Texas Colleges by Tuition Range

The following diagram categorizes Texas Colleges by tuition & fees range. You can view the schools in the tuition range by following the link on the circle. For public schools, classification is based on out-of-state tuition.

*Updated with 2025 Tuition

Any Range409 colleges
< $10K87 colleges
$10K - $20K224 colleges
$20K - $30K54 colleges
$30K - $40K24 colleges
$40K - $50K8 colleges
> $50K12 colleges

Texas Tuition Trends over Past 10 Years

The following table shows the changes of the tuition and living costs for undergraduate and gradate programs in Texas. The tuition & fees of the schools have risen 9.15% over the past decade. Last year, the tuition & fees increased by -16.42%.
The graduate tuition & fees have risen 28.38% over the past decade where it is increased by 0.98% last year. The living costs in Texas Colleges have risen 29.24% over the past decade. We analyze the trends based on the college costs of 4-year schools.
Tuition Changes over last 10 Years in Texas
Tuition & FeesLiving Costs
UndergraduateGraduateOn-CampusOff-Campus
in-StateOut-of-Statein-StateOut-of-State
2011-12 $6,463$14,818 $6,244$12,802 $10,665$11,502
2012-13 $6,794
5.12%		$15,852
6.98%		 $6,453
3.35%		$13,461
5.15%		 $11,034
3.46%		$11,784
2.45%
2013-14 $6,866
1.06%		$16,083
1.46%		 $6,597
2.23%		$13,916
3.38%		 $11,325
2.64%		$12,080
2.51%
2014-15 $7,148
4.11%		$16,543
2.86%		 $6,625
0.42%		$14,031
0.83%		 $11,774
3.96%		$12,267
1.55%
2015-16 $7,300
2.13%		$17,182
3.86%		 $6,886
3.94%		$14,932
6.42%		 $11,946
1.46%		$12,444
1.44%
2016-17 $7,708
5.59%		$18,059
5.10%		 $7,074
2.73%		$15,603
4.49%		 $12,179
1.95%		$12,367
-0.62%
2017-18 $7,911
2.63%		$18,821
4.22%		 $7,165
1.29%		$15,858
1.63%		 $12,669
4.02%		$12,557
1.54%
2018-19 $8,228
4.01%		$19,423
3.20%		 $7,328
2.27%		$16,303
2.81%		 $12,782
0.89%		$12,756
1.58%
2019-20 $8,682
5.52%		$20,536
5.73%		 $7,659
4.52%		$16,953
3.99%		 $12,819
0.29%		$13,153
3.11%
2020-21 $9,077
4.55%		$21,116
2.82%		 $7,857
2.59%		$17,194
1.42%		 $13,236
3.25%		$13,807
4.97%
2021-22 $9,378
3.32%		$21,635
2.46%		 $8,360
6.40%		$17,859
3.87%		 $13,366
0.98%		$14,204
2.88%
2022-23 $12,085
28.87%		$24,108
11.43%		 $8,281
-0.94%		$16,786
-6.01%		 $13,707
2.55%		$14,901
4.91%
2023-24 $11,556
-4.38%		$21,602
-10.39%		 $8,379
1.18%		$17,838
6.27%		 $14,183
3.47%		$15,901
6.71%
2024-25 $8,470
-26.70%		$18,056
-16.42%		 $8,526
1.75%		$18,013
0.98%		 $15,217
7.29%		$17,015
7.01%

2025 Average Tuition & Fees of Texas Colleges

The 2025 average tuition & fees of Texas Colleges is $8,194 for state residents and $17,624 for out-of-state students in public 4-year colleges. In community colleges (2-4 year colleges), the tuition & fees is $4,347 for state residents and $6,796.
The average tuition at trade/vocational schools is $13,947. For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees are $8,447 for state residents and $18,131 for out-of-state students in public graduate schools. For private graduate schools, the average tuition is $18,659.
Undergraduate Programs Average Costs
4-Year CollegeCommunity CollegesTrade Schools
Public (in-State)$8,194$4,347 $13,947
Public (out-of-State)$17,624$6,796$13,947
Private$23,102-$13,947
Graduate Programs Average Costs
Tuition & Fees
Public (in-State)$8,447
Public (out-of-State)$18,131
Private$18,659