Tuition Trends for Colleges in Washington State Over Past 10 Years

There are 104 active colleges and universities in Washington - 46 public and 58 private schools. The 2023 average tuition & fees of the 4-year colleges in Washington is $6,300 for Washington residents and $13,501 for out-of-state students. In private colleges, the average tuition & fees is $29,049. For Washington community colleges, the average tuition & fees is $5,244 for state residents and $8,669 for out-of-state students.

In Washington, for public 4-years colleges, in-state tuition & fees increased by 17.10% from $5,439 (2014) to $6,369 (2023) and out-of-state tuition & fees grew by 18.20% over the past decade from $11,422 (2014) to $13,501 (2023). In private Washington colleges, the tuition & fees increased by 13.70%, from $25,745 (2014) to $29,272 (2023).

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Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes

Over the past 10 years, the COA has increased 23.17% when living on campus and 27.29% when living off campus at Colleges in Washington State. In private Colleges in Washington State, the COA has increase by 18.39% (on-campus) and 21.08% (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 $30,563 when a student lives on campus and $32,201 when living off campus at Colleges in Washington State. The following table and chart illustrate the changes of COA for Colleges in Washington State over the past 10 years.

Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes of Colleges in Washington 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	$18,831	$24,814	$39,137	$19,314	$25,297	$39,620
2014-15	$19,189 1.90%	$25,412 2.41%	$40,235 2.81%	$19,563 1.29%	$25,786 1.93%	$40,609 2.50%
2015-16	$19,366 0.92%	$25,814 1.58%	$41,339 2.74%	$19,729 0.85%	$26,177 1.52%	$41,702 2.69%
2016-17	$19,099 -1.38%	$25,237 -2.24%	$41,729 0.94%	$19,619 -0.56%	$25,757 -1.60%	$42,249 1.31%
2017-18	$19,402 1.59%	$25,318 0.32%	$42,836 2.65%	$19,742 0.63%	$25,658 -0.38%	$43,176 2.19%
2018-19	$20,337 4.82%	$26,862 6.10%	$43,031 0.46%	$20,638 4.54%	$27,163 5.87%	$43,332 0.36%
2019-20	$20,938 2.96%	$27,507 2.40%	$43,498 1.09%	$21,196 2.70%	$27,765 2.22%	$43,756 0.98%
2020-21	$21,508 2.72%	$28,230 2.63%	$44,459 2.21%	$21,651 2.15%	$28,373 2.19%	$44,602 1.93%
2021-22	$22,066 2.59%	$28,934 2.49%	$44,817 0.81%	$21,982 1.53%	$28,850 1.68%	$44,733 0.29%
2022-23	$23,431 6.19%	$30,563 5.63%	$46,334 3.38%	$25,069 14.04%	$32,201 11.62%	$47,972 7.24%

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

Tuition & Fees Changes

For the current year (2023), the average tuition & fees for Colleges in Washington State is $6,369 for Washington residents and $13,501 out-of-state students. In private schools, the average tuition & fees is $29,512.

For graduate programs, the 2023 average graduate tuition & fees is $16,305 for Washington residents and $30,419 out-of-state students. In private schools, the average graduate program tuition & fees is $22,730.

The tuition & fees has increased 18.20% for undergraduate programs and 20.24% for graduate programs at Colleges in Washington State. The following table and chart illustrate the changes of tuition & fees by tuition rates and degrees.

Tuition & Fees Changes for Colleges in Washington State
Year	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools
2013-14	$5,439	$11,422	$25,745	$12,109	$24,250	$17,782
2014-15	$5,508 1.27%	$11,731 2.71%	$26,554 3.14%	$12,762 5.39%	$24,933 2.82%	$19,354 8.84%
2015-16	$5,436 -1.31%	$11,884 1.30%	$27,409 3.22%	$12,952 1.49%	$25,194 1.05%	$19,665 1.61%
2016-17	$5,164 -5.00%	$11,302 -4.90%	$27,794 1.40%	$13,061 0.84%	$25,365 0.68%	$20,934 6.45%
2017-18	$5,309 2.81%	$11,225 -0.68%	$28,743 3.41%	$12,989 -0.55%	$25,159 -0.81%	$20,861 -0.35%
2018-19	$5,783 8.93%	$12,308 9.65%	$28,477 -0.93%	$13,315 2.51%	$25,816 2.61%	$20,948 0.42%
2019-20	$5,891 1.87%	$12,460 1.23%	$28,451 -0.09%	$14,596 9.62%	$28,056 8.68%	$20,967 0.09%
2020-21	$6,063 2.92%	$12,785 2.61%	$29,014 1.98%	$14,062 -3.66%	$27,207 -3.03%	$20,935 -0.15%
2021-22	$6,203 2.31%	$13,071 2.24%	$28,954 -0.21%	$14,375 2.23%	$27,745 1.98%	$21,433 2.38%
2022-23	$6,369 2.68%	$13,501 3.29%	$29,272 1.10%	$15,045 4.66%	$29,159 5.10%	$22,384 4.44%

Tuition & Fees Changes of Colleges in Washington State

Books & Supplies Costs Changes

For the current year (2023), the average book & supplies costs is $894 for Colleges in Washington State. The following table shows the changes of book & supplies costs from year 2014 to 2023.

Books & Supplies Costs Changes for Colleges in Washington State
Year	Books & Supplies
2013-14	$1,113
2014-15	$1,125 1.08%
2015-16	$1,140 1.33%
2016-17	$950 -16.67%
2017-18	$934 -1.68%
2018-19	$929 -0.54%
2019-20	$954 2.69%
2020-21	$961 0.73%
2021-22	$969 0.83%
2022-23	$894 -7.74%

Books & Supplies Costs Changes of Colleges in Washington State

Living Costs Changes

For Colleges in Washington State, the living have increased 28.46% when a student lives on campus facilities and 35.45% 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 Washington State
Year	Living On Campus	Living Off Campus
2013-14	$12,279	$12,720
2014-15	$12,556 1.39%	$12,853 1.76%
2015-16	$12,790 2.02%	$13,011 2.69%
2016-17	$12,985 3.76%	$13,332 4.02%
2017-18	$13,159 2.24%	$13,531 0.18%
2018-19	$13,625 4.36%	$14,136 2.62%
2019-20	$14,093 3.16%	$14,588 2.97%
2020-21	$14,484 2.99%	$14,968 2.09%
2021-22	$14,894 3.24%	$15,414 0.94%
2022-23	$16,168 10.34%	$16,686 26.49%

Living Costs Changes of Colleges in Washington State

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Tuition Trends for Colleges in Washington State Over Past 10 Years

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