For Texas Private colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $27,222.
Southern Methodist University has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $67,040 and Guidance College has the lowest tuition & fees of $2,700 among Texas Private 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 Private colleges.
The average COA of Texas Private colleges in 2025 is $43,192 including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition & Fees | $27,222 | $20,040 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,156 | $1,156 |
| Room & Board | $11,461 | $11,461 |
| Other Expenses | $3,354 | $3,354 |
| COA | $43,192 | $36,010 |
The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Texas Private colleges is $27,222. The average tuition is computed based on the largest program's tuition at each trade school.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Texas Private colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| Tuition | Fees | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | $23,244 | $1,126 |
| 2021-2022 | $23,499 | $1,077 |
| 2022-2023 | $23,872 | $1,179 |
| 2023-2024 | $24,883 | $1,238 |
| 2024-2025 | $25,990 | $1,232 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Texas Private colleges in 2025 is $20,040.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Texas Private colleges over last 5 years.
| Tuition | Fees | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | $18,036 | $1,195 |
| 2021-2022 | $18,037 | $1,120 |
| 2022-2023 | $17,699 | $1,225 |
| 2023-2024 | $18,566 | $1,310 |
| 2024-2025 | $18,615 | $1,424 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Texas Private colleges in 2025 is $1,001.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $884.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | $882 | $878 |
| 2021-2022 | $884 | $864 |
| 2022-2023 | $902 | $846 |
| 2023-2024 | $937 | $856 |
| 2024-2025 | $1,001 | $884 |
The average living costs of Texas Private colleges in 2025 is $14,814 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $17,418 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 Private colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2020-2021 | $9,762 | $3,073 | $9,466 | $3,931 |
| 2021-2022 | $9,803 | $2,961 | $9,675 | $3,990 |
| 2022-2023 | $10,219 | $3,043 | $10,400 | $4,258 |
| 2023-2024 | $10,612 | $3,037 | $11,427 | $4,593 |
| 2024-2025 | $11,461 | $3,354 | $12,635 | $4,783 |