26 colleges in Texas with an average net price under $10,000 a year, ranked by what families actually pay after aid. Cheapest: Texas A&M University-Central Texas at $1,300.
Net price is the average a family pays after grant aid — not the published sticker price. Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard. Schools granting only associate degrees are excluded, so a community college appears here only if it also awards bachelor's degrees.
Compare these on the map| # | College | Net price / yr | Graduates | Accepted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas A&M University-Central Texas Killeen, TX |
$1,300$14,187 | — | 100% |
| 2 | College of the Mainland Texas City, TX |
$1,342$8,357 | 31% | — |
| 3 | South Texas College McAllen, TX |
$1,751$9,561 | 27% | — |
| 4 | Dallas College Dallas, TX |
$3,214$9,704 | 32% | — |
| 5 | Del Mar College Corpus Christi, TX |
$3,399$12,895 | 11% | — |
| 6 | Texas A & M International University Laredo, TX |
$3,637$15,558 | 46% | 44% |
| 7 | Trinity Valley Community College Athens, TX |
$4,092$14,467 | 27% | — |
| 8 | Palo Alto College San Antonio, TX |
$4,463$11,946 | 33% | — |
| 9 | Midland College Midland, TX |
$4,512$12,707 | 23% | — |
| 10 | San Antonio College San Antonio, TX |
$4,585$12,343 | 26% | — |
| 11 | Brazosport College Lake Jackson, TX |
$4,732$12,167 | 56% | — |
| 12 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX |
$4,831$16,830 | 51% | 94% |
| 13 | Houston City College Houston, TX |
$5,737$12,009 | 17% | — |
| 14 | Laredo College Laredo, TX |
$5,798$11,469 | 30% | — |
| 15 | Grayson College Denison, TX |
$5,880$14,866 | 40% | — |
| 16 | Odessa College Odessa, TX |
$6,368$13,086 | 37% | — |
| 17 | Austin Community College District Austin, TX |
$6,390$15,190 | 20% | — |
| 18 | University of North Texas at Dallas Dallas, TX |
$6,420$20,064 | 42% | 84% |
| 19 | Wiley University Marshall, TX |
$7,092$19,097 | 24% | — |
| 20 | Texas A&M University-Victoria Victoria, TX |
$8,109$21,401 | 26% | 96% |
| 21 | Galveston College Galveston, TX |
$8,412$15,338 | 33% | — |
| 22 | Collin County Community College District McKinney, TX |
$8,969$15,237 | 20% | — |
| 23 | Lamar University Beaumont, TX |
$9,366$22,254 | 37% | 86% |
| 24 | The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX |
$9,403$19,836 | 50% | 100% |
| 25 | Jarvis Christian University Hawkins, TX |
$9,825$25,185 | 15% | — |
| 26 | Weatherford College Weatherford, TX |
$9,967$15,978 | 35% | — |