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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lubbock Christian University | 3400 | 45100 | 0.9246 | 1,383 | 1074 | 0.7473 | |
| 2 | Dallas College | 5600 | 16500 | 0.6604 | 125,613 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | Rice University | 5800 | 85000 | 0.9319 | 4,807 | 1528 | 0.0801 | |
| 4 | Wiley University | 7200 | 19400 | 0.6285 | 712 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Midland College | 7900 | 16400 | 0.5161 | 5,696 | 0 | 0.5765 | |
| 6 | Odessa College | 8000 | 15500 | 0.4831 | 9,981 | 0 | 0.7246 | |
| 7 | Grayson College | 8300 | 17100 | 0.5143 | 4,424 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Trinity Valley Community College | 8900 | 19700 | 0.5503 | 5,961 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | Houston City College | 9300 | 15100 | 0.3854 | 59,451 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | University of Houston-Clear Lake | 10200 | 10300 | 0.0106 | 6,029 | 1075 | 0.9173 | |
| 11 | Jarvis Christian University | 11000 | 26400 | 0.5834 | 577 | 845 | 1 | |
| 11 | Weatherford College | 11000 | 11900 | 0.0756 | 6,520 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | San Jacinto Community College | 11300 | 14300 | 0.2097 | 33,215 | 1135 | 1 | |
| 14 | Galveston College | 12700 | 21700 | 0.415 | 2,405 | 0 | 0.999 | |
| 15 | Lamar University | 12800 | 23000 | 0.4413 | 8,387 | 1040 | 0.8353 | |
| 16 | The University of Texas at San Antonio | 13000 | 25100 | 0.4809 | 31,127 | 1115 | 0.8679 | |
| 17 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | 13100 | 49200 | 0.7339 | 29,727 | 990 | 0.9229 | |
| 18 | Texas College | 13200 | 21700 | 0.3908 | 614 | 0 | 1 | |
| 19 | Sul Ross State University | 13300 | 27300 | 0.5133 | 1,890 | 1020 | 0.9871 | |
| 20 | Texas A&M University-Commerce | 13500 | 30100 | 0.5515 | 9,666 | 1040 | 0.7498 | |
| 20 | The University of Texas at Dallas | 13500 | 19500 | 0.3073 | 23,007 | 1281 | 0.6909 | |
| 22 | Trinity University | 13600 | 69600 | 0.8052 | 2,423 | 1408 | 0.2488 | |
| 23 | Paul Quinn College | 14100 | 26700 | 0.4718 | 620 | 915 | 0.4028 | |
| 24 | Texas Woman's University | 14200 | 23300 | 0.39 | 9,962 | 1010 | 0.9658 | |
| 25 | Midwestern State University | 14600 | 21800 | 0.3278 | 4,303 | 1055 | 0.9347 | |
| 26 | Stephen F Austin State University | 15000 | 23500 | 0.36 | 9,905 | 1055 | 0.8339 | |
| 27 | Tyler Junior College | 15100 | 19000 | 0.2087 | 11,885 | 0 | 1 | |
| 28 | The University of Texas at Tyler | 15600 | 25000 | 0.3748 | 8,219 | 1100 | 0.9485 | |
| 29 | Texas State University | 15700 | 25500 | 0.3859 | 39,353 | 1080 | 0.9118 | |
| 30 | Collin County Community College District | 16100 | 23900 | 0.3257 | 41,852 | 0 | 0.9984 | |
| 31 | University of North Texas | 16300 | 26200 | 0.3786 | 34,414 | 1094 | 0.7089 | |
| 32 | The University of Texas at Arlington | 16400 | 27800 | 0.4093 | 32,545 | 1129 | 0.799 | |
| 32 | The University of Texas at El Paso | 16400 | 26200 | 0.373 | 22,223 | 975 | 0.9994 | |
| 34 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville | 16500 | 25800 | 0.3604 | 5,386 | 995 | 0.9092 | |
| 35 | The University of Texas at Austin | 16800 | 28000 | 0.4016 | 44,314 | 1356 | 0.2222 | |
| 36 | University of Houston | 16900 | 22000 | 0.2315 | 40,366 | 1224 | 0.7577 | |
| 37 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio | 17000 | 29900 | 0.4305 | 6,790 | 965 | 0.9447 | |
| 38 | Prairie View A & M University | 17100 | 25400 | 0.3272 | 9,022 | 960 | 0.7836 | |
| 39 | Sam Houston State University | 17300 | 27000 | 0.36 | 17,822 | 1035 | 0.9372 | |
| 40 | Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi | 17700 | 20800 | 0.1479 | 8,673 | 1095 | 0.9156 | |
