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.

Costs of Attendance (COA)

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.

Table. 2024 Average Costs of Attendance for Virginia Private colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
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

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

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.

Table. 2024 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Virginia Private colleges (2020-2024)
TuitionFees
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 amount of tuition for 2023-2024 includes fees.

Graduate Programs Tuition & Fees

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.

Table. 2024 Average Graduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Virginia Private colleges (2020-2024)
TuitionFees
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

Tuition Per Credit Hour (Part-time Students and Over Credits)

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.

Table. 2024 Average Cost Per Credit Hour for Virginia Private colleges (2020-2024)
UndergraduateGraduate
2019-2020$884$583
2020-2021$871$596
2021-2022$892$604
2022-2023$901$615
2023-2024$947$629

Virginia Private colleges Living Costs

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.

Table. 2024 Average Living Costs for Virginia Private colleges (2020-2024)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther 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