Texas residents paid $3,010 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $264 more than the $2,746 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 61.4 percent more than residents this year, or $4,858. Their price tag grew 7.4 percent from $4,522 in 2017-18.
About 96 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Texas residents. About 2 percent are residents of other states and 2 percent are citizens of other countries.
Data shows 87 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 2,185 students received grants or scholarships totaling $15.8 million and 131 students took out student loans totaling more than $470,476.
Including all undergraduates (28,819), 21,075 students used grants or scholarships totaling $91.1 million, and 1,065 students took out $4.9 million in federal student loans.
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~27,666 | $2,386 | $2,746 | $2,746 | $3,010 | 26.2% |
| Out-of-state | ~576 | $4,042 | $4,522 | $4,522 | $4,858 | 20.2% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 2,015 | 78% | $13,956,008 | $6,926 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 762 | 30% | $1,674,522 | $2,198 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 76 | 3% | $158,500 | $2,086 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 2,185 | 85% | $15,789,030 | $7,226 |
| Federal student loans | 131 | 5% | $468,744 | $3,578 |
| Other student loans | - | 0% | - | - |
| Student loan aid | 131 | 5% | $470,476 | $3,591 |
| Total student aid | 2,239 | 87% | - | - |
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