Texas 4-Year Colleges 2025 Average Tuition

For Texas 4-Year Colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $8,470 for Texas residents and $21,731 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 Guidance College has the lowest tuition & fees of $2,700 among Texas 4-Year 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 4-Year Colleges.

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Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of Texas 4-Year Colleges in 2025 is $24,960 for state residents and $38,221 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.

Table. 2025 Average Costs of Attendance for Texas 4-Year Colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$8,470$21,731$8,526$18,826
Books & Supplies$1,273$1,273
Room & Board$11,319$11,319
Other Expenses$3,898$3,898
COA$24,960$38,221$25,016$35,317

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Texas 4-Year Colleges is $8,470 for state residents and $21,731 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Texas 4-Year Colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.

Table. 2025 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Texas 4-Year Colleges (2021-2025)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2020-2021$5,473$2,304$18,518$1,575
2021-2022$5,667$2,338$18,815$1,578
2022-2023$5,738$2,419$19,456$1,623
2023-2024$5,801$2,469$19,574$1,651
2024-2025$5,828$2,642$19,979$1,751
*The amount of tuition for 2024-2025 includes fees.

Graduate Programs Tuition & Fees

The average graduate program tuition & fees of Texas 4-Year 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 4-Year Colleges over last 5 years.

Table. 2025 Average Graduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Texas 4-Year Colleges (2021-2025)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
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

Tuition Per Credit Hour (Part-time Students and Over Credits)

The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Texas 4-Year Colleges in 2025 is $575 for state residents and $745 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.

Table. 2025 Average Cost Per Credit Hour for Texas 4-Year Colleges (2021-2025)
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
2020-2021$535$709 $615$821
2021-2022$543$717 $610$819
2022-2023$555$727 $609$812
2023-2024$563$737 $615$822
2024-2025$575$745 $617$825

Texas 4-Year Colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of Texas 4-Year Colleges in 2025 is $15,217 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $16,995 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 4-Year Colleges.

Table. 2025 Average Living Costs for Texas 4-Year Colleges (2021-2025)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2020-2021 $9,545$3,554 $9,343$4,164
2021-2022 $9,684$3,535 $9,574$4,198
2022-2023 $10,022$3,559 $10,043$4,330
2023-2024 $10,559$3,648 $11,254$4,562
2024-2025 $11,319$3,898 $12,115$4,879