For Washington Private colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $31,122.
Whitman College has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $64,050 and Montessori Education Institute of the Pacific Northwest has the lowest tuition & fees of $6,630 among Washington Private 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 Private colleges.
The average COA of Washington Private colleges in 2025 is $49,179 including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition & Fees | $31,122 | $23,107 |
| Books & Supplies | $929 | $929 |
| Room & Board | $13,848 | $13,848 |
| Other Expenses | $3,281 | $3,281 |
| COA | $49,179 | $41,164 |
The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Washington Private colleges is $31,122. 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 Washington Private colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| Tuition | Fees | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | $28,245 | $404 |
| 2021-2022 | $27,492 | $392 |
| 2022-2023 | $28,298 | $412 |
| 2023-2024 | $29,390 | $510 |
| 2024-2025 | $30,530 | $592 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Washington Private colleges in 2025 is $23,107.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Washington Private colleges over last 5 years.
| Tuition | Fees | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | $19,628 | $384 |
| 2021-2022 | $19,928 | $410 |
| 2022-2023 | $20,835 | $432 |
| 2023-2024 | $21,302 | $477 |
| 2024-2025 | $22,547 | $560 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Washington Private colleges in 2025 is $1,147.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $861.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | $1,035 | $798 |
| 2021-2022 | $1,035 | $804 |
| 2022-2023 | $1,070 | $823 |
| 2023-2024 | $1,118 | $854 |
| 2024-2025 | $1,147 | $861 |
The average living costs of Washington Private colleges in 2025 is $17,129 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $19,682 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 Private colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2020-2021 | $12,030 | $2,860 | $10,760 | $3,613 |
| 2021-2022 | $12,201 | $2,938 | $10,698 | $3,751 |
| 2022-2023 | $12,887 | $2,897 | $13,085 | $3,802 |
| 2023-2024 | $13,687 | $3,055 | $15,046 | $3,948 |
| 2024-2025 | $13,848 | $3,281 | $15,260 | $4,422 |