The Cheapest Colleges in Texas by Average Net Price for 2021
The lowest net price colleges in Texas are ranked by the average net price paid. Net price is the average cost paid as determined by tuition minus scholarship and grant financial aid and grant financial aid and may be a more accurate estimation of real life costs than published tuition. Discount from list price represents the effective percent discount from published costs that students averaged. Please note that net price varies on a student by student basis based on finanical situation and no financial aid is guaranteed. South Texas College leads the list with a $1,337 average annual net price paid in 2014-2015.
Net price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2018/2019 academic year.
| College | Net Price | Discount |
|---|---|---|
#1 South Texas CollegeMcAllen, Public Not For Profit |
$1,337 | 89% |
#2 Texas A & M International UniversityLaredo, Public Not For Profit |
$3,323 | 81% |
#3 The University of Texas Pan AmericanEdinburg, Public Not For Profit |
$4,654 | 74% |
#4 The University of Texas at BrownsvilleBrownsville, Public Not For Profit |
$4,882 | 62% |
#5 Brazosport CollegeLake Jackson, Public Not For Profit |
$5,349 | 61% |
#6 Midland CollegeMidland, Public Not For Profit |
$5,773 | 48% |
#7 University of Houston DowntownHouston, Public Not For Profit |
$7,159 | 59% |
#8 The University of Texas at TylerTyler, Public Not For Profit |
$7,389 | 62% |
#9 Southwestern Christian CollegeTerrell, Private Not For Profit |
$7,928 | 49% |
#10 The University of Texas at El PasoEl Paso, Public Not For Profit |
$8,414 | 59% |
#11 Baptist University of the AmericasSan Antonio, Private Not For Profit |
$8,856 | 40% |
#12 The University of Texas of the Permian BasinOdessa, Public Not For Profit |
$9,769 | 44% |
#13 Midwestern State UniversityWichita Falls, Public Not For Profit |
$9,799 | 51% |
#14 Texas Woman's UniversityDenton, Public Not For Profit |
$9,830 | 45% |
#15 University of Houston VictoriaVictoria, Public Not For Profit |
$10,063 | 38% |
#16 Texas A & M University TexarkanaTexarkana, Public Not For Profit |
$10,412 | 46% |
#17 The University of Texas at DallasRichardson, Public Not For Profit |
$10,455 | 60% |
#18 Sul Ross State UniversityAlpine, Public Not For Profit |
$11,833 | 37% |
#19 Angelo State UniversitySan Angelo, Public Not For Profit |
$12,169 | 32% |
#20 North American CollegeHouston, Private Not For Profit |
$12,468 | 38% |