Texas residents paid $2,884 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $240 more than the $2,644 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 68.7 percent more than residents this year, or $4,864. Their price tag grew 8.7 percent from $4,474 in 2017-18.
About 97 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Texas residents. About 1 percent are residents of other states and 2 percent are citizens of other countries.
Data shows 41 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 1,148 students received grants or scholarships totaling $5.6 million and 493 students took out student loans totaling more than $1.5 million.
Including all undergraduates (33,668), 7,253 students used grants or scholarships totaling $35.8 million, and 3,085 students took out $10.9 million in federal student loans.
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~32,658 | $2,344 | $2,494 | $2,644 | $2,884 | 23% |
| Out-of-state | ~337 | $4,144 | $4,294 | $4,474 | $4,864 | 17.4% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 1,045 | 32% | $5,055,283 | $4,838 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 358 | 11% | $417,739 | $1,167 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 89 | 3% | $150,056 | $1,686 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 1,148 | 35% | $5,623,078 | $4,898 |
| Federal student loans | 493 | 15% | $1,497,285 | $3,037 |
| Other student loans | - | 0% | - | - |
| Student loan aid | 493 | 15% | $1,499,485 | $3,042 |
| Total student aid | 1,345 | 41% | - | - |
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