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, 624 students received grants or scholarships totaling $3 million and 53 students took out student loans totaling more than $292,409.
Including all undergraduates (17,573), 7,692 students used grants or scholarships totaling $31.7 million, and 1,228 students took out $7.6 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 | ~17,397 | $5,550 | $5,824 | $7,170 | $6,300 | 13.5% |
| Out-of-state | ~176 | $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 | 442 | 54% | $2,234,041 | $5,054 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 439 | 53% | $640,725 | $1,460 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 90 | 11% | $159,983 | $1,778 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 624 | 76% | $3,034,749 | $4,863 |
| Federal student loans | 51 | 6% | $271,891 | $5,331 |
| Other student loans | 4 | 0% | $20,518 | $5,130 |
| Student loan aid | 53 | 6% | $292,409 | $5,517 |
| Total student aid | 627 | 76% | - | - |
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