For West Virginia Public colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $7,593 for West Virginia residents and $14,172 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $10,815 for West Virginia residents and $19,638 for out-of-state students.
West Virginia University has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $28,608 and Putnam Career and Technical Center has the lowest tuition & fees of $2,025 among West Virginia Public colleges. For graduate programs, West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $32,700 and Glenville State University has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $8,958 among West Virginia Public colleges.
The average COA of West Virginia Public colleges in 2025 is $26,057 for state residents and $32,636 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 | $7,593 | $14,172 | $10,815 | $19,638 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,427 | $1,427 | ||
| Room & Board | $12,882 | $12,882 | ||
| Other Expenses | $4,155 | $4,155 | ||
| COA | $26,057 | $32,636 | $29,278 | $38,102 |
The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of West Virginia Public colleges is $7,593 for state residents and $14,172 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for West Virginia 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 | $5,424 | $1,075 | $11,345 | $1,036 |
| 2021-2022 | $5,718 | $970 | $12,065 | $919 |
| 2022-2023 | $5,901 | $1,029 | $12,401 | $967 |
| 2023-2024 | $6,241 | $1,049 | $12,816 | $1,069 |
| 2024-2025 | $6,458 | $1,135 | $13,017 | $1,156 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of West Virginia Public colleges in 2025 is $10,815 for state residents and $19,638 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for West Virginia Public colleges over last 5 years.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2020-2021 | $8,070 | $926 | $15,729 | $1,109 |
| 2021-2022 | $8,035 | $997 | $15,786 | $1,180 |
| 2022-2023 | $8,490 | $939 | $16,179 | $1,084 |
| 2023-2024 | $9,067 | $1,218 | $17,153 | $1,332 |
| 2024-2025 | $9,547 | $1,267 | $18,192 | $1,446 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of West Virginia Public colleges in 2025 is $291 for state residents and $593 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $514 for state residents and $917 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 | $252 | $547 | $486 | $921 |
| 2021-2022 | $257 | $558 | $495 | $935 |
| 2022-2023 | $269 | $576 | $486 | $916 |
| 2023-2024 | $282 | $599 | $499 | $942 |
| 2024-2025 | $291 | $593 | $514 | $917 |
The average living costs of West Virginia Public colleges in 2025 is $17,037 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $16,369 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 Public colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2020-2021 | $10,340 | $2,899 | $8,446 | $3,467 |
| 2021-2022 | $10,417 | $2,934 | $8,364 | $3,400 |
| 2022-2023 | $10,802 | $3,129 | $8,769 | $3,658 |
| 2023-2024 | $12,091 | $3,087 | $9,671 | $4,696 |
| 2024-2025 | $12,882 | $4,155 | $11,093 | $5,276 |