96 colleges in Texas with an average net price under $30,000 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% | — |
| 27 | Tyler Junior College Tyler, TX |
$10,206$16,654 | 27% | — |
| 28 | University of Houston-Downtown Houston, TX |
$10,542$20,749 | 33% | 90% |
| 29 | The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX |
$10,836$22,352 | 53% | 87% |
| 30 | Texas College Tyler, TX |
$10,958$20,339 | 14% | — |
| 31 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio San Antonio, TX |
$11,196$21,655 | 40% | 93% |
| 32 | Lone Star College System The Woodlands, TX |
$11,252$15,521 | 21% | — |
| 33 | Midwestern State University Wichita Falls, TX |
$11,656$22,652 | 43% | 94% |
| 34 | East Texas A&M University Commerce, TX |
$11,841$23,438 | 43% | 92% |
| 35 | Texas Woman's University Denton, TX |
$11,963$22,234 | 49% | 96% |
| 36 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville Kingsville, TX |
$12,090$24,060 | 42% | 91% |
| 37 | San Jacinto Community College Pasadena, TX |
$12,143$21,293 | 30% | — |
| 38 | Hallmark University San Antonio, TX |
$12,513 | 66% | 51% |
| 39 | Paul Quinn College Dallas, TX |
$12,709$23,587 | 27% | 40% |
| 40 | The University of Texas Permian Basin Odessa, TX |
$12,723$23,886 | 40% | 95% |
| 41 | Texas A&M University-Texarkana Texarkana, TX |
$12,997$23,778 | 30% | 64% |
| 42 | Sul Ross State University Alpine, TX |
$13,286$24,529 | 30% | 99% |
| 43 | The University of Texas at Tyler Tyler, TX |
$13,323$24,505 | 54% | 94% |
| 44 | Rice University Houston, TX |
$13,370$79,788 | 95% | 8% |
| 45 | Prairie View A & M University Prairie View, TX |
$13,570$26,362 | 43% | 79% |
| 46 | The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX |
$13,951$25,261 | 54% | 80% |
| 47 | Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX |
$14,260$25,791 | 53% | 94% |
| 48 | University of Houston Houston, TX |
$14,276$26,185 | 65% | 74% |
| 49 | Navarro College Corsicana, TX |
$14,820$18,757 | 23% | — |
| 50 | Angelo State University San Angelo, TX |
$15,091$23,441 | 44% | 83% |
| 51 | Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX |
$15,225$25,210 | 40% | 89% |
| 52 | University of Houston-Clear Lake Houston, TX |
$15,563$24,622 | 52% | 91% |
| 53 | University of North Texas Denton, TX |
$15,649$26,243 | 61% | 72% |
| 54 | Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX |
$16,404$25,505 | 55% | 90% |
| 55 | Our Lady of the Lake University San Antonio, TX |
$16,442$42,865 | 46% | — |
| 56 | Texas Southern University Houston, TX |
$16,590$27,052 | 22% | 97% |
| 57 | Texas State University San Marcos, TX |
$16,805$28,073 | 55% | 89% |
| 58 | Southwest University at El Paso El Paso, TX |
$16,906$23,987 | 59% | — |
| 59 | The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX |
$18,267$29,807 | 76% | 65% |
| 60 | North American University Stafford, TX |
$18,721$27,981 | 32% | — |
| 61 | Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX |
$19,070$27,443 | 69% | 73% |
| 62 | University of St Thomas Houston, TX |
$19,359$45,672 | 69% | 90% |
| 63 | West Texas A & M University Canyon, TX |
$19,487$23,482 | 55% | 99% |
| 64 | Hardin-Simmons University Abilene, TX |
$19,555$45,904 | 46% | 90% |
| 65 | McMurry University Abilene, TX |
$19,581$43,778 | 44% | 57% |
| 66 | Huston-Tillotson University Austin, TX |
$19,719$25,384 | 34% | 39% |
| 67 | The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX |
$19,857$31,247 | 89% | 27% |
| 68 | Wayland Baptist University Plainview, TX |
$20,590$36,323 | 19% | 56% |
| 69 | Houston Christian University Houston, TX |
$20,629$50,082 | 49% | 84% |
| 70 | Tarleton State University Stephenville, TX |
$20,783$24,100 | 48% | 90% |
| 71 | Austin College Sherman, TX |
$21,107$61,607 | 67% | 48% |
| 72 | St. Mary's University San Antonio, TX |
$21,145$47,999 | 59% | 98% |
| 73 | Texas A&M University-College Station College Station, TX |
$21,315$32,696 | 84% | 57% |
| 74 | Schreiner University Kerrville, TX |
$21,507$48,004 | 43% | 88% |
| 75 | Nelson University Waxahachie, TX |
$21,662$34,504 | 42% | 89% |
| 76 | University of Dallas Irving, TX |
$22,610$68,583 | 73% | 53% |
| 77 | University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio, TX |
$22,775$48,681 | 51% | 98% |
| 78 | Southwestern Adventist University Keene, TX |
$22,778$35,592 | 52% | 78% |
| 79 | Concordia University Texas Austin, TX |
$23,131$53,020 | 45% | 91% |
| 80 | Trinity University San Antonio, TX |
$23,464$68,224 | 84% | 26% |
| 81 | Howard Payne University Brownwood, TX |
$23,627$46,766 | 28% | 67% |
| 82 | Abilene Christian University-Undergraduate Online Addison, TX |
$23,698$30,295 | — | 100% |
| 83 | East Texas Baptist University Marshall, TX |
$23,911$44,211 | 47% | 58% |
| 84 | Texas Wesleyan University Fort Worth, TX |
$24,066$57,451 | 32% | 69% |
| 85 | Lubbock Christian University Lubbock, TX |
$24,456$41,944 | 51% | 73% |
| 86 | Texas Lutheran University Seguin, TX |
$24,654$50,002 | 54% | 96% |
| 87 | Saint Edward's University Austin, TX |
$25,578$66,719 | 63% | 81% |
| 88 | University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Belton, TX |
$26,106$46,874 | 49% | 96% |
| 89 | Abilene Christian University Abilene, TX |
$26,182$59,256 | 59% | 66% |
| 90 | The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest Houston, TX |
$27,830 | 47% | — |
| 91 | Western Technical College El Paso, TX |
$28,004 | 72% | — |
| 92 | LeTourneau University Longview, TX |
$28,185$51,124 | 59% | 38% |
| 93 | Dallas Baptist University Dallas, TX |
$28,516$52,716 | 57% | 89% |
| 94 | Galen College of Nursing-San Antonio San Antonio, TX |
$29,104$34,565 | 81% | — |
| 95 | Parker University Dallas, TX |
$29,135$42,167 | 74% | — |
| 96 | Southwestern University Georgetown, TX |
$29,224$67,493 | 73% | 43% |