West Virginia Private colleges 2025 Average Tuition

For West Virginia Private colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $24,174.

Bethany College has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $36,102 and B M Spurr School of Practical Nursing has the lowest tuition & fees of $5,620 among West Virginia Private colleges. For graduate programs, Alderson Broaddus University has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $29,300 and Wheeling University has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $6,260 among West Virginia Private colleges.

Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of West Virginia Private colleges in 2025 is $40,440 including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.

Table. 2025 Average Costs of Attendance for West Virginia Private colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
Tuition & Fees$24,174$11,149
Books & Supplies$1,372$1,372
Room & Board$11,867$11,867
Other Expenses$3,027$3,027
COA$40,440$27,415

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of West Virginia Private colleges is $24,174. 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 West Virginia Private colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.

Table. 2025 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for West Virginia Private colleges (2021-2025)
TuitionFees
2020-2021$21,507$1,004
2021-2022$21,476$924
2022-2023$21,917$992
2023-2024$22,407$1,075
2024-2025$23,003$1,171
*The amount of tuition for 2024-2025 includes fees.

Graduate Programs Tuition & Fees

The average graduate program tuition & fees of West Virginia Private colleges in 2025 is $11,149.

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

Table. 2025 Average Graduate Tuition & Fees Changes for West Virginia Private colleges (2021-2025)
TuitionFees
2020-2021$10,410$466
2021-2022$10,357$626
2022-2023$10,627$662
2023-2024$11,167$686
2024-2025$10,464$685

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

The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of West Virginia Private colleges in 2025 is $767.

The graduate average cost per credit hour is $584.

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

Table. 2025 Average Cost Per Credit Hour for West Virginia Private colleges (2021-2025)
UndergraduateGraduate
2020-2021$710$504
2021-2022$716$517
2022-2023$726$535
2023-2024$749$569
2024-2025$767$584

West Virginia Private colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of West Virginia Private colleges in 2025 is $14,894 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $12,768 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 West Virginia Private colleges.

Table. 2025 Average Living Costs for West Virginia Private colleges (2021-2025)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2020-2021 $9,869$2,692 $6,966$2,524
2021-2022 $10,246$2,707 $7,277$2,633
2022-2023 $10,511$2,739 $7,578$2,735
2023-2024 $11,181$2,893 $7,667$2,936
2024-2025 $11,867$3,027 $9,693$3,075