For District of Columbia Private colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $39,236.
Georgetown University has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $68,089 and NewU University has the lowest tuition & fees of $6,500 among District of Columbia Private colleges. For graduate programs, Georgetown University has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $61,670 and Trinity Washington University has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $15,660 among District of Columbia Private colleges.
The average COA of District of Columbia Private colleges in 2025 is $60,525 including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition & Fees | $39,236 | $30,519 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,272 | $1,272 |
| Room & Board | $17,013 | $17,013 |
| Other Expenses | $3,004 | $3,004 |
| COA | $60,525 | $51,809 |
The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of District of Columbia Private colleges is $39,236. 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 District of Columbia Private colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| Tuition | Fees | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | $36,258 | $647 |
| 2021-2022 | $34,520 | $621 |
| 2022-2023 | $35,244 | $628 |
| 2023-2024 | $36,999 | $676 |
| 2024-2025 | $38,532 | $704 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of District of Columbia Private colleges in 2025 is $30,519.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for District of Columbia Private colleges over last 5 years.
| Tuition | Fees | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | $28,621 | $761 |
| 2021-2022 | $29,350 | $714 |
| 2022-2023 | $30,157 | $725 |
| 2023-2024 | $30,553 | $780 |
| 2024-2025 | $29,716 | $803 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of District of Columbia Private colleges in 2025 is $1,747.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $1,443.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | $1,463 | $1,350 |
| 2021-2022 | $1,540 | $1,374 |
| 2022-2023 | $1,590 | $1,409 |
| 2023-2024 | $1,667 | $1,456 |
| 2024-2025 | $1,747 | $1,443 |
The average living costs of District of Columbia Private colleges in 2025 is $20,017 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $21,840 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 District of Columbia Private colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2020-2021 | $15,037 | $2,767 | $15,152 | $3,819 |
| 2021-2022 | $15,032 | $2,813 | $15,269 | $3,662 |
| 2022-2023 | $15,621 | $2,819 | $15,888 | $4,325 |
| 2023-2024 | $16,237 | $2,954 | $16,692 | $4,036 |
| 2024-2025 | $17,013 | $3,004 | $17,633 | $4,207 |