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 International University at $336.
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 International University Laredo, TX |
$336$14,117 | 49% | 44% |
| 2 | College of the Mainland Texas City, TX |
$447$7,677 | 31% | — |
| 3 | South Texas College McAllen, TX |
$855$9,685 | 23% | — |
| 4 | San Jacinto Community College Pasadena, TX |
$1,807$10,665 | 29% | — |
| 5 | Austin Community College District Austin, TX |
$2,445$12,055 | 19% | — |
| 6 | Laredo College Laredo, TX |
$3,157$10,357 | 36% | — |
| 7 | Palo Alto College San Antonio, TX |
$3,887$11,284 | 26% | — |
| 8 | Trinity Valley Community College Athens, TX |
$4,015$12,958 | 26% | — |
| 9 | Texas A&M University-Central Texas Killeen, TX |
$4,107$17,125 | 33% | 100% |
| 10 | Midland College Midland, TX |
$4,224$12,633 | 29% | — |
| 11 | Houston City College Houston, TX |
$4,575$12,286 | 17% | — |
| 12 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX |
$4,858$17,358 | 55% | 94% |
| 13 | San Antonio College San Antonio, TX |
$5,010$12,425 | 22% | — |
| 14 | The University of Texas Permian Basin Odessa, TX |
$5,070$21,032 | 41% | 95% |
| 15 | Del Mar College Corpus Christi, TX |
$5,439$13,106 | 15% | — |
| 16 | Grayson College Denison, TX |
$5,743$14,998 | 33% | — |
| 17 | Odessa College Odessa, TX |
$5,895$13,797 | 39% | — |
| 18 | Galveston College Galveston, TX |
$5,940$12,931 | 31% | — |
| 19 | Wiley University Marshall, TX |
$6,125$19,319 | 40% | — |
| 20 | The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX |
$6,803$17,245 | 51% | 100% |
| 21 | Tyler Junior College Tyler, TX |
$7,080$14,335 | 27% | — |
| 22 | Lamar University Beaumont, TX |
$7,984$21,777 | 39% | 86% |
| 23 | Texas A&M University-Victoria Victoria, TX |
$8,115$21,353 | 22% | 96% |
| 24 | Weatherford College Weatherford, TX |
$9,654$17,049 | 15% | — |
| 25 | University of Houston-Downtown Houston, TX |
$9,828$18,864 | 30% | 90% |
| 26 | The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX |
$9,872$24,626 | 52% | 87% |