Texas residents paid $4,128 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $72 more than the $4,056 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 46.5 percent more than residents this year, or $6,048. Their price tag grew 1.2 percent from $5,976 in 2017-18.
About 97 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Texas residents. And about 3 percent are residents of other states.
Data shows 75 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 252 students received grants or scholarships totaling $1.6 million and 125 students took out student loans totaling more than $539,559.
Including all undergraduates (4,911), 2,372 students used grants or scholarships totaling $12.3 million, and 1,384 students took out $7.1 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 | ~4,764 | $4,476 | $3,816 | $4,056 | $4,128 | -7.8% |
| Out-of-state | ~147 | $6,396 | $5,736 | $5,976 | $6,048 | -5.4% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 242 | 59% | $1,151,544 | $4,758 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 127 | 31% | $346,189 | $2,726 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 27 | 7% | $114,942 | $4,257 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 252 | 61% | $1,612,675 | $6,400 |
| Federal student loans | 124 | 30% | $538,309 | $4,341 |
| Other student loans | - | 0% | - | - |
| Student loan aid | 125 | 30% | $539,559 | $4,316 |
| Total student aid | 308 | 75% | - | - |
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