| 41 | Texas A&M International University | 17800 | 25100 | 0.2906 | 7,210 | 995 | 0.4437 | |
| 42 | University of North Texas at Dallas | 18000 | 25000 | 0.28 | 2,953 | 975 | 0.8445 | |
| 43 | Texas A&M University-Texarkana | 18100 | 34000 | 0.4676 | 1,994 | 1000 | 0.6354 | |
| 43 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | 18100 | 28700 | 0.3713 | 3,991 | 1010 | 0.9654 | |
| 45 | Navarro College | 18300 | 24800 | 0.261 | 6,875 | 0 | 0 | |
| 46 | Hardin-Simmons University | 18500 | 47900 | 0.6146 | 1,291 | 1110 | 0.862 | |
| 47 | Texas A&M University-Victoria | 18800 | 25000 | 0.2496 | 2,627 | 1000 | 0.5253 | |
| 48 | North American University | 20100 | 43700 | 0.5396 | 484 | 1054 | 0.6862 | |
| 49 | Wayland Baptist University | 20200 | 36500 | 0.4466 | 1,894 | 1045 | 0.5477 | |
| 50 | McMurry University | 20300 | 51800 | 0.6072 | 4,133 | 1104 | 0.8984 | |
| 51 | Our Lady of the Lake University | 20600 | 53000 | 0.611 | 1,108 | 990 | 1 | |
| 52 | Angelo State University | 20800 | 23100 | 0.099 | 10,103 | 1045 | 0.7981 | |
| 53 | Texas Southern University | 20900 | 25500 | 0.1808 | 6,844 | 915 | 0.9691 | |
| 54 | Tarleton State University | 21000 | 23000 | 0.087 | 17,556 | 1090 | 0.5386 | |
| 54 | West Texas A & M University | 21000 | 29100 | 0.2787 | 7,110 | 1060 | 0.6681 | |
| 56 | Schreiner University | 21200 | 52600 | 0.5969 | 1,302 | 1000 | 0.9217 | |
| 57 | East Texas Baptist University | 21800 | 46800 | 0.5341 | 1,663 | 1059 | 0.7306 | |
| 58 | Texas Tech University | 22100 | 27200 | 0.1903 | 34,021 | 1195 | 0.6906 | |
| 59 | University of St Thomas | 22200 | 50200 | 0.5582 | 3,466 | 1095 | 0.8355 | |
| 60 | Nelson University | 22400 | 54800 | 0.5908 | 1,526 | 990 | 0.8902 | |
| 61 | Arlington Baptist University | 23400 | 41900 | 0.4409 | 284 | 0 | 1 | |
| 61 | Texas A&M University-College Station | 23400 | 30000 | 0.2199 | 60,710 | 1278 | 0.5732 | |
| 63 | Dallas Christian College | 24100 | 42800 | 0.4364 | 231 | 941 | 0.218 | |
| 63 | Texas Wesleyan University | 24100 | 60700 | 0.6032 | 1,796 | 1060 | 0.6916 | |
| 65 | Austin College | 24600 | 96000 | 0.7439 | 1,181 | 1228 | 0.4768 | |
| 66 | Southwestern Adventist University | 24800 | 42500 | 0.4163 | 758 | 1064 | 0.7836 | |
| 66 | University of Mary Hardin-Baylor | 24800 | 53800 | 0.5397 | 2,775 | 1105 | 0.9747 | |
| 68 | Houston Christian University | 25000 | 55600 | 0.5504 | 3,277 | 1099 | 0.8645 | |
| 69 | Huston-Tillotson University | 25500 | 28900 | 0.1166 | 1,024 | 1043 | 0.3909 | |
| 70 | St. Mary's University | 26300 | 59900 | 0.5609 | 2,330 | 1060 | 0.9508 | |
| 71 | Texas Lutheran University | 26800 | 55400 | 0.5175 | 1,319 | 1140 | 0.9571 | |
| 72 | University of the Incarnate Word | 27100 | 61500 | 0.5593 | 4,651 | 1010 | 0.9947 | |
| 73 | Dallas Baptist University | 27600 | 63500 | 0.5652 | 2,938 | 1073 | 0.9131 | |
| 74 | Saint Edward's University | 28100 | 71400 | 0.6061 | 2,499 | 1128 | 0.8142 | |
| 75 | LeTourneau University | 29400 | 54200 | 0.4573 | 2,903 | 1242 | 0.4879 | |
| 76 | University of Dallas | 29600 | 79200 | 0.6261 | 1,416 | 1260 | 0.7342 | |
| 77 | Southwestern University | 33900 | 81300 | 0.5828 | 1,431 | 1262 | 0.4348 | |
| 78 | Howard Payne University | 34500 | 54500 | 0.3676 | 751 | 1043 | 0.6737 | |
| 79 | Concordia University Texas | 34900 | 45800 | 0.238 | 1,189 | 990 | 0.9125 | |
| 80 | Abilene Christian University | 37000 | 58900 | 0.3721 | 5,101 | 1149 | 0.6615 | |
| 81 | Baylor University | 37200 | 68100 | 0.4544 | 14,183 | 1302 | 0.5222 | |
| 82 | Southern Methodist University | 42500 | 89400 | 0.5247 | 7,545 | 1427 | 0.4764 | |
| 83 | Texas Christian University | 43900 | 81100 | 0.4587 | 11,152 | 1268 | 0.4809 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.