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Which colleges are most affordable for Texas residents ? The answer may surprise you.
These rankings of the most affordable colleges for Texas residents are based on the estimated net price for a "typical" middle class family living in the state of Texas.
Note: Net price is the actual cost of the school paid by the student and family, after factoring in merit and grant aid from the college federal programs and work study.The net prices displayed in these rankings are College Raptor's estimates.
“Typical” middle class family values used in the Net Price estimates on this page are:
Rank | Institution | Typical Net Price | Sticker Price | % Savings | Undergraduates | Est. Median SAT | Acceptance Rate | Save |
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1 | Lubbock Christian University | 4700 | 45100 | 0.8957 | 1,322 | 1070 | 0.7589 | |
2 | Rice University | 6500 | 83700 | 0.9223 | 4,788 | 1535 | 0.08 | |
3 | Austin Community College District | 7900 | 21500 | 0.6312 | 56,011 | 0 | 0.4666 | |
4 | University of Houston-Victoria | 8100 | 23500 | 0.6569 | 2,707 | 930 | 0.7671 | |
5 | Grayson College | 8300 | 16900 | 0.5107 | 4,176 | 0 | 0.9259 | |
6 | Midland College | 8800 | 16600 | 0.473 | 5,219 | 0 | 0.5765 | |
7 | Trinity Valley Community College | 9500 | 21100 | 0.549 | 5,300 | 0 | 0.9653 | |
8 | University of Houston-Clear Lake | 10200 | 21100 | 0.5181 | 6,029 | 1080 | 0.834 | |
8 | Weatherford College | 10200 | 11900 | 0.1427 | 5,440 | 0 | 0.5405 | |
10 | Jarvis Christian University | 10700 | 25400 | 0.5788 | 730 | 845 | 0.9336 | |
11 | Sul Ross State University | 11600 | 26900 | 0.568 | 1,441 | 1000 | 0.9562 | |
12 | Galveston College | 11900 | 22300 | 0.4678 | 2,119 | 0 | 0.999 | |
12 | Wiley University | 11900 | 19400 | 0.386 | 636 | 0 | 0.9735 | |
14 | Texas A&M University-Commerce | 12200 | 24100 | 0.4936 | 9,666 | 1040 | 0.7498 | |
15 | Texas College | 12300 | 21900 | 0.4374 | 644 | 0 | 0.426 | |
15 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | 12300 | 27300 | 0.5473 | 28,674 | 980 | 0.9401 | |
17 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | 12600 | 37300 | 0.6615 | 4,218 | 1020 | 0.9307 | |
18 | The University of Texas at San Antonio | 12800 | 24400 | 0.4775 | 31,127 | 1115 | 0.8679 | |
19 | Texas State University | 13200 | 23200 | 0.4327 | 36,613 | 1100 | 0.8908 | |
20 | Midwestern State University | 14000 | 21800 | 0.3553 | 4,508 | 1055 | 0.8738 | |
20 | Texas Woman's University | 14000 | 23300 | 0.3989 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.9613 | |
22 | Texas A&M University-Texarkana | 14400 | 30800 | 0.5325 | 1,760 | 1065 | 0.8014 | |
23 | University of North Texas at Dallas | 14700 | 25000 | 0.4133 | 3,018 | 920 | 0.9386 | |
24 | Tyler Junior College | 14800 | 23500 | 0.3728 | 11,977 | 0 | 0.2816 | |
25 | University of North Texas | 14900 | 25500 | 0.4164 | 37,529 | 1114 | 0.7223 | |
26 | Stephen F Austin State University | 15200 | 22700 | 0.3286 | 9,129 | 1060 | 0.7445 | |
27 | Trinity University | 15600 | 61300 | 0.7456 | 2,518 | 1402 | 0.2592 | |
28 | Lamar University | 15800 | 23000 | 0.3107 | 8,206 | 1045 | 0.857 | |
29 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville | 15900 | 25800 | 0.3814 | 5,187 | 1005 | 0.9229 | |
30 | The University of Texas at Tyler | 16100 | 25000 | 0.3548 | 7,683 | 1120 | 0.9402 | |
31 | Collin County Community College District | 16200 | 25200 | 0.3574 | 50,685 | 0 | 0.9836 | |
31 | The University of Texas at El Paso | 16200 | 29500 | 0.4525 | 20,609 | 990 | 0.999 | |
33 | Sam Houston State University | 16300 | 23000 | 0.292 | 17,787 | 1030 | 0.9026 | |
34 | University of Houston | 16500 | 23600 | 0.3013 | 42,050 | 1249 | 0.7392 | |
35 | Prairie View A & M University | 17100 | 25400 | 0.3272 | 8,831 | 955 | 0.7441 | |
