For Washington colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $6,892 for Washington residents and $20,315 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $15,753 for Washington residents and $26,062 for out-of-state students.
Whitman College has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $64,050 and Seattle Vocational Institute has the lowest tuition & fees of $4,150 among Washington 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 colleges.
You can narrow Washington colleges down into public schools and private schools to check tuition and other college costs in deep.
The average COA of Washington colleges in 2025 is $26,314 for state residents and $39,737 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 | $20,315 | $15,753 | $26,062 |
| Books & Supplies | $835 | $835 | ||
| Room & Board | $14,772 | $14,772 | ||
| Other Expenses | $3,815 | $3,815 | ||
| COA | $26,314 | $39,737 | $35,175 | $45,484 |
The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Washington colleges is $6,892 for state residents and $20,315 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Washington 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 | $17,625 | $619 |
| 2021-2022 | $5,179 | $855 | $17,630 | $686 |
| 2022-2023 | $5,276 | $883 | $18,171 | $717 |
| 2023-2024 | $5,474 | $969 | $18,715 | $807 |
| 2024-2025 | $6,025 | $867 | $19,582 | $732 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Washington colleges in 2025 is $15,753 for state residents and $26,062 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Washington colleges over last 5 years.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2020-2021 | $12,827 | $1,235 | $22,309 | $699 |
| 2021-2022 | $13,129 | $1,246 | $22,600 | $718 |
| 2022-2023 | $13,785 | $1,260 | $23,641 | $723 |
| 2023-2024 | $14,151 | $1,306 | $24,170 | $753 |
| 2024-2025 | $14,439 | $1,314 | $25,238 | $825 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Washington colleges in 2025 is $501 for state residents and $643 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $798 for state residents and $988 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 | $443 | $577 | $734 | $910 |
| 2021-2022 | $454 | $587 | $743 | $921 |
| 2022-2023 | $469 | $603 | $762 | $944 |
| 2023-2024 | $488 | $625 | $789 | $976 |
| 2024-2025 | $501 | $643 | $798 | $988 |
The average living costs of Washington colleges in 2025 is $18,587 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $21,050 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 colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2020-2021 | $11,189 | $3,246 | $10,928 | $3,580 |
| 2021-2022 | $11,581 | $3,294 | $11,093 | $3,668 |
| 2022-2023 | $13,254 | $3,345 | $14,251 | $3,748 |
| 2023-2024 | $14,482 | $3,477 | $15,769 | $3,855 |
| 2024-2025 | $14,772 | $3,815 | $16,490 | $4,560 |