For Washington 4-Year Colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $6,683 for Washington residents and $20,421 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $15,753 for Washington residents and $26,062 for out-of-state students.
Whitman College has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $64,050 and Northwest Indian College has the lowest tuition & fees of $4,365 among Washington 4-Year Colleges. For graduate programs, Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $42,329 and Faith International University has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $7,350 among Washington 4-Year Colleges.
You can narrow Washington colleges down into public schools and private schools to check tuition and other college costs in deep.
The average COA of Washington 4-Year Colleges in 2025 is $26,271 for state residents and $40,008 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 | $6,683 | $20,421 | $15,753 | $26,062 |
| Books & Supplies | $808 | $808 | ||
| Room & Board | $14,894 | $14,894 | ||
| Other Expenses | $3,886 | $3,886 | ||
| COA | $26,271 | $40,008 | $35,340 | $45,650 |
The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Washington 4-Year Colleges is $6,683 for state residents and $20,421 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Washington 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 | $5,104 | $731 | $17,687 | $644 |
| 2021-2022 | $5,211 | $754 | $17,835 | $648 |
| 2022-2023 | $5,308 | $783 | $18,384 | $681 |
| 2023-2024 | $5,515 | $840 | $18,918 | $733 |
| 2024-2025 | $5,817 | $867 | $19,672 | $749 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Washington 4-Year Colleges in 2025 is $15,753 for state residents and $26,062 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Washington 4-Year Colleges over last 5 years.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2020-2021 | $12,827 | $1,235 | $22,309 | $699 |
| 2021-2022 | $13,129 | $1,246 | $22,600 | $718 |
| 2022-2023 | $13,785 | $1,260 | $23,641 | $723 |
| 2023-2024 | $14,151 | $1,306 | $24,170 | $753 |
| 2024-2025 | $14,439 | $1,314 | $25,238 | $825 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Washington 4-Year Colleges in 2025 is $503 for state residents and $647 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $798 for state residents and $988 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 | $443 | $580 | $734 | $910 |
| 2021-2022 | $455 | $590 | $743 | $921 |
| 2022-2023 | $470 | $607 | $762 | $944 |
| 2023-2024 | $490 | $628 | $789 | $976 |
| 2024-2025 | $503 | $647 | $798 | $988 |
The average living costs of Washington 4-Year Colleges in 2025 is $18,779 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $21,211 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 Washington 4-Year Colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2020-2021 | $11,189 | $3,246 | $11,020 | $3,608 |
| 2021-2022 | $11,581 | $3,294 | $11,176 | $3,700 |
| 2022-2023 | $13,254 | $3,345 | $14,291 | $3,782 |
| 2023-2024 | $14,428 | $3,465 | $15,842 | $3,889 |
| 2024-2025 | $14,894 | $3,886 | $16,603 | $4,608 |