For Texas Public colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $7,164 for Texas residents and $13,897 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $8,526 for Texas residents and $18,013 for out-of-state students.
The University of Texas at Austin has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $44,908 and Hill College has the lowest tuition & fees of $2,862 among Texas Public colleges. For graduate programs, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $34,403 and West Texas A & M University has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $8,574 among Texas Public colleges.
The average COA of Texas Public colleges in 2025 is $22,848 for state residents and $29,580 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 | $7,164 | $13,897 | $8,526 | $18,013 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,472 | $1,472 | ||
| Room & Board | $9,488 | $9,488 | ||
| Other Expenses | $4,723 | $4,723 | ||
| COA | $22,848 | $29,580 | $24,209 | $33,697 |
The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Texas Public colleges is $7,164 for state residents and $13,897 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Texas Public colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2020-2021 | $4,551 | $1,994 | $11,503 | $1,763 |
| 2021-2022 | $4,668 | $2,022 | $11,641 | $1,820 |
| 2022-2023 | $4,754 | $2,112 | $11,853 | $1,865 |
| 2023-2024 | $4,815 | $2,155 | $11,976 | $1,921 |
| 2024-2025 | $4,879 | $2,286 | $11,897 | $1,999 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Texas Public colleges in 2025 is $8,526 for state residents and $18,013 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Texas Public colleges over last 5 years.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2020-2021 | $5,821 | $2,049 | $14,869 | $2,130 |
| 2021-2022 | $6,193 | $2,167 | $15,581 | $2,278 |
| 2022-2023 | $6,124 | $2,147 | $15,495 | $2,238 |
| 2023-2024 | $6,158 | $2,212 | $15,540 | $2,303 |
| 2024-2025 | $6,209 | $2,317 | $15,607 | $2,406 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Texas Public colleges in 2025 is $190 for state residents and $457 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $332 for state residents and $796 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 | $192 | $452 | $342 | $800 |
| 2021-2022 | $195 | $458 | $349 | $811 |
| 2022-2023 | $196 | $461 | $349 | $810 |
| 2023-2024 | $198 | $470 | $347 | $818 |
| 2024-2025 | $190 | $457 | $332 | $796 |
The average living costs of Texas Public colleges in 2025 is $14,211 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $16,777 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 Public colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2020-2021 | $7,924 | $4,145 | $8,601 | $4,627 |
| 2021-2022 | $8,137 | $4,276 | $8,747 | $4,707 |
| 2022-2023 | $8,400 | $4,292 | $9,176 | $4,790 |
| 2023-2024 | $9,014 | $4,493 | $10,476 | $4,999 |
| 2024-2025 | $9,488 | $4,723 | $11,485 | $5,292 |