College Costs in Virginia

How much does it cost to attend college in Virginia?   The average annual in-state college tuition in Virginia was $15,815 for the 2020-2021 academic year. This is $895 higher than the U.S. average and ranks Virginia in the middle of the pack as the 20th most expensive and 33rd most affordable state or district to attend college. This is a change of ($117) from the 2019-2020 average of $15,932 and represents a -0.73% annual decline. The list of Virginia colleges below provides school specific cost and value rating.

Our guide surveyed tuition data from the 95 colleges and universities in Virginia, the most popular being Liberty University with 52,970 full time students and an in-state tuition list price of $20,534. University of Richmond is the most expensive in Virginia with an in-state tuition of $56,860.

Click on any school for current tuition, future cost estimates, school specific savings plans and estimated student loan payments. Virginia colleges can also be filtered by public, private, community colleges and four year schools. Additionally, cost based sorting is available for the lowest and highest tuition options. Jump directly to our ranking of best values in Virginia or cheap Virginia colleges guide.

<Academic Rating is a CollegeCalc proprietary national percentile ranking of a college's overall difficulty and educational effectiveness. An average score is 50. Dollar value is a measure of a school's academic rating compared with the average net price paid. Colleges which are ranked "n/a" didn't report sufficient data to formulate a score. Learn more about our ratings.

All price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's 2020-2021 IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2020-2021 academic year.

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