For Washington Public colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $6,892 for Washington residents and $13,664 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $15,753 for Washington residents and $30,470 for out-of-state students.
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $43,404 and Seattle Vocational Institute has the lowest tuition & fees of $4,150 among Washington Public colleges. For graduate programs, University of Washington-Tacoma Campus has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $33,006 and Western Washington University has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $27,389 among Washington Public colleges.
The average COA of Washington Public colleges in 2025 is $26,912 for state residents and $33,685 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 | $6,892 | $13,664 | $15,753 | $30,470 |
| Books & Supplies | $752 | $752 | ||
| Room & Board | $15,129 | $15,129 | ||
| Other Expenses | $4,140 | $4,140 | ||
| COA | $26,912 | $33,685 | $35,774 | $50,490 |
The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Washington Public colleges is $6,892 for state residents and $13,664 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Washington Public 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 | $11,418 | $767 |
| 2021-2022 | $5,179 | $855 | $11,484 | $889 |
| 2022-2023 | $5,276 | $883 | $11,829 | $928 |
| 2023-2024 | $5,474 | $969 | $12,072 | $1,018 |
| 2024-2025 | $6,025 | $867 | $12,815 | $849 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Washington Public colleges in 2025 is $15,753 for state residents and $30,470 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Washington Public colleges over last 5 years.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2020-2021 | $12,827 | $1,235 | $25,972 | $1,235 |
| 2021-2022 | $13,129 | $1,246 | $26,499 | $1,246 |
| 2022-2023 | $13,785 | $1,260 | $27,899 | $1,260 |
| 2023-2024 | $14,151 | $1,306 | $28,540 | $1,306 |
| 2024-2025 | $14,439 | $1,314 | $29,156 | $1,314 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Washington Public colleges in 2025 is $170 for state residents and $389 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $602 for state residents and $1,197 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 | $152 | $357 | $552 | $1,101 |
| 2021-2022 | $154 | $361 | $565 | $1,121 |
| 2022-2023 | $158 | $367 | $580 | $1,150 |
| 2023-2024 | $165 | $376 | $596 | $1,180 |
| 2024-2025 | $170 | $389 | $602 | $1,197 |
The average living costs of Washington Public colleges in 2025 is $19,268 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $21,675 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 Public colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2020-2021 | $10,825 | $3,450 | $10,959 | $3,597 |
| 2021-2022 | $11,283 | $3,504 | $11,229 | $3,660 |
| 2022-2023 | $13,364 | $3,622 | $14,750 | $3,763 |
| 2023-2024 | $14,872 | $3,723 | $16,063 | $3,823 |
| 2024-2025 | $15,129 | $4,140 | $17,031 | $4,645 |