There are 163 active colleges and universities in Virginia - 44 public and 119 private schools.
The 2024 average tuition & fees of the 4-year colleges in Virginia is $15,277 for Virginia residents and $35,277 for out-of-state students. In private colleges, the average tuition & fees is $22,981. For Virginia community colleges, the average tuition & fees is $5,188 for state residents and $11,196 for out-of-state students.
In Virginia, for public 4-years colleges, in-state tuition & fees increased by 38.12% from $10,996 (2015) to $15,188 (2024) and out-of-state tuition & fees grew by 27.81% over the past decade from $27,551 (2015) to $35,214 (2024).
In private Virginia colleges, the tuition & fees increased by 17.53%, from $21,670 (2015) to $25,469 (2024).
Cost of Attendance (COA) Trends
Over the past 10 years, the COA has increased 27.12% when living on campus and 24.72% when living off campus at Virginia Colleges.
In private Virginia Colleges, the COA has increase by 20.75% (on-campus) and 17.84% (off-camus). The COA includes tuition, fees, books & supplies, room & board, and other personal expenses.
For the academic year 2023-2024, the total cost of attendance is $52,752 when a student lives on campus and $51,068 when living off campus at Virginia Colleges. The following table and chart illustrate the changes of COA for Virginia Colleges over the past 10 years.
Cost of Attendance (COA) Trends of Virginia Colleges
| Year | Living On Campus | Living Off Campus |
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| In-State | Out-of-State | Private Schools | In-State | Out-of-State | Private Schools |
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| 2014-15 |
$24,943 | $41,498 | $35,617 | $24,392 | $40,947 | $35,066 |
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| 2015-16 |
$25,737
3.18% | $42,579
2.60% | $36,097
1.35% | $25,136
3.05% | $41,978
2.52% | $35,496
1.23% |
|---|
| 2016-17 |
$26,758
3.97% | $44,131
3.64% | $37,050
2.64% | $25,808
2.67% | $43,181
2.87% | $36,100
1.70% |
|---|
| 2017-18 |
$27,605
3.17% | $45,508
3.12% | $37,943
2.41% | $27,277
5.69% | $45,180
4.63% | $37,615
4.20% |
|---|
| 2018-19 |
$28,619
3.67% | $47,146
3.60% | $36,810
-2.99% | $27,598
1.18% | $46,125
2.09% | $35,789
-4.85% |
|---|
| 2019-20 |
$29,138
1.81% | $48,069
1.96% | $37,545
2.00% | $28,177
2.10% | $47,108
2.13% | $36,584
2.22% |
|---|
| 2020-21 |
$29,824
2.35% | $48,953
1.84% | $38,232
1.83% | $28,394
0.77% | $47,523
0.88% | $36,802
0.60% |
|---|
| 2021-22 |
$30,385
1.88% | $49,301
0.71% | $39,068
2.19% | $28,967
2.02% | $47,883
0.76% | $37,650
2.30% |
|---|
| 2022-23 |
$31,211
2.72% | $50,708
2.85% | $42,322
8.33% | $29,673
2.44% | $49,170
2.69% | $40,784
8.32% |
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| 2023-24 |
$32,726
4.85% | $52,752
4.03% | $43,007
1.62% | $31,042
4.61% | $51,068
3.86% | $41,323
1.32% |
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Tuition & Fees Changes
For the current year (2024), the average tuition & fees for Virginia Colleges is $15,188 for Virginia residents and $35,214 out-of-state students. In private schools, the average tuition & fees is $28,136.
For graduate programs, the 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $18,893 for Virginia residents and $32,861 out-of-state students. In private schools, the average graduate program tuition & fees is $16,509.
The tuition & fees has increased 27.81% for undergraduate programs and 24.14% for graduate programs at Virginia Colleges. The following table and chart illustrate the changes of tuition & fees by tuition rates and degrees.
