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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 | Dallas College | 5600 | 16500 | 0.6604 | 125,613 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2 | Rice University | 5800 | 87400 | 0.9337 | 4,807 | 1528 | 0.0801 | |
| 3 | Wiley University | 7000 | 19400 | 0.6388 | 712 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | Midland College | 7900 | 21100 | 0.6248 | 5,696 | 0 | 0.5765 | |
| 5 | Odessa College | 8000 | 15500 | 0.4831 | 9,981 | 0 | 0.7246 | |
| 6 | Trinity Valley Community College | 8200 | 28300 | 0.7093 | 5,961 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | Grayson College | 8600 | 16600 | 0.4826 | 4,424 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Lamar University | 9500 | 23000 | 0.585 | 8,387 | 1040 | 0.8353 | |
| 9 | University of Houston-Clear Lake | 10200 | 10300 | 0.0106 | 6,029 | 1075 | 0.9173 | |
| 10 | Jarvis Christian University | 10700 | 37100 | 0.7105 | 577 | 845 | 1 | |
| 11 | Weatherford College | 11100 | 11900 | 0.0671 | 6,520 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | San Jacinto Community College | 11300 | 14300 | 0.2097 | 33,215 | 1135 | 1 | |
| 13 | Texas College | 11700 | 21700 | 0.46 | 614 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 | Midwestern State University | 12100 | 21800 | 0.4427 | 4,303 | 1055 | 0.9347 | |
| 15 | Galveston College | 12300 | 27100 | 0.5468 | 2,405 | 0 | 0.999 | |
| 16 | Paul Quinn College | 13000 | 39600 | 0.6732 | 620 | 915 | 0.4028 | |
| 16 | Texas A&M University-Commerce | 13000 | 30100 | 0.5681 | 9,666 | 1040 | 0.7498 | |
| 18 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | 13100 | 27300 | 0.5179 | 29,727 | 990 | 0.9229 | |
| 19 | Sul Ross State University | 13300 | 27300 | 0.5133 | 1,890 | 1020 | 0.9871 | |
| 20 | Trinity University | 13700 | 61200 | 0.777 | 2,423 | 1408 | 0.2488 | |
| 21 | Texas Woman's University | 14200 | 23300 | 0.39 | 9,962 | 1010 | 0.9658 | |
| 22 | Texas A&M University-Texarkana | 14700 | 45000 | 0.6737 | 1,994 | 1000 | 0.6354 | |
| 23 | Tyler Junior College | 15100 | 21600 | 0.3038 | 11,885 | 0 | 1 | |
| 24 | Stephen F Austin State University | 15400 | 23500 | 0.343 | 9,905 | 1055 | 0.8339 | |
| 25 | Texas State University | 15500 | 26200 | 0.4074 | 39,353 | 1080 | 0.9118 | |
| 26 | Collin County Community College District | 15900 | 32300 | 0.5085 | 41,852 | 0 | 0.9984 | |
| 27 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville | 16200 | 25800 | 0.3711 | 5,386 | 995 | 0.9092 | |
| 28 | The University of Texas at El Paso | 16300 | 39000 | 0.581 | 22,223 | 975 | 0.9994 | |
| 28 | University of North Texas | 16300 | 26200 | 0.3777 | 34,414 | 1094 | 0.7089 | |
| 30 | University of Houston | 16400 | 21800 | 0.2477 | 40,366 | 1224 | 0.7577 | |
| 31 | The University of Texas at Tyler | 17000 | 25000 | 0.3189 | 8,219 | 1100 | 0.9485 | |
| 32 | Prairie View A & M University | 17200 | 25400 | 0.3233 | 9,022 | 960 | 0.7836 | |
| 33 | Navarro College | 17300 | 29400 | 0.4105 | 6,875 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | Sam Houston State University | 17300 | 27100 | 0.3621 | 17,822 | 1035 | 0.9372 | |
| 35 | Texas A&M International University | 17500 | 25100 | 0.3016 | 7,210 | 995 | 0.4437 | |
| 35 | University of North Texas at Dallas | 17500 | 25000 | 0.3 | 2,953 | 975 | 0.8445 | |
| 37 | Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi | 17600 | 20800 | 0.1527 | 8,673 | 1095 | 0.9156 | |
