For West Virginia Private colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $23,482.

Bethany College has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $34,126 and B M Spurr School of Practical Nursing has the lowest tuition & fees of $5,620 among West Virginia Private colleges. For graduate programs, Alderson Broaddus University has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $29,300 and Ohio Valley University has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $7,470 among West Virginia Private colleges.

Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of West Virginia Private colleges in 2024 is $38,907 including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.

Table. 2024 Average Costs of Attendance for West Virginia Private colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
Tuition & Fees$23,482$11,853
Books & Supplies$1,352$1,352
Room & Board$11,181$11,181
Other Expenses$2,893$2,893
COA$38,907$27,278

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of West Virginia Private colleges is $23,482. 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 West Virginia Private colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.

Table. 2024 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for West Virginia Private colleges (2020-2024)
TuitionFees
2019-2020$21,214$971
2020-2021$21,507$1,004
2021-2022$21,476$924
2022-2023$21,917$992
2023-2024$22,407$1,075
*The amount of tuition for 2023-2024 includes fees.

Graduate Programs Tuition & Fees

The average graduate program tuition & fees of West Virginia Private colleges in 2024 is $11,853.

The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for West Virginia Private colleges over last 5 years.

Table. 2024 Average Graduate Tuition & Fees Changes for West Virginia Private colleges (2020-2024)
TuitionFees
2019-2020$9,297$446
2020-2021$10,410$466
2021-2022$10,357$626
2022-2023$10,627$662
2023-2024$11,167$686

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

The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of West Virginia Private colleges in 2024 is $749.

The graduate average cost per credit hour is $569.

The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.

Table. 2024 Average Cost Per Credit Hour for West Virginia Private colleges (2020-2024)
UndergraduateGraduate
2019-2020$705$557
2020-2021$710$504
2021-2022$716$517
2022-2023$726$535
2023-2024$749$569

West Virginia Private colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of West Virginia Private colleges in 2024 is $14,073 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $10,602 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 Private colleges.

Table. 2024 Average Living Costs for West Virginia Private colleges (2020-2024)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2019-2020 $9,619$2,670 $6,874$2,592
2020-2021 $9,869$2,692 $6,966$2,524
2021-2022 $10,246$2,707 $7,277$2,633
2022-2023 $10,511$2,739 $7,578$2,735
2023-2024 $11,181$2,893 $7,667$2,936