2024 Average Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs in Virginia State

The average tuition & fees of Virginia colleges is $9,068 for Virginia residents and $20,458 for students from other States. Washington and Lee University has the highest (most expensive) tuition & fees of $64,525 and Sentara College of Health Sciences has the lowest tuition & fees (cheapest) of $2,884.

For graduate programs, Randolph-Macon College has the highest (most expensive) graduate tuition & fees of $48,002 and Sentara College of Health Sciences has the lowest graduate tuition & fees (cheapest) of $2,884 in Virginia.

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2024 Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of Virginia 4-year colleges in 2024 is $32,815 for Virginia residents and $52,815 for students from other states. The COA includes tuition & fees, books & supplies, room & board, and other living expenses, but it excludes health insurance fee and uncommon expenses.

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Table. 2024 Average Costs of Attendance for Virginia Colleges (4-Years)
	Undergraduate		Graduate
	In-State	Out-of-State	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition & Fees	$15,277	$35,277	$15,534	$29,183
Books & Supplies	$1,166		$1,166
Room & Board	$16,372		$16,372
COA	$32,815	$52,815	$33,072	$46,721

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Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

In Virginia, 155 schools offer undergraduate programs. The average undergraduate tuition & fees of Virginia colleges is $9,068 for Virginia residents and $20,458 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2023-2024.

The Virginia tuition & fees have risen 3.64% from last year (4 years colleges). The following table and chart describe the 2024 undergraduate tuition & fees trends over last 5 years in 4-years and 2-4 years (community colleges) colleges.

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Table. 2024 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees for Virginia Universities and Colleges
	Public Schools				Private Schools
	4 Years or High		2-4 Years		4 Years or High	2-4 Years
	In-State	Out-of-State	In-State	Out-of-State	4 Years or High	2-4 Years
2020	$13,720	$32,651	$5,026	$11,353	$22,297	$14,025
2021	$13,971	$33,100	$5,012	$10,990	$22,371	$14,278
2022	$14,221	$33,136	$4,985	$10,937	$22,676	$15,624
2023	$14,689	$34,039	$5,024	$11,018	$23,033	$17,273
2024	$15,277	$35,277	$5,188	$11,196	$22,883	$14,434

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Expensive Virginia Colleges (Highest Undergraduate Tuition)

Washington and Lee University	$64,525
University of Richmond	$62,600
University of Virginia-Main Campus	$58,950
Hampden-Sydney College	$52,388
Virginia Military Institute	$51,186

Inexpensive Virginia Colleges (Lowest Undergraduate Tuition)

Sentara College of Health Sciences	$2,884
University of the Potomac-VA Campus	$6,660
Ascent College	$7,680
Virginia Beach Theological Seminary	$8,640
Virginia University of Lynchburg	$9,248

Based on out-of-state tuition rates of 4 years (or high) colleges

Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

67 Virginia colleges offer graduate programs. The average graduate program tuition fees of Virginia colleges is $15,534 for Virginia residents and $29,183 for students from other States. The graduate tuition & fees rose 103.56% from last year.

The following table and chart describe the 2024 graduate tuition & fees and show last 5 years' tuition change.

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Table. 2024 Average Graduate Tuition & Fees for Virginia Universities and Colleges
	Public Schools		Private Schools
	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools
2020	$14,191	$27,300	$14,127
2021	$14,311	$27,461	$14,541
2022	$14,613	$27,804	$14,247
2023	$15,005	$28,181	$14,844
2024	$15,534	$29,183	$15,679

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Expensive Graduate Schools in Virginia

Randolph-Macon College	$48,632
Washington and Lee University	$47,437
George Mason University	$39,397
William & Mary	$36,440
University of Virginia-Main Campus	$36,198

Inexpensive Graduate Schools in Virginia

Sentara College of Health Sciences	$1,211
University of the Potomac-VA Campus	$5,850
University of Management and Technology	$7,110
Liberty University	$8,340
Virginia Wesleyan University	$8,982

Based on out-of-state tuition rates of 4 years (or high) colleges

2024 Books & Supplies Costs

The average books & supplies costs of Virginia colleges in 2024 is $1,166. The books & supplies costs rose 100.43% from last year. Next table and chart describes the 2024 books & supplies costs and costs changes over last 5 years

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Table. 2024 Average Books & Supplies Costs for Virginia Universities and Colleges
	Books & Supplies
2020	$1,204
2021	$1,191
2022	$1,192
2023	$1,161
2024	$1,166

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2024 Average Living Costs

The average living costs of Virginia colleges in 2024 is $16,372 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and college apartment and $14,688 living off campus. 43 schools have on-campus living facilities in Virginia State. The on-campus living costs rose 106.32% and off-campus costs rose 106.02% from last year. Next table and chart describes the 2024 living costs and compares to last 5 years.

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Table. 2024 Average Living Costs for Virginia Universities and Colleges
	On-Campus	Off-Campus
2020	$14,240	$13,269
2021	$14,643	$13,233
2022	$14,948	$13,470
2023	$15,398	$13,854
2024	$16,372	$14,688

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