For Texas colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $7,164 for Texas residents and $18,460 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 College of Biomedical Equipment Technology has the lowest tuition & fees of $1,250 among Texas 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 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 colleges in 2025 is $22,979 for state residents and $34,274 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 | $18,460 | $8,526 | $18,826 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,351 | $1,351 | ||
| Room & Board | $10,313 | $10,313 | ||
| Other Expenses | $4,151 | $4,151 | ||
| COA | $22,979 | $34,274 | $24,341 | $34,641 |
The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Texas colleges is $7,164 for state residents and $18,460 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Texas 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 | $15,617 | $1,421 |
| 2021-2022 | $4,668 | $2,022 | $15,885 | $1,428 |
| 2022-2023 | $4,754 | $2,112 | $16,447 | $1,486 |
| 2023-2024 | $4,815 | $2,155 | $16,539 | $1,513 |
| 2024-2025 | $4,879 | $2,286 | $16,879 | $1,581 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Texas 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 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 colleges in 2025 is $482 for state residents and $636 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 | $444 | $600 | $615 | $821 |
| 2021-2022 | $451 | $606 | $610 | $819 |
| 2022-2023 | $462 | $616 | $609 | $812 |
| 2023-2024 | $469 | $626 | $615 | $822 |
| 2024-2025 | $482 | $636 | $617 | $825 |
The average living costs of Texas colleges in 2025 is $14,463 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $16,803 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 colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2020-2021 | $8,683 | $3,702 | $8,769 | $4,352 |
| 2021-2022 | $8,833 | $3,726 | $8,974 | $4,403 |
| 2022-2023 | $9,161 | $3,770 | $9,468 | $4,562 |
| 2023-2024 | $9,691 | $3,876 | $10,680 | $4,781 |
| 2024-2025 | $10,313 | $4,151 | $11,769 | $5,034 |