Texas Private colleges 2025 Average Tuition

For Texas Private colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $27,222.

Southern Methodist University has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $67,040 and Guidance College has the lowest tuition & fees of $2,700 among Texas Private 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 Private colleges.

Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of Texas Private colleges in 2025 is $43,192 including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.

Table. 2025 Average Costs of Attendance for Texas Private colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
Tuition & Fees$27,222$20,040
Books & Supplies$1,156$1,156
Room & Board$11,461$11,461
Other Expenses$3,354$3,354
COA$43,192$36,010

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Texas Private colleges is $27,222. The average tuition is computed based on the largest program's tuition at each trade school.

The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Texas Private colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.

Table. 2025 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Texas Private colleges (2021-2025)
TuitionFees
2020-2021$23,244$1,126
2021-2022$23,499$1,077
2022-2023$23,872$1,179
2023-2024$24,883$1,238
2024-2025$25,990$1,232
*The amount of tuition for 2024-2025 includes fees.

Graduate Programs Tuition & Fees

The average graduate program tuition & fees of Texas Private colleges in 2025 is $20,040.

The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Texas Private colleges over last 5 years.

Table. 2025 Average Graduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Texas Private colleges (2021-2025)
TuitionFees
2020-2021$18,036$1,195
2021-2022$18,037$1,120
2022-2023$17,699$1,225
2023-2024$18,566$1,310
2024-2025$18,615$1,424

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

The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Texas Private colleges in 2025 is $1,001.

The graduate average cost per credit hour is $884.

The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.

Table. 2025 Average Cost Per Credit Hour for Texas Private colleges (2021-2025)
UndergraduateGraduate
2020-2021$882$878
2021-2022$884$864
2022-2023$902$846
2023-2024$937$856
2024-2025$1,001$884

Texas Private colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of Texas Private colleges in 2025 is $14,814 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $17,418 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 Private colleges.

Table. 2025 Average Living Costs for Texas Private colleges (2021-2025)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2020-2021 $9,762$3,073 $9,466$3,931
2021-2022 $9,803$2,961 $9,675$3,990
2022-2023 $10,219$3,043 $10,400$4,258
2023-2024 $10,612$3,037 $11,427$4,593
2024-2025 $11,461$3,354 $12,635$4,783