The 2022 Directory of Texas Colleges and Prices
How much does it cost to attend college in Texas? The average annual in-state college tuition in Texas was $11,460 for the 2020-2021 academic year. This is $3,460 lower than the U.S. average and ranks Texas in the middle of the pack as the 36th most expensive and 17th most affordable state or district to attend college. This is a change of $215 from the 2019-2020 average of $11,245 and represents a 1.91% annual increase. The list of Texas colleges below provides school specific cost and value rating.
Our guide surveyed tuition data from the 170 colleges and universities in Texas, the most popular being Texas A & M University College Station with 60,920 full time students and an in-state tuition list price of $8,974. Southern Methodist University is the most expensive in Texas with an in-state tuition of $51,958.
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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.
| School | Tuition | Rating | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Abilene Christian UniversityAbilene, Texas |
$37,750 | 59 | 49 |
Alvin Community CollegeAlvin, Texas |
$2,256 | NA | NA |
Amarillo CollegeAmarillo, Texas |
$1,128 | NA | NA |
American InterContinental University HoustonHouston, Texas |
$14,099 | NA | NA |
Angelina CollegeLufkin, Texas |
$3,300 | NA | NA |
Angelo State UniversitySan Angelo, Texas |
$4,412 | 30 | 16 |
Arlington Baptist CollegeArlington, Texas |
$13,350 | NA | NA |
Austin CollegeSherman, Texas |
$42,405 | 70 | 91 |
Austin Community College DistrictAustin, Texas |
$2,010 | NA | NA |
Baptist Missionary Association Theological SeminaryJacksonville, Texas |
$6,600 | NA | NA |
Baptist University of the AmericasSan Antonio, Texas |
$5,760 | NA | NA |
Baylor UniversityWaco, Texas |
$44,544 | NA | NA |
Blinn CollegeBrenham, Texas |
$3,450 | NA | NA |
Brazosport CollegeLake Jackson, Texas |
$2,629 | NA | NA |
Brookhaven CollegeFarmers Branch, Texas |
$3,330 | NA | NA |
Brown Mackie College San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas |
$12,132 | NA | NA |
Career Point CollegeSan Antonio, Texas |
$18,650 | NA | NA |
Cedar Valley CollegeLancaster, Texas |
$3,330 | NA | NA |
Central Texas CollegeKilleen, Texas |
$3,540 | NA | NA |
Chamberlain College of Nursing TexasHouston, Texas |
$18,549 | NA | NA |
Cisco CollegeCisco, Texas |
$4,860 | NA | NA |
Clarendon CollegeClarendon, Texas |
$1,740 | NA | NA |
Coastal Bend CollegeBeeville, Texas |
$3,960 | NA | NA |
College of Biblical Studies HoustonHouston, Texas |
$6,576 | NA | NA |
College of the MainlandTexas City, Texas |
$2,550 | NA | NA |
Collin County Community College DistrictMcKinney, Texas |
$2,940 | NA | NA |
Commonwealth Institute of Funeral ServiceHouston, Texas |
$13,263 | NA | NA |
Concordia University TexasAustin, Texas |
$32,900 | 35 | 7 |
Court Reporting Institute Wheeler Institute of TexasDallas, Texas |
$9,600 | NA | NA |
Culinary Institute IncHouston, Texas |
$13,203 | NA | NA |
Dallas Baptist UniversityDallas, Texas |
$30,690 | 57 | 43 |
Dallas Christian CollegeDallas, Texas |
$18,176 | NA | NA |
Dallas Institute of Funeral ServiceDallas, Texas |
$11,970 | NA | NA |
Del Mar CollegeCorpus Christi, Texas |
$2,070 | NA | NA |
DeVry University TexasIrving, Texas |
$15,835 | NA | NA |
East Texas Baptist UniversityMarshall, Texas |
$26,400 | NA | NA |
Eastfield CollegeMesquite, Texas |
$3,330 | NA | NA |
El Centro CollegeDallas, Texas |
$4,050 | NA | NA |
El Paso Community CollegeEl Paso, Texas |
$2,784 | NA | NA |
Frank Phillips CollegeBorger, Texas |
$2,220 | NA | NA |
Galveston CollegeGalveston, Texas |
$2,010 | NA | NA |
Grayson County CollegeDenison, Texas |
$2,670 | NA | NA |
Hardin Simmons UniversityAbilene, Texas |
$29,526 | 42 | 34 |
Hill CollegeHillsboro, Texas |
$2,088 | NA | NA |
Houston Baptist UniversityHouston, Texas |
$32,350 | 44 | 57 |
Houston Community CollegeHouston, Texas |
$2,904 | NA | NA |
Howard CollegeBig Spring, Texas |
$3,720 | NA | NA |