36 | Texas A&M International University | 17300 | 25100 | 0.3121 | 7,004 | 985 | 0.4596 | |
36 | Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi | 17300 | 19000 | 0.0883 | 8,320 | 1074 | 0.8858 | |
38 | Paul Quinn College | 18300 | 24800 | 0.2611 | 600 | 865 | 0.3381 | |
39 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio | 18800 | 25900 | 0.2733 | 6,706 | 960 | 0.92 | |
40 | Texas Southern University | 19000 | 25700 | 0.2611 | 6,619 | 920 | 0.9335 | |
41 | Hardin-Simmons University | 19400 | 47800 | 0.5943 | 1,283 | 1080 | 0.9653 | |
42 | The University of Texas at Arlington | 19900 | 27300 | 0.2711 | 31,112 | 1130 | 0.8129 | |
43 | McMurry University | 20000 | 45800 | 0.5635 | 3,167 | 1065 | 0.5704 | |
43 | Wayland Baptist University | 20000 | 36400 | 0.45 | 2,087 | 925 | 0.5596 | |
45 | Southwestern Assemblies of God University | 20200 | 39800 | 0.4925 | 1,413 | 1045 | 0.8423 | |
46 | Angelo State University | 20300 | 23100 | 0.1224 | 9,778 | 1055 | 0.8301 | |
47 | The University of Texas at Austin | 20500 | 27000 | 0.2394 | 43,718 | 1335 | 0.2664 | |
47 | University of St Thomas | 20500 | 50200 | 0.5921 | 3,395 | 1080 | 0.8993 | |
49 | Texas Wesleyan University | 20600 | 69600 | 0.7043 | 1,910 | 1045 | 0.6239 | |
50 | Schreiner University | 20900 | 52600 | 0.6035 | 1,062 | 1070 | 0.8795 | |
50 | The University of Texas at Dallas | 20900 | 29800 | 0.3013 | 21,858 | 1283 | 0.6513 | |
52 | Tarleton State University | 21000 | 23000 | 0.087 | 15,130 | 0 | 0.5256 | |
53 | Dallas Christian College | 21800 | 41900 | 0.4791 | 278 | 941 | 0.8403 | |
54 | North American University | 22400 | 26900 | 0.1673 | 609 | 0 | 0.227 | |
55 | East Texas Baptist University | 22500 | 50000 | 0.5493 | 1,634 | 1025 | 0.5776 | |
56 | West Texas A & M University | 22600 | 24800 | 0.0889 | 6,930 | 1060 | 0.5863 | |
57 | Houston Christian University | 22800 | 55600 | 0.5899 | 2,899 | 1090 | 0.8458 | |
58 | Texas A&M University-College Station | 22900 | 31000 | 0.2623 | 60,118 | 1278 | 0.5732 | |
59 | Texas Tech University | 23000 | 27000 | 0.1475 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
60 | Southwestern Adventist University | 23300 | 40100 | 0.4184 | 813 | 1060 | 0.5552 | |
61 | University of Dallas | 23700 | 68100 | 0.6516 | 1,444 | 1235 | 0.5344 | |
62 | LeTourneau University | 24800 | 54200 | 0.5422 | 3,184 | 1178 | 0.3801 | |
63 | St. Mary's University | 25100 | 55100 | 0.5439 | 2,150 | 1084 | 0.9776 | |
64 | Huston-Tillotson University | 25500 | 28900 | 0.1166 | 982 | 925 | 0.6769 | |
64 | Texas Lutheran University | 25500 | 53200 | 0.5211 | 1,319 | 1140 | 0.9571 | |
66 | University of the Incarnate Word | 26100 | 59900 | 0.5652 | 4,638 | 1035 | 0.9813 | |
67 | Our Lady of the Lake University | 26600 | 44900 | 0.4071 | 1,147 | 990 | 0.7246 | |
67 | Saint Edward's University | 26600 | 71400 | 0.6271 | 2,731 | 1135 | 0.8369 | |
69 | University of Mary Hardin-Baylor | 27300 | 53400 | 0.4882 | 2,803 | 1105 | 0.9576 | |
70 | Austin College | 28100 | 81600 | 0.6558 | 1,130 | 1214 | 0.4765 | |
71 | Dallas Baptist University | 28400 | 56200 | 0.4944 | 2,785 | 1104 | 0.8884 | |
72 | Southwestern University | 29800 | 76100 | 0.6079 | 1,440 | 1240 | 0.4305 | |
73 | Arlington Baptist University | 31600 | 36000 | 0.1221 | 268 | 0 | 0.7923 | |
74 | Abilene Christian University | 35900 | 58000 | 0.3815 | 3,233 | 1129 | 0.6604 | |
75 | Baylor University | 37100 | 67000 | 0.4457 | 14,915 | 1277 | 0.5128 | |
76 | Howard Payne University | 37600 | 57700 | 0.3489 | 768 | 1025 | 0.6769 | |
77 | Concordia University Texas | 40200 | 43000 | 0.0664 | 1,391 | 1110 | 0.9106 | |
78 | Texas Christian University | 41500 | 75300 | 0.4487 | 11,049 | 1283 | 0.4449 | |
79 | Southern Methodist University | 42400 | 81400 | 0.4788 | 7,285 | 1423 | 0.6335 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.