Colleges in Virginia and what each costs

42 colleges, biggest first. The cost is one year in 2026-27: tuition and fees (in-state for public colleges), books, room and board, and other costs. Click a college to see how many years your 529 pays for.

College	City	Type	One year, 2026-27
Liberty University cost of attendance	Lynchburg	Private, 4-year	$47,364
Virginia Tech cost of attendance	Blacksburg	Public, 4-year	$42,619
George Mason cost of attendance	Fairfax	Public, 4-year	$36,526
JMU cost of attendance	Harrisonburg	Public, 4-year	$36,197
VCU cost of attendance	Richmond	Public, 4-year	$46,915
UVA cost of attendance	Charlottesville	Public, 4-year	$44,065
ODU cost of attendance	Norfolk	Public, 4-year	$34,934
William & Mary cost of attendance	Williamsburg	Public, 4-year	$48,201
Radford University cost of attendance	Radford	Public, 4-year	$32,503
Norfolk State University cost of attendance	Norfolk	Public, 4-year	$29,055
Virginia State University cost of attendance	Petersburg	Public, 4-year	$30,408
Regent University cost of attendance	Virginia Beach	Private, 4-year	$36,503
Christopher Newport University cost of attendance	Newport News	Public, 4-year	$38,229
Hampton University cost of attendance	Hampton	Private, 4-year	$51,716
University of Mary Washington cost of attendance	Fredericksburg	Public, 4-year	$35,498
Longwood University cost of attendance	Farmville	Public, 4-year	$39,925
University of Richmond cost of attendance	University of Richmond	Private, 4-year	$91,113
Shenandoah University cost of attendance	Winchester	Private, 4-year	$56,733
Washington and Lee University cost of attendance	Lexington	Private, 4-year	$98,365
Marymount University cost of attendance	Arlington	Private, 4-year	$71,386
Roanoke College cost of attendance	Salem	Private, 4-year	$60,035
Randolph-Macon College cost of attendance	Ashland	Private, 4-year	$71,453
University of Lynchburg cost of attendance	Lynchburg	Private, 4-year	$60,510
Virginia Military Institute cost of attendance	Lexington	Public, 4-year	$37,458
Bridgewater College cost of attendance	Bridgewater	Private, 4-year	$38,617
Virginia Wesleyan University cost of attendance	Virginia Beach	Private, 4-year	$57,216
Averett University cost of attendance	Danville	Private, 4-year	$59,363
Virginia Union University cost of attendance	Richmond	Private, 4-year	$44,986
University of Virginia's College at Wise cost of attendance	Wise	Public, 4-year	$29,855
Mary Baldwin University cost of attendance	Staunton	Private, 4-year	$52,506
Emory & Henry University cost of attendance	Emory	Private, 4-year	$59,467
Hampden-Sydney College cost of attendance	Hampden-Sydney	Private, 4-year	$81,763
Southern Virginia University cost of attendance	Buena Vista	Private, 4-year	$37,825
Richard Bland College cost of attendance	South Prince George	Public, 2-year	$28,725
Eastern Mennonite University cost of attendance	Harrisonburg	Private, 4-year	$65,004
Ferrum College cost of attendance	Ferrum	Private, 4-year	$49,176
Hollins University cost of attendance	Roanoke	Private, 4-year	$66,435
Randolph College cost of attendance	Lynchburg	Private, 4-year	$50,275
Bluefield University cost of attendance	Bluefield	Private, 4-year	$41,261
Sweet Briar College cost of attendance	Sweet Briar	Private, 4-year	$49,121
Patrick Henry College cost of attendance	Purcellville	Private, 4-year	$41,994
Virginia University of Lynchburg cost of attendance	Lynchburg	Private, 4-year	$28,520

2026-27 is our estimate: the 2025-26 prices each college reported to the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard), plus 3%.

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