Texas residents paid $3,864 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $264 more than the $3,600 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 65.2 percent more than residents this year, or $6,384. Their price tag grew 6.4 percent from $6,000 in 2017-18.
About 99 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Texas residents. And about 1 percent are residents of other states.
Data shows 68 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 422 students received grants or scholarships totaling $2 million and 187 students took out student loans totaling more than $843,032.
Including all undergraduates (10,525), 4,701 students used grants or scholarships totaling $14.1 million, and 2,138 students took out $10.8 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 | ~10,420 | $2,832 | $3,120 | $3,600 | $3,864 | 36.4% |
| Out-of-state | ~105 | $4,800 | $5,232 | $6,000 | $6,384 | 33% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 301 | 40% | $1,478,834 | $4,913 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 66 | 9% | $157,901 | $2,392 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 175 | 23% | $353,477 | $2,020 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 422 | 56% | $1,990,212 | $4,716 |
| Federal student loans | 186 | 25% | $842,032 | $4,527 |
| Other student loans | - | 0% | - | - |
| Student loan aid | 187 | 25% | $843,032 | $4,508 |
| Total student aid | 509 | 68% | - | - |
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