Virginia Tuition to Increase 5.2 Percent on Average This Year

Undergraduate students at public four-year schools will see a tuition increase of about $544, or 5.2 percent, for the 2014-15 academic year, the State Council of Higher Education of Virginia announced Wednesday. Virginia community college students will see an increase of $180, an increase of 4.6 percent.

Virginia ranks 11th highest in the nation for the price of doctoral/research tuition and 6th highest for comprehensive institutions, according to the State Council on Higher Education for Virginia.

Over the past decade, tuition costs have more than doubled in Virginia. The cost of tuition and fees for a public university in Virginia averaged around $4,764 compared to $9,361 in 2013, according to SCHEV data.

Here’s a breakdown of tuition and fee increases by university over the 2013-14 period:

George Mason University - up 4.8% to $10,382 - increase of $474

Old Dominion University - up 4.9% to $9,250 - increase of $430

University of Virginia - up 4.3% to $12,998 - increase of $540

Virginia Commonwealth University - up 3.3% to $12,398 - increase of $396

Virginia Tech - up 4.9% to $12,017 - increase of $562

College of William and Mary - up 14.2% to $17,656 - increase of $2,193

Christopher Newport University - up 5.0% to $11,646 - increase of $554

UVA-Wise - up 4.2% to $8,868 - increase of $359

James Madison University - up 5.3% to $9,662 - increase of $486

Longwood University - up 2.1% to $11,580 - increase of $240

University of Mary Washington - up 6.1% to $10,252 - increase of $592

Norfolk State University - up 3.1% to $7,452 - increase of $226

Radford University - up 4.3% to $9,360 - increase of $384

Virginia Military Institute - up 7.7% to $15,518 - increase of $1,114

Virginia State University - up 2.8% to $8,002 - increase of $218

Richard Bland College - up 25.8% to $5,058 - increase of $1,038

VA Community College System - up 4.6% to $4,080 - increase of $180

Average 4-Year Institutions - up 5.2% to $10,931 - increase of $544

Average All Institutions - up 5.7% to $10,182 - increase of $552

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