For Virginia Private colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $27,784.
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 Private 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 Private colleges.
The average COA of Virginia Private colleges in 2025 is $45,655 including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition & Fees | $27,784 | $17,443 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,223 | $1,223 |
| Room & Board | $13,310 | $13,310 |
| Other Expenses | $3,338 | $3,338 |
| COA | $45,655 | $35,315 |
The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Virginia Private colleges is $27,784. 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 Virginia Private colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| Tuition | Fees | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | $26,378 | $1,218 |
| 2021-2022 | $26,697 | $1,076 |
| 2022-2023 | $26,271 | $1,087 |
| 2023-2024 | $26,952 | $1,162 |
| 2024-2025 | $26,584 | $1,200 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Virginia Private colleges in 2025 is $17,443.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Virginia Private colleges over last 5 years.
| Tuition | Fees | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | $13,867 | $683 |
| 2021-2022 | $14,227 | $745 |
| 2022-2023 | $14,807 | $800 |
| 2023-2024 | $16,007 | $846 |
| 2024-2025 | $16,462 | $981 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Virginia Private colleges in 2025 is $930.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $649.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | $884 | $591 |
| 2021-2022 | $906 | $599 |
| 2022-2023 | $915 | $610 |
| 2023-2024 | $947 | $625 |
| 2024-2025 | $930 | $649 |
The average living costs of Virginia Private colleges in 2025 is $16,648 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $15,764 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 Private colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2020-2021 | $11,833 | $2,831 | $9,772 | $3,314 |
| 2021-2022 | $11,915 | $2,838 | $9,898 | $3,333 |
| 2022-2023 | $12,268 | $2,856 | $9,997 | $3,390 |
| 2023-2024 | $12,715 | $3,051 | $10,624 | $3,706 |
| 2024-2025 | $13,310 | $3,338 | $11,675 | $4,089 |