Tuition & Fees Changes for Virginia Colleges
| Year | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| In-State | Out-of-State | Private Schools | In-State | Out-of-State | Private Schools |
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| 2014-15 |
$10,996 | $27,551 | $21,670 | $11,861 | $23,509 | $14,894 |
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| 2015-16 |
$11,552
5.06% | $28,394
3.06% | $21,912
1.12% | $12,300
3.70% | $24,311
3.41% | $15,371
3.20% |
|---|
| 2016-17 |
$12,168
5.33% | $29,541
4.04% | $22,460
2.50% | $12,917
5.02% | $25,087
3.19% | $14,676
-4.52% |
|---|
| 2017-18 |
$12,715
4.50% | $30,618
3.65% | $23,053
2.64% | $13,231
2.43% | $25,721
2.53% | $13,568
-7.55% |
|---|
| 2018-19 |
$13,442
5.72% | $31,969
4.41% | $21,633
-6.16% | $13,695
3.51% | $26,504
3.04% | $14,515
6.98% |
|---|
| 2019-20 |
$13,720
2.07% | $32,651
2.13% | $22,127
2.28% | $14,192
3.63% | $27,300
3.00% | $14,425
-0.62% |
|---|
| 2020-21 |
$13,971
1.83% | $33,100
1.38% | $22,379
1.14% | $14,311
0.84% | $27,461
0.59% | $14,542
0.81% |
|---|
| 2021-22 |
$14,221
1.79% | $33,137
0.11% | $22,904
2.35% | $14,613
2.11% | $27,804
1.25% | $14,336
-1.42% |
|---|
| 2022-23 |
$14,636
2.92% | $34,133
3.01% | $25,747
12.41% | $15,005
2.68% | $28,180
1.35% | $15,825
10.39% |
|---|
| 2023-24 |
$15,188
3.77% | $35,214
3.17% | $25,469
-1.08% | $15,534
3.53% | $29,183
3.56% | $15,786
-0.25% |
|---|
Books & Supplies Costs Changes
For the current year (2024), the average book & supplies costs is $1,166 for Virginia Colleges. The following table shows the changes of book & supplies costs from year 2015 to 2024.
Books & Supplies Costs Changes for Virginia Colleges
| Year | Books & Supplies |
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| 2014-15 | $1,323 |
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| 2015-16 | $1,328
0.38% |
|---|
| 2016-17 | $1,243
-6.40% |
|---|
| 2017-18 | $1,263
1.61% |
|---|
| 2018-19 | $1,224
-3.09% |
|---|
| 2019-20 | $1,234
0.82% |
|---|
| 2020-21 | $1,211
-1.86% |
|---|
| 2021-22 | $1,216
0.41% |
|---|
| 2022-23 | $1,177
-3.21% |
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| 2023-24 | $1,166
-0.93% |
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Living Costs Changes
For Virginia Colleges, the living have increased 25.82% when a student lives on campus facilities and 18.02% when living off campus from year 2015 to 2024. The living costs includes costs for room & board, and other living expenses.
Living Costs Changes for Virginia Colleges
| Year | Living On Campus | Living Off Campus |
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| 2014-15 | $12,624 | $13,451 |
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| 2015-16 | $12,857
2.23% | $13,631
2.63% |
|---|
| 2016-17 | $13,347
3.69% | $13,853
3.34% |
|---|
| 2017-18 | $13,627
1.74% | $14,477
5.15% |
|---|
| 2018-19 | $13,953
4.05% | $14,586
-0.52% |
|---|
| 2019-20 | $14,184
3.30% | $15,011
2.44% |
|---|
| 2020-21 | $14,642
3.16% | $15,374
-0.17% |
|---|
| 2021-22 | $14,948
2.50% | $15,791
2.03% |
|---|
| 2022-23 | $15,398
3.12% | $16,180
3.24% |
|---|
| 2023-24 | $16,372
6.29% | $17,183
6.00% |
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