Washington Private colleges 2025 Average Tuition

For Washington Private colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $31,122.

Whitman College has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $64,050 and Montessori Education Institute of the Pacific Northwest has the lowest tuition & fees of $6,630 among Washington Private 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 Private colleges.

Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of Washington Private colleges in 2025 is $49,179 including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.

Table. 2025 Average Costs of Attendance for Washington Private colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
Tuition & Fees$31,122$23,107
Books & Supplies$929$929
Room & Board$13,848$13,848
Other Expenses$3,281$3,281
COA$49,179$41,164

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Washington Private colleges is $31,122. 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 Washington Private colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.

Table. 2025 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Washington Private colleges (2021-2025)
TuitionFees
2020-2021$28,245$404
2021-2022$27,492$392
2022-2023$28,298$412
2023-2024$29,390$510
2024-2025$30,530$592
*The amount of tuition for 2024-2025 includes fees.

Graduate Programs Tuition & Fees

The average graduate program tuition & fees of Washington Private colleges in 2025 is $23,107.

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

Table. 2025 Average Graduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Washington Private colleges (2021-2025)
TuitionFees
2020-2021$19,628$384
2021-2022$19,928$410
2022-2023$20,835$432
2023-2024$21,302$477
2024-2025$22,547$560

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

The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Washington Private colleges in 2025 is $1,147.

The graduate average cost per credit hour is $861.

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

Table. 2025 Average Cost Per Credit Hour for Washington Private colleges (2021-2025)
UndergraduateGraduate
2020-2021$1,035$798
2021-2022$1,035$804
2022-2023$1,070$823
2023-2024$1,118$854
2024-2025$1,147$861

Washington Private colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of Washington Private colleges in 2025 is $17,129 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $19,682 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 Private colleges.

Table. 2025 Average Living Costs for Washington Private colleges (2021-2025)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2020-2021 $12,030$2,860 $10,760$3,613
2021-2022 $12,201$2,938 $10,698$3,751
2022-2023 $12,887$2,897 $13,085$3,802
2023-2024 $13,687$3,055 $15,046$3,948
2024-2025 $13,848$3,281 $15,260$4,422