Tuition Trends for Texas colleges Over Past 10 Years

There are 428 colleges in Texas - 106 public and 322 private schools. The 2024 average tuition & fees of the 4-year colleges in Texas is $8,422 for Texas residents and $18,462 for out-of-state students. In private colleges, the average tuition & fees is $23,938. For Texas community colleges, the average tuition & fees is $4,501 for state residents and $7,378 for out-of-state students.

Texas public 4-year colleges' in-state tuition & fees increased by 61.67% from $7,148 (2015) to $11,556 (2024) and out-of-state tuition & fees grew by 30.58% over the past decade from $16,543 (2015) to $21,602 (2024). In private Texas colleges, the tuition & fees increased by 21.84%, from $19,071 (2015) to $23,237 (2024).

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Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes

Over the past 10 years, the COA has increased by 25.20% when living on campus and by 28.87% when living off campus at public Texas colleges. For private Texas colleges, the COA has increased by 20.43% (on-campus) and 23.88% (off-camus). The COA includes tuition, fees, books & supplies, room & board, and other personal expenses.

Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes of Texas colleges
Year	Living On Campus			Living Off Campus
Year	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools
2014-15	$20,150	$29,545	$32,073	$20,643	$30,038	$32,566
2015-16	$20,462 1.55%	$30,344 2.70%	$33,195 3.50%	$20,960 1.54%	$30,842 2.68%	$33,693 3.46%
2016-17	$21,120 3.22%	$31,471 3.71%	$33,808 1.85%	$21,308 1.66%	$31,659 2.65%	$33,996 0.90%
2017-18	$21,805 3.24%	$32,715 3.95%	$35,107 3.84%	$21,693 1.81%	$32,603 2.98%	$34,995 2.94%
2018-19	$22,233 1.96%	$33,428 2.18%	$35,125 0.05%	$22,207 2.37%	$33,402 2.45%	$35,099 0.30%
2019-20	$22,680 2.01%	$34,534 3.31%	$35,318 0.55%	$23,014 3.63%	$34,868 4.39%	$35,652 1.58%
2020-21	$23,469 3.48%	$35,508 2.82%	$36,536 3.45%	$24,040 4.46%	$36,079 3.47%	$37,107 4.08%
2021-22	$23,914 1.90%	$36,171 1.87%	$37,143 1.66%	$24,752 2.96%	$37,009 2.58%	$37,981 2.36%
2022-23	$26,979 12.82%	$39,002 7.83%	$37,574 1.16%	$28,173 13.82%	$40,196 8.61%	$38,768 2.07%
2023-24	$26,945 -0.13%	$36,991 -5.16%	$38,626 2.80%	$28,663 1.74%	$38,709 -3.70%	$40,344 4.07%

Tuition & Fees Changes

For the current year (2024), the average tuition & fees for Texas colleges is $15,096 for Texas residents and $25,142 out-of-state students. In private schools, the average tuition & fees is $23,272.

For graduate programs, the 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $10,613 for Texas residents and $20,165 out-of-state students. In private schools, the average graduate program tuition & fees is $20,825.

The tuition & fees has increased 30.58% for undergraduate programs and 27.13% for graduate programs at Texas colleges. The following table and chart illustrate the changes of tuition & fees by tuition rates and degrees.

Tuition & Fees Changes for Texas colleges
Year	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools
2014-15	$7,148	$16,543	$19,071	$6,625	$14,031	$15,546
2015-16	$7,300 2.13%	$17,182 3.86%	$20,033 5.04%	$6,886 3.94%	$14,932 6.42%	$15,952 2.61%
2016-17	$7,708 5.59%	$18,059 5.10%	$20,396 1.81%	$7,074 2.73%	$15,603 4.49%	$16,464 3.21%
2017-18	$7,911 2.63%	$18,821 4.22%	$21,213 4.01%	$7,165 1.29%	$15,858 1.63%	$17,169 4.28%
2018-19	$8,228 4.01%	$19,423 3.20%	$21,120 -0.44%	$7,328 2.27%	$16,303 2.81%	$17,404 1.37%
2019-20	$8,682 5.52%	$20,536 5.73%	$21,320 0.95%	$7,659 4.52%	$16,953 3.99%	$18,006 3.46%
2020-21	$9,077 4.55%	$21,116 2.82%	$22,144 3.86%	$7,857 2.59%	$17,194 1.42%	$18,326 1.78%
2021-22	$9,378 3.32%	$21,635 2.46%	$22,607 2.09%	$8,360 6.40%	$17,859 3.87%	$18,506 0.98%
2022-23	$12,085 28.87%	$24,108 11.43%	$22,680 0.32%	$8,281 -0.94%	$16,786 -6.01%	$19,159 3.53%
2023-24	$11,556 -4.38%	$21,602 -10.39%	$23,237 2.46%	$8,379 1.18%	$17,838 6.27%	$19,557 2.08%

