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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 | 5400 | 45100 | 0.8802 | 1,322 | 1070 | 0.7589 | |
| 2 | Rice University | 7100 | 83700 | 0.9152 | 4,789 | 1535 | 0.08 | |
| 3 | Grayson College | 9000 | 16900 | 0.4692 | 4,176 | 0 | 0.9259 | |
| 3 | Midland College | 9000 | 16600 | 0.461 | 5,219 | 0 | 0.5765 | |
| 5 | University of Houston-Victoria | 9100 | 23500 | 0.6144 | 2,707 | 930 | 0.7671 | |
| 6 | Trinity Valley Community College | 10100 | 21100 | 0.5205 | 5,300 | 0 | 0.9653 | |
| 7 | Weatherford College | 10500 | 11900 | 0.1175 | 5,440 | 0 | 0.5405 | |
| 8 | San Jacinto Community College | 10700 | 14300 | 0.2517 | 5,070 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Jarvis Christian University | 11200 | 25400 | 0.5591 | 730 | 845 | 0.9336 | |
| 10 | University of Houston-Clear Lake | 11300 | 21100 | 0.4658 | 6,029 | 1080 | 0.834 | |
| 11 | Galveston College | 12100 | 22300 | 0.4588 | 2,119 | 0 | 0.999 | |
| 12 | Wiley University | 12200 | 19400 | 0.3705 | 636 | 0 | 0.9735 | |
| 13 | Texas College | 12300 | 21900 | 0.4374 | 644 | 0 | 0.426 | |
| 14 | Sul Ross State University | 12500 | 26900 | 0.5345 | 1,441 | 1000 | 0.9562 | |
| 15 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | 12900 | 37300 | 0.6534 | 4,218 | 1020 | 0.9307 | |
| 15 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | 12900 | 27300 | 0.5252 | 28,674 | 980 | 0.9401 | |
| 17 | Texas A&M University-Commerce | 13000 | 24100 | 0.4604 | 9,666 | 1040 | 0.7498 | |
| 18 | Texas State University | 13200 | 23200 | 0.4327 | 36,268 | 1100 | 0.8908 | |
| 19 | The University of Texas at San Antonio | 13600 | 24400 | 0.4448 | 31,127 | 1115 | 0.8679 | |
| 20 | Texas Woman's University | 14600 | 23300 | 0.3731 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.9613 | |
| 21 | Midwestern State University | 14700 | 21800 | 0.3232 | 4,508 | 1055 | 0.8738 | |
| 22 | Texas A&M University-Texarkana | 14900 | 30800 | 0.5163 | 1,760 | 1065 | 0.8014 | |
| 23 | Tyler Junior College | 15100 | 23500 | 0.36 | 11,977 | 0 | 0.2816 | |
| 24 | University of North Texas | 15600 | 25500 | 0.3889 | 34,458 | 1114 | 0.7223 | |
| 25 | Stephen F Austin State University | 15800 | 22700 | 0.3022 | 9,129 | 1060 | 0.7445 | |
| 26 | Trinity University | 16000 | 61300 | 0.7391 | 2,518 | 1402 | 0.2592 | |
| 27 | University of North Texas at Dallas | 16100 | 25000 | 0.3555 | 3,018 | 920 | 0.9386 | |
| 28 | Lamar University | 16300 | 23000 | 0.2889 | 8,206 | 1045 | 0.857 | |
| 29 | Collin County Community College District | 16500 | 25200 | 0.3455 | 39,552 | 0 | 0.9836 | |
| 30 | The University of Texas at Tyler | 16700 | 25000 | 0.3308 | 7,683 | 1120 | 0.9402 | |
| 31 | The University of Texas at El Paso | 16800 | 29500 | 0.4321 | 20,609 | 990 | 0.999 | |
| 32 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville | 16900 | 25800 | 0.3447 | 5,187 | 1005 | 0.9229 | |
| 33 | Sam Houston State University | 17000 | 23000 | 0.2616 | 17,787 | 1030 | 0.9026 | |
| 34 | University of Houston | 17400 | 23600 | 0.2631 | 39,257 | 1249 | 0.7392 | |
| 35 | Prairie View A & M University | 17500 | 25400 | 0.3115 | 8,056 | 955 | 0.7441 | |
| 36 | Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi | 18000 | 19000 | 0.0513 | 8,320 | 1074 | 0.8858 | |
| 37 | Texas A&M International University | 18200 | 25100 | 0.2745 | 7,004 | 985 | 0.4596 | |
| 38 | Paul Quinn College | 18700 | 24800 | 0.245 | 600 | 865 | 0.3381 | |
| 39 | Texas Southern University | 19000 | 25700 | 0.2611 | 6,619 | 920 | 0.9335 | |
