For Private colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $30,255.
The average COA of Private colleges in 2025 is $47,863 including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition & Fees | $30,255 | $21,084 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,204 | $1,204 |
| Room & Board | $12,796 | $12,796 |
| Other Expenses | $3,609 | $3,609 |
| COA | $47,863 | $38,693 |
The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Private colleges is $30,255. 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 Private colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| Tuition | Fees | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | $26,468 | $910 |
| 2021-2022 | $26,806 | $926 |
| 2022-2023 | $27,438 | $973 |
| 2023-2024 | $28,282 | $1,052 |
| 2024-2025 | $29,184 | $1,071 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Private colleges in 2025 is $21,084.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Private colleges over last 5 years.
| Tuition | Fees | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | $18,798 | $790 |
| 2021-2022 | $18,909 | $813 |
| 2022-2023 | $19,244 | $858 |
| 2023-2024 | $19,594 | $924 |
| 2024-2025 | $20,121 | $963 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Private colleges in 2025 is $1,058.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $939.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | $959 | $829 |
| 2021-2022 | $978 | $849 |
| 2022-2023 | $994 | $854 |
| 2023-2024 | $1,025 | $874 |
| 2024-2025 | $1,058 | $939 |
The average living costs of Private colleges in 2025 is $16,405 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $17,726 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 Private colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2020-2021 | $10,966 | $3,001 | $10,533 | $3,849 |
| 2021-2022 | $11,246 | $3,069 | $10,834 | $3,985 |
| 2022-2023 | $11,606 | $3,185 | $11,367 | $4,145 |
| 2023-2024 | $12,169 | $3,479 | $12,140 | $4,590 |
| 2024-2025 | $12,796 | $3,609 | $12,992 | $4,734 |