Texas residents paid $3,792 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $288 more than the $3,504 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 31.6 percent more than residents this year, or $4,992. Their price tag grew 6.1 percent from $4,704 in 2017-18.
About 97 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Texas residents. And about 3 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, 699 students received grants or scholarships totaling $3.7 million and 230 students took out student loans totaling more than $1.2 million.
Including all undergraduates (4,866), 2,964 students used grants or scholarships totaling $17.3 million, and 1,374 students took out $8.8 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 | ~4,720 | $3,120 | $3,360 | $3,504 | $3,792 | 21.5% |
| Out-of-state | ~146 | $4,320 | $4,560 | $4,704 | $4,992 | 15.6% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 511 | 60% | $2,711,805 | $5,307 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 116 | 14% | $333,315 | $2,873 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 274 | 32% | $669,752 | $2,444 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 699 | 82% | $3,714,872 | $5,315 |
| Federal student loans | 230 | 27% | $1,237,048 | $5,378 |
| Other student loans | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
| Student loan aid | 230 | 27% | $1,237,048 | $5,378 |
| Total student aid | 754 | 88% | - | - |
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