Washington's tuition & fees has increased from $43,850 (2015) to $55,081 (2025), and the rate of tuition increase is 25.61% over the past 10 years.
Washington's tuition increase rate is lower than the Maryland's average increase rate of 26.28%. Compare to all colleges in United States, it's increase rate is higher than the average increase rate of 10.99%.
Cost of Attendance (COA) Trends
The total cost of attendance (COA), including tuition & fees, books & supplies costs, and living costs, increased by 32.59% from 2015 ($58,212).
For the current academic year 2024-2025, Washington's COA is $77,181, which is increased by 4.45% from last year.
The following table and chart show changes to Washington's COA over the past 10 years.
Tuition & Fees Changes
The tuition & fees have increased 25.61% for the last 10 years , and the 2025 tuition & fees are $53,190. The following table and chart show the tuition & fees changes at Washington College over last the 10 years.
Books & Supplies Costs Changes
The cost of purchasing books & supplies which are required/recommended for courses $906, and it has decreased -27.52% from the year 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Books & Supplies | Change by Year |
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| 2015-16 | $1,250 | - |
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| 2016-17 | $850 | -32.00% |
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| 2017-18 | $1,400 | 64.71% |
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| 2018-19 | $1,400 | |
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| 2019-20 | $1,500 | 7.14% |
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| 2020-21 | $1,500 | |
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| 2021-22 | $1,500 | |
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| 2022-23 | $1,500 | |
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| 2023-24 | $900 | -40.00% |
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| 2024-25 | $906 | 0.67% |
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Living Costs Changes
The living costs including room, board, and other living expenses have increased 56.34% when a student lives on-campus facilities and 188.00% when living-off campus from the year 2015 to 2025. The following table shows the changes in living costs at Washington College.
| Year | Living On Campus | Living Off Campus | Change by Year |
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| 2015-16 | $13,112 | $6,800 | - |
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| 2016-17 | $13,814 | $10,840 | 5.35% |
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| 2017-18 | $14,790 | $11,650 | 7.07% |
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| 2018-19 | $16,164 | $11,650 | 9.29% |
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| 2019-20 | $15,142 | $10,320 | -6.32% |
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| 2020-21 | $15,458 | $10,320 | 2.09% |
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| 2021-22 | $16,426 | $10,320 | 6.26% |
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| 2022-23 | $16,394 | $12,804 | -0.19% |
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| 2023-24 | $18,640 | $17,714 | 13.70% |
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| 2024-25 | $21,194 | $23,815 | 13.70% |
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Compare Tuition Change to Similar Colleges
The following table compares 2025 tuition and increase rate from last year between Washington College and similar schools.
| 2025 | 2024 | Increase Rate |
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| Washington College | $55,081 | $53,776 | 2.43% |
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| Johns Hopkins University | $64,730 | $62,840 | 3.01% |
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| Loyola University Maryland | $57,150 | $55,480 | 3.01% |
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| Stevenson University | $40,560 | $39,708 | 2.15% |
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| McDaniel College | $52,081 | $49,647 | 4.90% |
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| Mount St. Mary's University | $48,630 | $47,240 | 2.94% |
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