The 2023 Directory of Texas Public Colleges and Costs
How much does it cost to attend public college in Texas? The average annual in-state four year, public college tuition in Texas was $6,452 for the 2021-2022 academic year. This is a change of $426 from the 2019-2020 average of $6,026 and represents a 7.07% annual increase. The list of Texas public colleges below provides school specific cost and value rating. Public schools are partially funded by the taxpayers of Texas and usually offer lower tuition to in-state residents.
Our guide surveyed tuition data from the 100 public colleges and universities in Texas, the most popular being Texas A & M University College Station with 62,587 full time students and an in-state tuition list price of $9,339. The University of Texas at Dallas is the most expensive public school in Texas with an in-state tuition of $14,564.
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<Academic Rating is a CollegeCalc proprietary national percentile ranking of a college's overall difficulty and educational effectiveness. An average score is 50. Dollar value is a measure of a school's academic rating compared with the average net price paid. Colleges which are ranked "n/a" didn't report sufficient data to formulate a score. Learn more about our ratings.
All price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's 2020-2021 IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2021-2022 academic year.
| School | Tuition | Rating | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Alvin Community CollegeAlvin, Texas |
$2,256 | NA | NA |
Amarillo CollegeAmarillo, Texas |
$1,128 | NA | NA |
Angelina CollegeLufkin, Texas |
$3,300 | NA | NA |
Angelo State UniversitySan Angelo, Texas |
$4,495 | 34 | 21 |
Austin Community College DistrictAustin, Texas |
$2,010 | NA | NA |
Blinn CollegeBrenham, Texas |
$3,510 | NA | NA |
Brazosport CollegeLake Jackson, Texas |
$2,600 | NA | NA |
Brookhaven CollegeFarmers Branch, Texas |
$3,330 | NA | NA |
Cedar Valley CollegeLancaster, Texas |
$3,330 | NA | NA |
Central Texas CollegeKilleen, Texas |
$3,570 | NA | NA |
Cisco CollegeCisco, Texas |
$5,010 | NA | NA |
Clarendon CollegeClarendon, Texas |
$1,740 | NA | NA |
Coastal Bend CollegeBeeville, Texas |
$3,960 | NA | NA |
College of the MainlandTexas City, Texas |
$2,550 | NA | NA |
Collin County Community College DistrictMcKinney, Texas |
$3,030 | NA | NA |
Dallas CollegeDallas, Texas |
$4,050 | NA | NA |
Del Mar CollegeCorpus Christi, Texas |
$2,070 | NA | NA |
Eastfield CollegeMesquite, Texas |
$3,330 | NA | NA |
El Paso Community CollegeEl Paso, Texas |
$2,784 | NA | NA |
Frank Phillips CollegeBorger, Texas |
$2,220 | NA | NA |