For West Virginia Private colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $24,174.
Bethany College has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $36,102 and B M Spurr School of Practical Nursing has the lowest tuition & fees of $5,620 among West Virginia Private colleges. For graduate programs, Alderson Broaddus University has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $29,300 and Wheeling University has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $6,260 among West Virginia Private colleges.
The average COA of West Virginia Private colleges in 2025 is $40,440 including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition & Fees | $24,174 | $11,149 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,372 | $1,372 |
| Room & Board | $11,867 | $11,867 |
| Other Expenses | $3,027 | $3,027 |
| COA | $40,440 | $27,415 |
The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of West Virginia Private colleges is $24,174. 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 West Virginia Private colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| Tuition | Fees | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | $21,507 | $1,004 |
| 2021-2022 | $21,476 | $924 |
| 2022-2023 | $21,917 | $992 |
| 2023-2024 | $22,407 | $1,075 |
| 2024-2025 | $23,003 | $1,171 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of West Virginia Private colleges in 2025 is $11,149.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for West Virginia Private colleges over last 5 years.
| Tuition | Fees | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | $10,410 | $466 |
| 2021-2022 | $10,357 | $626 |
| 2022-2023 | $10,627 | $662 |
| 2023-2024 | $11,167 | $686 |
| 2024-2025 | $10,464 | $685 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of West Virginia Private colleges in 2025 is $767.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $584.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | $710 | $504 |
| 2021-2022 | $716 | $517 |
| 2022-2023 | $726 | $535 |
| 2023-2024 | $749 | $569 |
| 2024-2025 | $767 | $584 |
The average living costs of West Virginia Private colleges in 2025 is $14,894 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $12,768 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 West Virginia Private colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2020-2021 | $9,869 | $2,692 | $6,966 | $2,524 |
| 2021-2022 | $10,246 | $2,707 | $7,277 | $2,633 |
| 2022-2023 | $10,511 | $2,739 | $7,578 | $2,735 |
| 2023-2024 | $11,181 | $2,893 | $7,667 | $2,936 |
| 2024-2025 | $11,867 | $3,027 | $9,693 | $3,075 |