For Virginia 4-Year Colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $15,702 for Virginia residents and $25,666 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $15,271 for Virginia residents and $19,840 for out-of-state students.
Washington and Lee University has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $68,045 and Sentara College of Health Sciences has the lowest tuition & fees of $2,840 among Virginia 4-Year Colleges. For graduate programs, Randolph-Macon College has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $47,780 and Sentara College of Health Sciences has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $3,639 among Virginia 4-Year Colleges.
You can narrow Virginia colleges down into public schools and private schools to check tuition and other college costs in deep.
The average COA of Virginia 4-Year Colleges in 2025 is $34,125 for state residents and $44,090 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 | $15,702 | $25,666 | $15,271 | $19,840 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,195 | $1,195 | ||
| Room & Board | $13,779 | $13,779 | ||
| Other Expenses | $3,450 | $3,450 | ||
| COA | $34,125 | $44,090 | $33,695 | $38,264 |
The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Virginia 4-Year Colleges is $15,702 for state residents and $25,666 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Virginia 4-Year Colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2020-2021 | $9,384 | $4,587 | $23,082 | $1,529 |
| 2021-2022 | $9,509 | $4,712 | $23,278 | $1,592 |
| 2022-2023 | $9,786 | $4,903 | $23,556 | $1,764 |
| 2023-2024 | $10,120 | $5,142 | $23,921 | $1,804 |
| 2024-2025 | $10,397 | $5,305 | $23,948 | $1,719 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Virginia 4-Year Colleges in 2025 is $15,271 for state residents and $19,840 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Virginia 4-Year Colleges over last 5 years.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2020-2021 | $11,222 | $3,089 | $16,582 | $1,587 |
| 2021-2022 | $11,420 | $3,193 | $16,782 | $1,611 |
| 2022-2023 | $11,801 | $3,204 | $17,278 | $1,629 |
| 2023-2024 | $12,175 | $3,359 | $18,057 | $1,632 |
| 2024-2025 | $11,942 | $3,329 | $18,124 | $1,717 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Virginia 4-Year Colleges in 2025 is $749 for state residents and $918 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $629 for state residents and $833 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 | |
| 2020-2021 | $707 | $874 | $597 | $799 |
| 2021-2022 | $724 | $887 | $603 | $801 |
| 2022-2023 | $740 | $907 | $617 | $823 |
| 2023-2024 | $750 | $919 | $624 | $835 |
| 2024-2025 | $749 | $918 | $629 | $833 |
The average living costs of Virginia 4-Year Colleges in 2025 is $17,229 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $15,971 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 4-Year Colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2020-2021 | $11,701 | $2,941 | $9,670 | $3,501 |
| 2021-2022 | $11,994 | $2,954 | $9,788 | $3,602 |
| 2022-2023 | $12,368 | $3,030 | $10,045 | $3,734 |
| 2023-2024 | $13,146 | $3,226 | $10,703 | $4,081 |
| 2024-2025 | $13,779 | $3,450 | $11,595 | $4,376 |