Howard Payne UniversityBrownwood, Texas |
$25,998 | NA | NA |
Huston Tillotson UniversityAustin, Texas |
$12,569 | 18 | 1 |
Jacksonville College Main CampusJacksonville, Texas |
$6,300 | NA | NA |
Jarvis Christian CollegeHawkins, Texas |
$10,400 | NA | NA |
KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic ArtsDallas, Texas |
$16,537 | NA | NA |
Kilgore CollegeKilgore, Texas |
$3,168 | NA | NA |
Lamar Institute of TechnologyBeaumont, Texas |
$2,280 | NA | NA |
Lamar State College OrangeOrange, Texas |
$2,280 | NA | NA |
Lamar State College Port ArthurPort Arthur, Texas |
$2,850 | NA | NA |
Lamar UniversityBeaumont, Texas |
$6,129 | 30 | 25 |
Laredo Community CollegeLaredo, Texas |
$2,400 | NA | NA |
Lee CollegeBaytown, Texas |
$3,012 | NA | NA |
LeTourneau UniversityLongview, Texas |
$31,740 | 58 | 51 |
Lon Morris CollegeJacksonville, Texas |
$13,000 | NA | NA |
Lone Star College SystemThe Woodlands, Texas |
$4,632 | NA | NA |
Lubbock Christian UniversityLubbock, Texas |
$24,060 | 42 | 13 |
McLennan Community CollegeWaco, Texas |
$3,720 | NA | NA |
McMurry UniversityAbilene, Texas |
$28,530 | 42 | 39 |
Midland CollegeMidland, Texas |
$3,600 | NA | NA |
Midwestern State UniversityWichita Falls, Texas |
$5,707 | 41 | 52 |
Mountain View CollegeDallas, Texas |
$3,330 | NA | NA |
National American University AustinAustin, Texas |
$15,000 | NA | NA |
Navarro CollegeCorsicana, Texas |
$1,620 | NA | NA |
North American CollegeHouston, Texas |
$9,450 | NA | NA |
North Central Texas CollegeGainesville, Texas |
$2,760 | NA | NA |
North Lake CollegeIrving, Texas |
$3,330 | NA | NA |
Northeast Texas Community CollegeMount Pleasant, Texas |
$3,240 | NA | NA |
Northwest Vista CollegeSan Antonio, Texas |
$6,450 | NA | NA |
Northwood University TexasCedar Hill, Texas |
$10,200 | NA | NA |
Odessa CollegeOdessa, Texas |
$2,952 | NA | NA |
Our Lady of the Lake University San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas |
$29,038 | 41 | 47 |
Palo Alto CollegeSan Antonio, Texas |
$6,450 | NA | NA |
Panola CollegeCarthage, Texas |
$792 | NA | NA |
Paris Junior CollegeParis, Texas |
$3,210 | NA | NA |
Paul Quinn CollegeDallas, Texas |
$7,392 | 13 | NA |
Prairie View A & M UniversityPrairie View, Texas |
$7,253 | 23 | 9 |
Ranger CollegeRanger, Texas |
$3,450 | NA | NA |
Remington College Dallas CampusGarland, Texas |
$16,075 | NA | NA |
Remington College Fort Worth CampusFort Worth, Texas |
$14,985 | NA | NA |
Remington College Houston CampusHouston, Texas |
$16,380 | NA | NA |
Remington College Houston Southeast CampusWebster, Texas |
$15,979 | NA | NA |
Remington College North Houston CampusHouston, Texas |
$18,651 | NA | NA |
Rice UniversityHouston, Texas |
$50,310 | 98 | 99 |
Richland CollegeDallas, Texas |
$3,330 | NA | NA |
Saint Edward's UniversityAustin, Texas |
$48,326 | NA | NA |
Sam Houston State UniversityHuntsville, Texas |
$5,856 | 37 | 19 |
San Antonio CollegeSan Antonio, Texas |
$6,450 | NA | NA |
San Jacinto Community CollegePasadena, Texas |
$3,240 | NA | NA |
Schreiner UniversityKerrville, Texas |
$31,938 | 35 | 6 |
South Plains CollegeLevelland, Texas |
$2,328 | NA | NA |
South Texas CollegeMcAllen, Texas |
$2,610 | NA | NA |
Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, Texas |
$51,958 | 86 | 79 |
Southwest Career CollegeEl Paso, Texas |
$14,000 | NA | NA |
Southwest Collegiate Institute for the DeafBig Spring, Texas |
$3,720 | NA | NA |
Southwest Texas Junior CollegeUvalde, Texas |
$3,024 | NA | NA |
Southwestern Adventist UniversityKeene, Texas |
$22,176 | 46 | 25 |
Southwestern Assemblies of God UniversityWaxahachie, Texas |
$18,874 | 22 | NA |
Southwestern Christian CollegeTerrell, Texas |
$7,070 | NA | NA |
Southwestern UniversityGeorgetown, Texas |
$45,120 | 67 | 70 |
St Philip's CollegeSan Antonio, Texas |
$6,450 | NA | NA |
St. Mary's UniversitySan Antonio, Texas |
$32,700 | 54 | 71 |
Stephen F Austin State UniversityNacogdoches, Texas |
$7,842 | 38 | 34 |
Sul Ross State UniversityAlpine, Texas |
$6,547 | 30 | 19 |
Tarleton State UniversityStephenville, Texas |
