Texas residents paid $3,942 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $144 more than the $3,798 charged for 2017-18.
Non-resident students would have paid 56.5 percent more than residents this year, or $6,170. Non-resident tuition and fees grew 15.2 percent from $5,356 in 2017-18.
About 98 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Texas residents. And about 2 percent are citizens of other countries.
Data shows 82 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 478 students received grants or scholarships totaling $2.8 million and 54 students took out student loans totaling more than $228,328.
Including all undergraduates (6,894), 2,868 students used grants or scholarships totaling $16.2 million, and 419 students took out $2.4 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 | ~6,756 | $3,580 | $3,580 | $3,798 | $3,942 | 10.1% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 470 | 77% | $2,671,158 | $5,683 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 78 | 13% | $112,946 | $1,448 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 100 | 16% | $63,557 | $636 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 478 | 79% | $2,847,661 | $5,957 |
| Federal student loans | 54 | 9% | $228,328 | $4,228 |
| Other student loans | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
| Student loan aid | 54 | 9% | $228,328 | $4,228 |
| Total student aid | 501 | 82% | - | - |
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