| 40 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio | 19300 | 25900 | 0.254 | 6,706 | 960 | 0.92 | |
| 41 | Hardin-Simmons University | 19700 | 47800 | 0.588 | 1,283 | 1080 | 0.9653 | |
| 42 | Wayland Baptist University | 20200 | 36400 | 0.4446 | 2,087 | 925 | 0.5596 | |
| 43 | Southwestern Assemblies of God University | 20400 | 39800 | 0.4875 | 1,413 | 1045 | 0.8423 | |
| 44 | The University of Texas at Arlington | 20600 | 27300 | 0.2454 | 31,112 | 1130 | 0.8129 | |
| 45 | McMurry University | 20700 | 45800 | 0.5483 | 3,167 | 1065 | 0.5704 | |
| 45 | University of St Thomas | 20700 | 50200 | 0.5881 | 3,395 | 1080 | 0.8993 | |
| 47 | Tarleton State University | 21000 | 23000 | 0.087 | 15,130 | 0 | 0.5256 | |
| 48 | Texas Wesleyan University | 21100 | 69600 | 0.6971 | 1,910 | 1045 | 0.6239 | |
| 49 | Angelo State University | 21200 | 23100 | 0.0815 | 9,779 | 1055 | 0.8301 | |
| 50 | The University of Texas at Austin | 21400 | 27000 | 0.206 | 43,165 | 1335 | 0.2664 | |
| 51 | Schreiner University | 21500 | 52600 | 0.5919 | 1,062 | 1070 | 0.8795 | |
| 52 | The University of Texas at Dallas | 21800 | 29800 | 0.2712 | 21,858 | 1283 | 0.6513 | |
| 53 | Dallas Christian College | 21900 | 41900 | 0.4767 | 278 | 941 | 0.8403 | |
| 54 | North American University | 22800 | 26900 | 0.1524 | 609 | 0 | 0.227 | |
| 54 | West Texas A & M University | 22800 | 24800 | 0.0809 | 6,930 | 1060 | 0.5863 | |
| 56 | East Texas Baptist University | 22900 | 50000 | 0.5413 | 1,634 | 1025 | 0.5776 | |
| 57 | Houston Christian University | 23300 | 55600 | 0.5809 | 2,899 | 1090 | 0.8458 | |
| 58 | Southwestern Adventist University | 23400 | 40100 | 0.4159 | 813 | 1060 | 0.5552 | |
| 59 | Texas Tech University | 23500 | 27000 | 0.1289 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 60 | Texas A&M University-College Station | 23800 | 31000 | 0.2318 | 60,710 | 1278 | 0.5732 | |
| 61 | University of Dallas | 24200 | 68100 | 0.6442 | 1,444 | 1235 | 0.5344 | |
| 62 | LeTourneau University | 25300 | 54200 | 0.533 | 3,184 | 1178 | 0.3801 | |
| 63 | Huston-Tillotson University | 25500 | 28900 | 0.1166 | 982 | 925 | 0.6769 | |
| 64 | St. Mary's University | 25600 | 55100 | 0.5348 | 2,150 | 1084 | 0.9776 | |
| 65 | University of the Incarnate Word | 26500 | 59900 | 0.5585 | 4,638 | 1035 | 0.9813 | |
| 66 | Our Lady of the Lake University | 26600 | 44900 | 0.4071 | 1,147 | 990 | 0.7246 | |
| 67 | Saint Edward's University | 27000 | 71400 | 0.6215 | 2,731 | 1135 | 0.8369 | |
| 67 | Texas Lutheran University | 27000 | 55400 | 0.5133 | 1,319 | 1140 | 0.9571 | |
| 69 | University of Mary Hardin-Baylor | 27600 | 53400 | 0.4826 | 2,803 | 1105 | 0.9576 | |
| 70 | Dallas Baptist University | 28600 | 56200 | 0.4909 | 2,785 | 1104 | 0.8884 | |
| 71 | Austin College | 28700 | 81600 | 0.6485 | 1,167 | 1214 | 0.4765 | |
| 72 | Southwestern University | 30000 | 76100 | 0.6053 | 1,440 | 1240 | 0.4305 | |
| 73 | Arlington Baptist University | 32300 | 36000 | 0.1026 | 268 | 0 | 0.7923 | |
| 74 | Abilene Christian University | 36200 | 58000 | 0.3763 | 3,233 | 1129 | 0.6604 | |
| 75 | Howard Payne University | 38600 | 57700 | 0.3317 | 768 | 1025 | 0.6769 | |
| 76 | Southern Methodist University | 39900 | 81400 | 0.5095 | 7,285 | 1423 | 0.6335 | |
| 77 | Concordia University Texas | 40800 | 43000 | 0.0525 | 1,391 | 1110 | 0.9106 | |
| 78 | Baylor University | 42500 | 67000 | 0.3651 | 14,915 | 1277 | 0.5128 | |
| 79 | Texas Christian University | 44300 | 75300 | 0.4115 | 11,049 | 1283 | 0.4449 | 
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.