For Texas Public colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $6,970 for Texas residents and $13,897 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $8,370 for Texas residents and $17,843 for out-of-state students.
The University of Texas at Austin has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $42,778 and College of the Mainland has the lowest tuition & fees of $3,873 among Texas Public colleges. For graduate programs, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $35,716 and Midwestern State University has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $8,239 among Texas Public colleges.
The average COA of Texas Public colleges in 2024 is $21,931 for state residents and $28,858 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| Tuition & Fees | $6,970 | $13,897 | $8,370 | $17,843 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,454 | $1,454 | ||
| Room & Board | $9,014 | $9,014 | ||
| Other Expenses | $4,493 | $4,493 | ||
| COA | $21,931 | $28,858 | $23,331 | $32,804 |
The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Texas Public colleges is $6,970 for state residents and $13,897 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Texas Public colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2019-2020 | $4,371 | $1,916 | $11,192 | $1,706 |
| 2020-2021 | $4,551 | $1,994 | $11,503 | $1,763 |
| 2021-2022 | $4,668 | $2,022 | $11,641 | $1,820 |
| 2022-2023 | $4,754 | $2,112 | $11,853 | $1,865 |
| 2023-2024 | $4,815 | $2,155 | $11,976 | $1,921 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Texas Public colleges in 2024 is $8,370 for state residents and $17,843 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Texas Public colleges over last 5 years.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2019-2020 | $5,694 | $1,979 | $14,701 | $2,052 |
| 2020-2021 | $5,821 | $2,049 | $14,869 | $2,130 |
| 2021-2022 | $6,193 | $2,167 | $15,581 | $2,278 |
| 2022-2023 | $6,124 | $2,147 | $15,495 | $2,238 |
| 2023-2024 | $6,158 | $2,212 | $15,540 | $2,303 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Texas Public colleges in 2024 is $198 for state residents and $470 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $347 for state residents and $818 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| 2019-2020 | $188 | $443 | $338 | $802 |
| 2020-2021 | $192 | $452 | $342 | $800 |
| 2021-2022 | $195 | $458 | $349 | $811 |
| 2022-2023 | $196 | $461 | $349 | $810 |
| 2023-2024 | $198 | $470 | $347 | $818 |
The average living costs of Texas Public colleges in 2024 is $13,507 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $15,475 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.
The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for Texas Public colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2019-2020 | $7,705 | $4,059 | $8,325 | $4,500 |
| 2020-2021 | $7,924 | $4,145 | $8,601 | $4,627 |
| 2021-2022 | $8,137 | $4,276 | $8,747 | $4,707 |
| 2022-2023 | $8,400 | $4,292 | $9,176 | $4,790 |
| 2023-2024 | $9,014 | $4,493 | $10,476 | $4,999 |