Washington 4-Year Colleges 2025 Average Tuition

For Washington 4-Year Colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $6,683 for Washington residents and $20,421 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 Northwest Indian College has the lowest tuition & fees of $4,365 among Washington 4-Year 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 4-Year Colleges.

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Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of Washington 4-Year Colleges in 2025 is $26,271 for state residents and $40,008 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.

Table. 2025 Average Costs of Attendance for Washington 4-Year Colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$6,683$20,421$15,753$26,062
Books & Supplies$808$808
Room & Board$14,894$14,894
Other Expenses$3,886$3,886
COA$26,271$40,008$35,340$45,650

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Washington 4-Year Colleges is $6,683 for state residents and $20,421 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Washington 4-Year Colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.

Table. 2025 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Washington 4-Year Colleges (2021-2025)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2020-2021$5,104$731$17,687$644
2021-2022$5,211$754$17,835$648
2022-2023$5,308$783$18,384$681
2023-2024$5,515$840$18,918$733
2024-2025$5,817$867$19,672$749
*The amount of tuition for 2024-2025 includes fees.

Graduate Programs Tuition & Fees

The average graduate program tuition & fees of Washington 4-Year 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 4-Year Colleges over last 5 years.

Table. 2025 Average Graduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Washington 4-Year Colleges (2021-2025)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
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

Tuition Per Credit Hour (Part-time Students and Over Credits)

The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Washington 4-Year Colleges in 2025 is $503 for state residents and $647 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.

Table. 2025 Average Cost Per Credit Hour for Washington 4-Year Colleges (2021-2025)
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
2020-2021$443$580 $734$910
2021-2022$455$590 $743$921
2022-2023$470$607 $762$944
2023-2024$490$628 $789$976
2024-2025$503$647 $798$988

Washington 4-Year Colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of Washington 4-Year Colleges in 2025 is $18,779 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $21,211 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 4-Year Colleges.

Table. 2025 Average Living Costs for Washington 4-Year Colleges (2021-2025)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2020-2021 $11,189$3,246 $11,020$3,608
2021-2022 $11,581$3,294 $11,176$3,700
2022-2023 $13,254$3,345 $14,291$3,782
2023-2024 $14,428$3,465 $15,842$3,889
2024-2025 $14,894$3,886 $16,603$4,608