public colleges in 2024 is $23,828 for state residents and $30,423 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 | $7,290 | $13,885 | $10,285 | $18,485 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,360 | $1,360 | ||
| Room & Board | $12,091 | $12,091 | ||
| Other Expenses | $3,087 | $3,087 | ||
| COA | $23,828 | $30,423 | $26,823 | $35,023 |
The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of West Virginia Public colleges is $7,290 for state residents and $13,885 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for West 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 | $5,334 | $1,079 | $11,349 | $958 |
| 2020-2021 | $5,424 | $1,075 | $11,345 | $1,036 |
| 2021-2022 | $5,718 | $970 | $12,065 | $919 |
| 2022-2023 | $5,901 | $1,029 | $12,401 | $967 |
| 2023-2024 | $6,241 | $1,049 | $12,816 | $1,069 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of West Virginia Public colleges in 2024 is $10,285 for state residents and $18,485 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for West Virginia Public colleges over last 5 years.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2019-2020 | $7,980 | $906 | $15,707 | $1,089 |
| 2020-2021 | $8,070 | $926 | $15,729 | $1,109 |
| 2021-2022 | $8,035 | $997 | $15,786 | $1,180 |
| 2022-2023 | $8,490 | $939 | $16,179 | $1,084 |
| 2023-2024 | $9,067 | $1,218 | $17,153 | $1,332 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of West Virginia Public colleges in 2024 is $282 for state residents and $599 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $499 for state residents and $942 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 | $249 | $547 | $488 | $922 |
| 2020-2021 | $252 | $547 | $486 | $921 |
| 2021-2022 | $257 | $558 | $495 | $935 |
| 2022-2023 | $269 | $576 | $486 | $916 |
| 2023-2024 | $282 | $599 | $499 | $942 |
The average living costs of West Virginia Public colleges in 2024 is $15,178 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $14,367 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 West Virginia Public colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2019-2020 | $10,469 | $2,979 | $8,368 | $3,473 |
| 2020-2021 | $10,340 | $2,899 | $8,446 | $3,467 |
| 2021-2022 | $10,417 | $2,934 | $8,364 | $3,400 |
| 2022-2023 | $10,802 | $3,129 | $8,769 | $3,658 |
| 2023-2024 | $12,091 | $3,087 | $9,671 | $4,696 |