Texas residents paid $3,532 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $144 more than the $3,388 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 34.7 percent more than residents this year, or $4,756. Their price tag grew 3.7 percent from $4,588 in 2017-18.
About 80 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Texas residents. And about 20 percent are residents of other states.
Data shows 88 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 368 students received grants or scholarships totaling $2.1 million and 103 students took out student loans totaling more than $565,178.
Including all undergraduates (4,239), 1,753 students used grants or scholarships totaling $7.7 million, and 688 students took out $3.9 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 | ~3,391 | $3,128 | $3,388 | $3,388 | $3,532 | 12.9% |
| Out-of-state | ~848 | $4,256 | $4,588 | $4,588 | $4,756 | 11.7% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 328 | 73% | $1,721,528 | $5,249 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 64 | 14% | $163,856 | $2,560 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 71 | 16% | $219,467 | $3,091 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 368 | 81% | $2,104,851 | $5,720 |
| Federal student loans | 103 | 23% | $565,178 | $5,487 |
| Other student loans | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
| Student loan aid | 103 | 23% | $565,178 | $5,487 |
| Total student aid | 397 | 88% | - | - |
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