Texas residents paid $3,584 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $120 more than the $3,464 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 10.7 percent more than residents this year, or $3,968. Their price tag grew 3.1 percent from $3,848 in 2017-18.
About 96 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Texas residents. And about 3 percent are residents of other states.
Data shows 84 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 1,073 students received grants or scholarships totaling $5.2 million and 316 students took out student loans totaling more than $1.5 million.
Including all undergraduates (9,310), 4,938 students used grants or scholarships totaling $20.8 million, and 2,166 students took out $12 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 | ~8,938 | $3,176 | $3,296 | $3,464 | $3,584 | 12.8% |
| Out-of-state | ~279 | $3,560 | $3,680 | $3,848 | $3,968 | 11.5% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 1,006 | 75% | $3,826,413 | $3,804 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 214 | 16% | $640,374 | $2,992 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 347 | 26% | $777,981 | $2,242 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 1,073 | 80% | $5,244,768 | $4,888 |
| Federal student loans | 316 | 23% | $1,534,142 | $4,855 |
| Other student loans | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
| Student loan aid | 316 | 23% | $1,534,142 | $4,855 |
| Total student aid | 1,136 | 84% | - | - |
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