Texas residents paid $6,300 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $870 less than the $7,170 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 119.5 percent more than residents this year, or $13,830. Their price tag grew 0.4 percent from $13,770 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 76 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 940 students received grants or scholarships totaling $4.4 million and 95 students took out student loans totaling more than $427,212.
Including all undergraduates (16,293), 5,961 students used grants or scholarships totaling $23.4 million, and 881 students took out $4.6 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 | ~16,130 | $5,550 | $5,824 | $7,170 | $6,300 | 13.5% |
| Out-of-state | ~163 | $10,740 | $11,274 | $13,770 | $13,830 | 28.8% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 620 | 48% | $3,204,653 | $5,169 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 726 | 57% | $1,024,932 | $1,412 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 108 | 8% | $195,708 | $1,812 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 940 | 73% | $4,425,293 | $4,708 |
| Federal student loans | 93 | 7% | $414,540 | $4,457 |
| Other student loans | - | 0% | - | - |
| Student loan aid | 95 | 7% | $427,212 | $4,497 |
| Total student aid | 969 | 76% | - | - |
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