Texas residents paid $3,576 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $10 more than the $3,566 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 34.9 percent more than residents this year, or $4,824. Their price tag grew 0.2 percent from $4,814 in 2017-18.
About 99 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Texas residents. And about 1 percent are residents of other states.
Data shows 58 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 569 students received grants or scholarships totaling $2.9 million and 344 students took out student loans totaling more than $1.7 million.
Including all undergraduates (6,768), 2,655 students used grants or scholarships totaling $14.3 million, and 1,199 students took out $5.8 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 | ~6,700 | $3,446 | $3,446 | $3,566 | $3,576 | 3.8% |
| Out-of-state | ~68 | $4,214 | $4,214 | $4,814 | $4,824 | 14.5% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 449 | 35% | $2,170,798 | $4,835 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 164 | 13% | $284,550 | $1,735 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 136 | 11% | $430,888 | $3,168 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 569 | 45% | $2,886,236 | $5,072 |
| Federal student loans | 344 | 27% | $1,717,329 | $4,992 |
| Other student loans | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
| Student loan aid | 344 | 27% | $1,717,329 | $4,992 |
| Total student aid | 736 | 58% | - | - |
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