For Texas 4-Year Colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $8,470 for Texas residents and $21,731 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $8,526 for Texas residents and $18,826 for out-of-state students.
Gemini School of Visual Arts & Communication has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $88,000 and Guidance College has the lowest tuition & fees of $2,700 among Texas 4-Year Colleges. For graduate programs, Austin College has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $60,300 and Bakke Graduate University has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $850 among Texas 4-Year Colleges.
You can narrow Texas colleges down into public schools and private schools to check tuition and other college costs in deep.
The average COA of Texas 4-Year Colleges in 2025 is $24,960 for state residents and $38,221 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| Tuition & Fees | $8,470 | $21,731 | $8,526 | $18,826 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,273 | $1,273 | ||
| Room & Board | $11,319 | $11,319 | ||
| Other Expenses | $3,898 | $3,898 | ||
| COA | $24,960 | $38,221 | $25,016 | $35,317 |
The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Texas 4-Year Colleges is $8,470 for state residents and $21,731 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Texas 4-Year Colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2020-2021 | $5,473 | $2,304 | $18,518 | $1,575 |
| 2021-2022 | $5,667 | $2,338 | $18,815 | $1,578 |
| 2022-2023 | $5,738 | $2,419 | $19,456 | $1,623 |
| 2023-2024 | $5,801 | $2,469 | $19,574 | $1,651 |
| 2024-2025 | $5,828 | $2,642 | $19,979 | $1,751 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Texas 4-Year Colleges in 2025 is $8,526 for state residents and $18,826 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Texas 4-Year Colleges over last 5 years.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2020-2021 | $5,821 | $2,049 | $16,335 | $1,583 |
| 2021-2022 | $6,193 | $2,167 | $16,758 | $1,618 |
| 2022-2023 | $6,124 | $2,147 | $16,622 | $1,626 |
| 2023-2024 | $6,158 | $2,212 | $17,003 | $1,697 |
| 2024-2025 | $6,209 | $2,317 | $17,024 | $1,802 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Texas 4-Year Colleges in 2025 is $575 for state residents and $745 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $617 for state residents and $825 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| 2020-2021 | $535 | $709 | $615 | $821 |
| 2021-2022 | $543 | $717 | $610 | $819 |
| 2022-2023 | $555 | $727 | $609 | $812 |
| 2023-2024 | $563 | $737 | $615 | $822 |
| 2024-2025 | $575 | $745 | $617 | $825 |
The average living costs of Texas 4-Year Colleges in 2025 is $15,217 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $16,995 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.
The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for Texas 4-Year Colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2020-2021 | $9,545 | $3,554 | $9,343 | $4,164 |
| 2021-2022 | $9,684 | $3,535 | $9,574 | $4,198 |
| 2022-2023 | $10,022 | $3,559 | $10,043 | $4,330 |
| 2023-2024 | $10,559 | $3,648 | $11,254 | $4,562 |
| 2024-2025 | $11,319 | $3,898 | $12,115 | $4,879 |