For Virginia colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $9,062 for Virginia residents and $21,215 for out-of-state students.

For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $15,534 for Virginia residents and $19,591 for out-of-state students.

Washington and Lee University has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $64,525 and Henrico County-Saint Marys Hospital School of Practical Nursing has the lowest tuition & fees of $2,460 among Virginia colleges. For graduate programs, Randolph-Macon College has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $48,632 and Sentara College of Health Sciences has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $1,211 among Virginia colleges.

You can narrow Virginia colleges down into public schools and private schools to check tuition and other college costs in deep.

Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of Virginia colleges in 2024 is $26,701 for state residents and $38,854 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.

Table. 2024 Average Costs of Attendance for Virginia colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$9,062$21,215$15,534$19,591
Books & Supplies$1,372$1,372
Room & Board$13,063$13,063
Other Expenses$3,204$3,204
COA$26,701$38,854$33,172$37,230

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Virginia colleges is $9,062 for state residents and $21,215 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Virginia colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.

Table. 2024 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Virginia colleges (2020-2024)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2019-2020$6,457$1,913$20,014$1,469
2020-2021$6,510$1,948$19,179$1,355
2021-2022$6,542$1,995$19,448$1,366
2022-2023$6,673$2,068$19,691$1,477
2023-2024$6,897$2,165$19,742$1,473
*The amount of tuition for 2023-2024 includes fees.

Graduate Programs Tuition & Fees

The average graduate program tuition & fees of Virginia colleges in 2024 is $15,534 for state residents and $19,591 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Virginia colleges over last 5 years.

Table. 2024 Average Graduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Virginia colleges (2020-2024)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2019-2020$11,154$3,038$16,296$1,486
2020-2021$11,222$3,089$16,509$1,554
2021-2022$11,420$3,193$16,707$1,611
2022-2023$11,801$3,204$17,192$1,629
2023-2024$12,175$3,359$17,959$1,632

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

The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Virginia colleges in 2024 is $571 for state residents and $725 for out-of-state students.

The graduate average cost per credit hour is $626 for state residents and $833 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.

Table. 2024 Average Cost Per Credit Hour for Virginia colleges (2020-2024)
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
2019-2020$547$705 $593$790
2020-2021$544$701 $599$797
2021-2022$553$707 $606$799
2022-2023$562$714 $620$821
2023-2024$571$725 $626$833

Virginia colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of Virginia colleges in 2024 is $16,267 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $15,126 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 Virginia colleges.

Table. 2024 Average Living Costs for Virginia colleges (2020-2024)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2019-2020 $11,397$2,824 $9,025$4,312
2020-2021 $11,711$2,907 $9,088$4,086
2021-2022 $11,908$2,923 $9,280$4,220
2022-2023 $12,270$2,997 $9,543$4,440
2023-2024 $13,063$3,204 $10,304$4,822