$4,951 | 38 | 19 |
Tarrant County College DistrictFort Worth, Texas |
$3,402 | NA | NA |
Temple CollegeTemple, Texas |
$1,848 | NA | NA |
Texarkana CollegeTexarkana, Texas |
$1,608 | NA | NA |
Texas A & M International UniversityLaredo, Texas |
$3,818 | 37 | 64 |
Texas A & M University College StationCollege Station, Texas |
$8,974 | 79 | 86 |
Texas A & M University CommerceCommerce, Texas |
$4,790 | 37 | 30 |
Texas A & M University Corpus ChristiCorpus Christi, Texas |
$4,719 | 38 | 12 |
Texas A & M University GalvestonGalveston, Texas |
$4,516 | NA | NA |
Texas A & M University KingsvilleKingsville, Texas |
$5,217 | 36 | 24 |
Texas A & M University TexarkanaTexarkana, Texas |
$5,924 | 45 | 54 |
Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, Texas |
$51,570 | 82 | 68 |
Texas CollegeTyler, Texas |
$8,200 | NA | NA |
Texas Lutheran UniversitySeguin, Texas |
$31,450 | 45 | 51 |
Texas Southern UniversityHouston, Texas |
$7,437 | 27 | 9 |
Texas State Technical College HarlingenHarlingen, Texas |
$2,160 | NA | NA |
Texas State Technical College WacoWaco, Texas |
$2,238 | NA | NA |
Texas State Technical College MarshallMarshall, Texas |
$3,357 | NA | NA |
Texas State Technical College West TexasSweetwater, Texas |
$3,492 | NA | NA |
Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, Texas |
$8,326 | 46 | 38 |
Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, Texas |
$8,683 | 57 | 48 |
Texas Wesleyan UniversityFort Worth, Texas |
$29,026 | 49 | 47 |
Texas Woman's UniversityDenton, Texas |
$5,537 | 36 | 40 |
The College of Saint Thomas MoreFort Worth, Texas |
$12,000 | NA | NA |
The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, Texas |
$8,910 | 44 | 32 |
The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas |
$11,448 | 81 | 88 |
The University of Texas at BrownsvilleBrownsville, Texas |
$1,800 | NA | NA |
The University of Texas at DallasRichardson, Texas |
$13,992 | 66 | 93 |
The University of Texas at El PasoEl Paso, Texas |
$7,446 | NA | NA |
The University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas |
$5,724 | 34 | 24 |
The University of Texas at TylerTyler, Texas |
$6,774 | 47 | 51 |
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas |
$4,536 | NA | NA |
The University of Texas of the Permian BasinOdessa, Texas |
$2,531 | 44 | 93 |
The University of Texas Pan AmericanEdinburg, Texas |
$7,233 | 33 | 64 |
Trinity UniversitySan Antonio, Texas |
$45,840 | 84 | 91 |
Trinity Valley Community CollegeAthens, Texas |
$1,170 | NA | NA |
Tyler Junior CollegeTyler, Texas |
$2,760 | NA | NA |
University of DallasIrving, Texas |
$41,660 | 70 | 85 |
University of HoustonHouston, Texas |
$8,449 | 57 | 64 |
University of Houston DowntownHouston, Texas |
$5,766 | NA | NA |
University of Houston VictoriaVictoria, Texas |
$5,002 | NA | NA |
University of Mary Hardin BaylorBelton, Texas |
$28,500 | 42 | 10 |
University of North TexasDenton, Texas |
$8,295 | 44 | 56 |
University of Phoenix Austin CampusAustin, Texas |
$10,417 | NA | NA |
University of Phoenix Dallas CampusDallas, Texas |
$10,544 | NA | NA |
University of Phoenix Houston CampusHouston, Texas |
$10,560 | NA | NA |
University of Phoenix San Antonio CampusSan Antonio, Texas |
$10,488 | NA | NA |
University of St ThomasHouston, Texas |
$30,800 | NA | NA |
University of the Incarnate WordSan Antonio, Texas |
$31,020 | 42 | 26 |
Vernon CollegeVernon, Texas |
$2,400 | NA | NA |
Vet Tech Institute of HoustonHouston, Texas |
$13,960 | NA | NA |
Victoria CollegeVictoria, Texas |
$2,472 | NA | NA |
Virginia College AustinAustin, Texas |
$14,382 | NA | NA |
Wade CollegeDallas, Texas |
$14,880 | NA | NA |
Wayland Baptist UniversityPlainview, Texas |
$19,996 | 50 | 18 |
Weatherford CollegeWeatherford, Texas |
$4,680 | NA | NA |
West Texas A & M UniversityCanyon, Texas |
$5,748 | 41 | 32 |
Western Texas CollegeSnyder, Texas |
$3,150 | NA | NA |
Wharton County Junior CollegeWharton, Texas |
$768 | NA | NA |
Wiley CollegeMarshall, Texas |
$12,500 | NA | NA |