Texas 4-Year Colleges Tuition & Fees Trend Chart

Texas Graduate Schools Tuition & Fees Trend Chart

Books & Supplies Costs Changes for Texas colleges
Year	Books & Supplies
2014-15	$1,228
2015-16	$1,216 -0.98%
2016-17	$1,233 1.40%
2017-18	$1,225 -0.65%
2018-19	$1,223 -0.16%
2019-20	$1,179 -3.60%
2020-21	$1,156 -1.95%
2021-22	$1,170 1.21%
2022-23	$1,187 1.45%
2023-24	$1,206 1.60%

Living Costs Changes

For Texas colleges, the living have increased 17.29% when a student lives on campus facilities and 22.63% when living off campus from year 2015 to 2024. The living costs includes costs for room & board, and other living expenses.

Living Costs Changes for Texas colleges
Year	Living On Campus	Living Off Campus
2014-15	$11,774	$12,386
2015-16	$11,946 2.19%	$12,669 0.95%
2016-17	$12,179 1.92%	$12,735 0.28%
2017-18	$12,669 3.94%	$13,082 2.26%
2018-19	$12,782 2.63%	$13,306 2.50%
2019-20	$12,819 -0.10%	$13,467 2.55%
2020-21	$13,236 3.37%	$14,155 3.11%
2021-22	$13,366 1.57%	$14,407 3.17%
2022-23	$13,707 3.34%	$14,835 6.18%
2023-24	$14,183 3.46%	$15,177 9.82%

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Undergraduate

The University of Texas at Austin Public, four-years | Austin
Texas Tech University Public, four-years | Lubbock
Houston Community College Public, 2-4 years | Houston
Baylor University Private, four-years | Waco
Texas A & M University-College Station Public, four-years | College Station
Rice University Private, four-years | Houston
University of Houston Public, four-years | Houston
Texas Christian University Private, four-years | Fort Worth
Southern Methodist University Private, four-years | Dallas
The University of Texas at Arlington Public, four-years | Arlington

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Graduate

The University of Texas at Austin Public, four-years | Austin
Stephen F Austin State University Public, four-years | Nacogdoches
Rice University Private, four-years | Houston
The University of Texas at Arlington Public, four-years | Arlington
Dallas Theological Seminary Private, four-years | Dallas
Texas Tech University Public, four-years | Lubbock
Lamar University Public, four-years | Beaumont
Southern Methodist University Private, four-years | Dallas
Texas Woman's University Public, four-years | Denton
University of Houston Public, four-years | Houston

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Online Schools

Texas State University Public, four-years | San Marcos
Tarleton State University Public, four-years | Stephenville
Texas Tech University Public, four-years | Lubbock
San Antonio College Public, four-years | San Antonio
Texas A & M University-Commerce Public, four-years | Commerce
Texas Woman's University Public, four-years | Denton
Central Texas College Public, 2-4 years | Killeen
El Paso Community College Public, 2-4 years | El Paso
Houston Community College Public, 2-4 years | Houston
Weatherford College Public, four-years | Weatherford

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Technical Colleges

Careers Institute of America Private, Less than 2-years | Dallas
Champion Beauty College Private, Less than 2-years | Houston
Paul Mitchell the School-Dallas Private, Less than 2-years | Carrollton
Fort Worth Beauty School Private, Less than 2-years | Benbrook
Arlington Career Institute Private, 2-4 years | Grand Prairie
CyberTex Institute of Technology Private, Less than 2-years | Austin
Bella Cosmetology and Barber College Private, Less than 2-years | Greenville
Paul Mitchell the School-San Antonio Private, Less than 2-years | San Antonio
Nuvani Institute Private, Less than 2-years | Eagle Pass
Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-San Antonio Private, Less than 2-years | San Antonio

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Tuition Trends for Texas colleges Over Past 10 Years

Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes

Tuition & Fees Changes

Books & Supplies Costs Changes

Living Costs Changes