Texas residents paid $3,132 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $270 more than the $2,862 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 141.4 percent more than residents this year, or $7,560. Their price tag grew 9.8 percent from $6,885 in 2017-18.
About 95 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Texas residents. And about 1 percent are residents of other states.
Data shows 65 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 2,659 students received grants or scholarships totaling $12.6 million and 467 students took out student loans totaling more than $2.3 million.
Including all undergraduates (51,100), 19,269 students used grants or scholarships totaling $86.1 million, and 10,145 students took out $32.4 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 | 48,545 | $2,064 | $2,544 | $2,862 | $3,132 | 51.7% |
| Out-of-state | 511 | $4,920 | $6,120 | $6,885 | $7,560 | 53.7% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 2,076 | 50% | $10,965,585 | $5,282 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 436 | 10% | $1,153,197 | $2,645 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 430 | 10% | $463,767 | $1,079 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 2,659 | 64% | $12,582,549 | $4,732 |
| Federal student loans | 467 | 11% | $2,219,432 | $4,753 |
| Other student loans | 6 | 0% | $49,170 | $8,195 |
| Student loan aid | 467 | 11% | $2,268,602 | $4,858 |
| Total student aid | 2,728 | 65% | - | - |
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