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College costs in Virginia

All 95 colleges in Virginia, 62 four-year and 33 two-year. Median published tuition and fees at the four-year schools is $17,957, rising about 2.6% a year, faster than the national median of 2.6%. 15 of the four-year schools are public. 17 show a tuition freeze or guarantee.

Four-year colleges (62)

School	Sector	Tuition & fees	Growth / yr
American National University	private	$10,735	-0.8%
Arizona College-Falls Church	private	$23,760	n/a
Ascent College	private	$7,680	-0.5%
Averett University	private	$38,550	3.2%
Bluefield University	private	$29,696	3.0%
Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing	private	$16,050	n/a
Bridgewater College	private	$41,350	3.5%
Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach	private	$17,957	1.9%
Centra College	private	$10,243	0.1%
Centura College-Chesapeake	private	$16,637	0.5%
Chamberlain University-Virginia	private	$20,412	1.6%
Christopher Newport University	public	$16,351	3.8%
DeVry University-Virginia	private	$15,032	-1.4%
Eastern Mennonite University	private	$41,860	3.5%
ECPI University	private	$18,484	2.9%
Emory & Henry College	private	$35,280	1.7%
Fairfax University of America	private	$10,128	0.8%
Ferrum College	private	$38,320	2.8%
George Mason University	public	$14,808	2.8%
Hampden-Sydney College	private	$52,388	3.3%
Hampton University	private	$29,162	3.3%
Hollins University	private	$42,260	2.3%
IGlobal University	private	$13,178	-0.5%
James Madison University	public	$14,768	3.6%
Liberty University	private	$15,822	-3.1%
Longwood University	public	$15,200	3.1%
Mary Baldwin University	private	$33,157	1.3%
Marymount University	private	$38,250	3.7%
Norfolk State University	public	$9,910	3.1%
Old Dominion University	public	$12,262	3.5%
Patrick Henry College	private	$28,425	n/a
Radford University	public	$12,286	3.1%
Randolph College	private	$29,010	-1.8%
Randolph-Macon College	private	$48,002	3.1%
Regent University	private	$20,686	2.6%
Riverside College of Health Careers	private	$12,846	-1.1%
Roanoke College	private	$36,774	-0.4%
Sentara College of Health Sciences	private	$2,884	4.6%
Shenandoah University	private	$36,028	2.0%
South University-Richmond	private	$16,452	0.1%
South University-Virginia Beach	private	$16,452	0.1%
Southern Virginia University	private	$20,040	3.6%
Strayer University-Virginia	private	$13,920	0.8%
Sweet Briar College	private	$25,110	-3.6%
The Art Institute of Virginia Beach	private	$20,794	1.9%
University of Lynchburg	private	$35,540	0.3%
University of Management and Technology	private	$9,450	0.0%
University of Mary Washington	public	$14,559	3.9%
University of Richmond	private	$70,725	3.6%
University of the Potomac-VA Campus	private	$6,660	-7.5%
University of Virginia-Main Campus	public	$20,775	3.5%
University of Virginia's College at Wise	public	$11,656	3.1%
Virginia Beach Theological Seminary	private	$8,210	n/a
Virginia Commonwealth University	public	$16,233	3.0%
Virginia Military Institute	public	$20,484	3.1%
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	public	$17,087	2.9%
Virginia State University	public	$9,755	2.2%
Virginia Union University	private	$14,880	0.0%
Virginia University of Lynchburg	private	$9,248	1.8%
Virginia Wesleyan University	private	$36,960	1.2%
Washington and Lee University	private	$75,105	4.5%
William & Mary	public	$27,235	4.4%

Two-year colleges (33)

Community and technical colleges, projected over two years rather than four.

School	Sector	Tuition & fees	Growth / yr
Advanced Technology Institute	private	$14,568	1.1%
Blue Ridge Community College	public	$5,502	1.5%
Bon Secours St Mary's Hospital School of Medical Imaging	private	$8,100	n/a
Brightpoint Community College	public	$4,938	1.9%
Central Virginia Community College	public	$4,998	1.8%
Centura College-Norfolk	private	$16,637	0.2%
Centura College-Virginia Beach	private	$16,637	-0.2%
Danville Community College	public	$4,848	0.9%
Eastern Shore Community College	public	$4,938	2.0%
Fortis College-Norfolk	private	$14,083	-2.9%
Fortis College-Richmond	private	$14,986	0.8%
Galen Health Institutes-Richmond	private	$15,860	n/a
Germanna Community College	public	$5,066	1.7%
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College	public	$5,136	1.7%
Laurel Ridge Community College	public	$4,928	1.8%
Mountain Empire Community College	public	$4,863	4.3%
Mountain Gateway Community College	public	$4,878	4.4%
New River Community College	public	$4,835	4.2%
Northern Virginia Community College	public	$5,703	1.8%
Patrick & Henry Community College	public	$4,858	1.7%
Paul D Camp Community College	public	$4,868	1.8%
Piedmont Virginia Community College	public	$4,928	1.7%
Rappahannock Community College	public	$4,958	4.3%
Richard Bland College	public	$8,850	6.4%
Southside College of Health Sciences	private	$8,210	3.9%
Southside Virginia Community College	public	$4,848	1.7%
Southwest Virginia Community College	public	$4,901	4.5%
Sovah School of Health Professions	private	$15,725	n/a
Tidewater Community College	public	$5,714	4.2%
Virginia Highlands Community College	public	$4,863	1.7%
Virginia Peninsula Community College	public	$4,944	1.9%
Virginia Western Community College	public	$5,256	2.6%
Wytheville Community College	public	$4,863	1.7%

Published rates before aid, from federal IPEDS data through 2023. Projections are estimates, not quotes. See the methodology, or browse another state.