Tuition Trends for Colleges in Virginia State Over Past 10 Years

There are 157 active colleges and universities in Virginia - 44 public and 113 private schools. The 2023 average tuition & fees of the 4-year colleges in Virginia is $14,636 for Virginia residents and $34,133 for out-of-state students. In private colleges, the average tuition & fees is $22,746. For Virginia community colleges, the average tuition & fees is $5,024 for state residents and $11,021 for out-of-state students.

In Virginia, for public 4-years colleges, in-state tuition & fees increased by 39.86% from $10,465 (2014) to $14,636 (2023) and out-of-state tuition & fees grew by 28.86% over the past decade from $26,488 (2014) to $34,133 (2023). In private Virginia colleges, the tuition & fees increased by 18.76%, from $21,679 (2014) to $25,747 (2023).

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Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes

Over the past 10 years, the COA has increased 26.54% when living on campus and 23.82% when living off campus at Colleges in Virginia State. In private Colleges in Virginia State, the COA has increase by 20.01% (on-campus) and 16.86% (off-camus). The COA includes tuition, fees, books & supplies, room & board, and other personal expenses.

For the academic year 2022-2023, the total cost of attendance is $50,708 when a student lives on campus and $49,170 when living off campus at Colleges in Virginia State. The following table and chart illustrate the changes of COA for Colleges in Virginia State over the past 10 years.

Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes of Colleges in Virginia State
Year	Living On Campus			Living Off Campus
Year	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools
2013-14	$24,050	$40,073	$35,264	$23,687	$39,710	$34,901
2014-15	$24,943 3.71%	$41,498 3.56%	$35,617 1.00%	$24,392 2.98%	$40,947 3.12%	$35,066 0.47%
2015-16	$25,737 3.18%	$42,579 2.60%	$36,097 1.35%	$25,136 3.05%	$41,978 2.52%	$35,496 1.23%
2016-17	$26,758 3.97%	$44,131 3.64%	$37,050 2.64%	$25,808 2.67%	$43,181 2.87%	$36,100 1.70%
2017-18	$27,605 3.17%	$45,508 3.12%	$37,943 2.41%	$27,277 5.69%	$45,180 4.63%	$37,615 4.20%
2018-19	$28,619 3.67%	$47,146 3.60%	$36,810 -2.99%	$27,598 1.18%	$46,125 2.09%	$35,789 -4.85%
2019-20	$29,138 1.81%	$48,069 1.96%	$37,545 2.00%	$28,177 2.10%	$47,108 2.13%	$36,584 2.22%
2020-21	$29,824 2.35%	$48,953 1.84%	$38,232 1.83%	$28,394 0.77%	$47,523 0.88%	$36,802 0.60%
2021-22	$30,385 1.88%	$49,301 0.71%	$39,068 2.19%	$28,967 2.02%	$47,883 0.76%	$37,650 2.30%
2022-23	$31,211 2.72%	$50,708 2.85%	$42,322 8.33%	$29,673 2.44%	$49,170 2.69%	$40,784 8.32%

Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes of Colleges in Virginia State

Tuition & Fees Changes

For the current year (2023), the average tuition & fees for Colleges in Virginia State is $14,636 for Virginia residents and $34,133 out-of-state students. In private schools, the average tuition & fees is $28,447.

For graduate programs, the 2023 average graduate tuition & fees is $18,209 for Virginia residents and $31,730 out-of-state students. In private schools, the average graduate program tuition & fees is $16,573.

The tuition & fees has increased 28.86% for undergraduate programs and 22.69% for graduate programs at Colleges in Virginia State. The following table and chart illustrate the changes of tuition & fees by tuition rates and degrees.

Tuition & Fees Changes for Colleges in Virginia State
Year	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools
2013-14	$10,465	$26,488	$21,679	$11,514	$22,968	$14,890
2014-15	$10,996 5.07%	$27,551 4.01%	$21,670 -0.04%	$11,861 3.01%	$23,509 2.36%	$14,894 0.03%
2015-16	$11,552 5.06%	$28,394 3.06%	$21,912 1.12%	$12,300 3.70%	$24,311 3.41%	$15,371 3.20%
2016-17	$12,168 5.33%	$29,541 4.04%	$22,460 2.50%	$12,917 5.02%	$25,087 3.19%	$14,676 -4.52%
2017-18	$12,715 4.50%	$30,618 3.65%	$23,053 2.64%	$13,231 2.43%	$25,721 2.53%	$13,568 -7.55%
2018-19	$13,442 5.72%	$31,969 4.41%	$21,633 -6.16%	$13,695 3.51%	$26,504 3.04%	$14,515 6.98%
2019-20	$13,720 2.07%	$32,651 2.13%	$22,127 2.28%	$14,192 3.63%	$27,300 3.00%	$14,425 -0.62%
2020-21	$13,971 1.83%	$33,100 1.38%	$22,379 1.14%	$14,311 0.84%	$27,461 0.59%	$14,542 0.81%
2021-22	$14,221 1.79%	$33,137 0.11%	$22,904 2.35%	$14,613 2.11%	$27,804 1.25%	$14,336 -1.42%
2022-23	$14,636 2.92%	$34,133 3.01%	$25,747 12.41%	$15,005 2.68%	$28,180 1.35%	$15,825 10.39%

Tuition & Fees Changes of Colleges in Virginia State

Books & Supplies Costs Changes

For the current year (2023), the average book & supplies costs is $1,177 for Colleges in Virginia State. The following table shows the changes of book & supplies costs from year 2014 to 2023.

Books & Supplies Costs Changes for Colleges in Virginia State
Year	Books & Supplies
2013-14	$1,279
2014-15	$1,323 3.44%
2015-16	$1,328 0.38%
2016-17	$1,243 -6.40%
2017-18	$1,263 1.61%
2018-19	$1,224 -3.09%
2019-20	$1,234 0.82%
2020-21	$1,211 -1.86%
2021-22	$1,216 0.41%
2022-23	$1,177 -3.21%

Books & Supplies Costs Changes of Colleges in Virginia State

Living Costs Changes

For Colleges in Virginia State, the living have increased 22.24% when a student lives on campus facilities and 15.21% when living off campus from year 2014 to 2023. The living costs includes costs for room & board, and other living expenses.

Living Costs Changes for Colleges in Virginia State
Year	Living On Campus	Living Off Campus
2013-14	$12,306	$13,292
2014-15	$12,624 2.29%	$13,451 2.31%
2015-16	$12,857 2.23%	$13,631 2.63%
2016-17	$13,347 3.69%	$13,853 3.34%
2017-18	$13,627 1.74%	$14,477 5.15%
2018-19	$13,953 4.05%	$14,586 -0.52%
2019-20	$14,184 3.30%	$15,011 2.44%
2020-21	$14,642 3.16%	$15,374 -0.17%
2021-22	$14,948 2.50%	$15,791 2.03%
2022-23	$15,398 3.12%	$16,180 3.24%

Living Costs Changes of Colleges in Virginia State

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