Texas residents paid $4,029 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $53 more than the $3,976 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 32.4 percent more than residents this year, or $5,334. Their price tag grew 8 percent from $4,938 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 69 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 310 students received grants or scholarships totaling $1.7 million and 66 students took out student loans totaling more than $212,523.
Including all undergraduates (11,867), 4,564 students used grants or scholarships totaling $20.3 million, and 952 students took out $2.9 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 | ~11,511 | $3,846 | $3,846 | $3,976 | $4,029 | 4.8% |
| Out-of-state | ~119 | $4,808 | $4,808 | $4,938 | $5,334 | 10.9% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 266 | 54% | $1,499,039 | $5,635 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 54 | 11% | $134,586 | $2,492 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 84 | 17% | $103,546 | $1,233 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 310 | 63% | $1,737,171 | $5,604 |
| Federal student loans | 63 | 13% | $183,936 | $2,920 |
| Other student loans | 3 | 1% | $28,587 | $9,529 |
| Student loan aid | 66 | 13% | $212,523 | $3,220 |
| Total student aid | 337 | 69% | - | - |
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