| 37 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio | 17600 | 51800 | 0.6601 | 6,790 | 965 | 0.9447 | |
| 39 | Hardin-Simmons University | 17700 | 47900 | 0.6313 | 1,291 | 1110 | 0.862 | |
| 39 | The University of Texas at Arlington | 17700 | 28200 | 0.3727 | 32,545 | 1129 | 0.799 | |
| 39 | The University of Texas at Dallas | 17700 | 19500 | 0.0919 | 23,007 | 1281 | 0.6909 | |
| 42 | Texas A&M University-Victoria | 17800 | 45400 | 0.6088 | 2,627 | 1000 | 0.5253 | |
| 43 | Our Lady of the Lake University | 18200 | 67000 | 0.7282 | 1,108 | 990 | 1 | |
| 44 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | 18800 | 54200 | 0.6526 | 3,991 | 1010 | 0.9654 | |
| 45 | The University of Texas at Austin | 18900 | 28200 | 0.3283 | 44,314 | 1356 | 0.2222 | |
| 46 | University of St Thomas | 19200 | 50200 | 0.618 | 3,466 | 1095 | 0.8355 | |
| 47 | Lubbock Christian University | 19300 | 48900 | 0.6065 | 1,383 | 1074 | 0.7473 | |
| 47 | Texas Tech University | 19300 | 27300 | 0.2925 | 34,021 | 1195 | 0.6906 | |
| 49 | McMurry University | 19500 | 71500 | 0.7277 | 4,133 | 1104 | 0.8984 | |
| 50 | Wayland Baptist University | 19900 | 36500 | 0.4549 | 1,894 | 1045 | 0.5477 | |
| 51 | North American University | 20400 | 43300 | 0.5287 | 484 | 1054 | 0.6862 | |
| 52 | Angelo State University | 20600 | 23100 | 0.1109 | 10,103 | 1045 | 0.7981 | |
| 53 | Texas Southern University | 20900 | 25500 | 0.1808 | 6,844 | 915 | 0.9691 | |
| 53 | West Texas A & M University | 20900 | 29400 | 0.2864 | 7,110 | 1060 | 0.6681 | |
| 55 | Schreiner University | 21000 | 52600 | 0.6002 | 1,302 | 1000 | 0.9217 | |
| 55 | Tarleton State University | 21000 | 23000 | 0.087 | 17,556 | 1090 | 0.5386 | |
| 57 | East Texas Baptist University | 21300 | 69000 | 0.6912 | 1,663 | 1059 | 0.7306 | |
| 58 | St. Mary's University | 21500 | 82200 | 0.7386 | 2,330 | 1060 | 0.9508 | |
| 59 | Nelson University | 21700 | 64100 | 0.6613 | 1,526 | 990 | 0.8902 | |
| 60 | The University of Texas at San Antonio | 22200 | 27900 | 0.2034 | 31,127 | 1115 | 0.8679 | |
| 60 | University of the Incarnate Word | 22200 | 58100 | 0.6175 | 4,651 | 1010 | 0.9947 | |
| 62 | Southwestern Adventist University | 22600 | 58700 | 0.6159 | 758 | 1064 | 0.7836 | |
| 63 | Austin College | 22900 | 96000 | 0.7617 | 1,181 | 1228 | 0.4768 | |
| 64 | Texas A&M University-College Station | 23300 | 30000 | 0.2224 | 60,710 | 1278 | 0.5732 | |
| 65 | Arlington Baptist University | 23500 | 52500 | 0.5522 | 284 | 0 | 1 | |
| 66 | University of Mary Hardin-Baylor | 23600 | 50400 | 0.5327 | 2,775 | 1105 | 0.9747 | |
| 67 | Dallas Christian College | 24200 | 58300 | 0.5849 | 231 | 941 | 0.218 | |
| 67 | Saint Edward's University | 24200 | 71400 | 0.6607 | 2,499 | 1128 | 0.8142 | |
| 69 | Abilene Christian University | 25000 | 58900 | 0.5758 | 5,101 | 1149 | 0.6615 | |
| 70 | Texas Wesleyan University | 25400 | 60700 | 0.5818 | 1,796 | 1060 | 0.6916 | |
| 71 | Huston-Tillotson University | 25500 | 28900 | 0.1166 | 1,024 | 1043 | 0.3909 | |
| 72 | Texas Lutheran University | 26600 | 55400 | 0.5203 | 1,319 | 1140 | 0.9571 | |
| 73 | Dallas Baptist University | 28000 | 84400 | 0.6683 | 2,938 | 1073 | 0.9131 | |
| 74 | University of Dallas | 29300 | 79200 | 0.6295 | 1,416 | 1260 | 0.7342 | |
| 75 | Southwestern University | 33600 | 114300 | 0.7056 | 1,431 | 1262 | 0.4348 | |
| 76 | Howard Payne University | 34100 | 54500 | 0.3745 | 751 | 1043 | 0.6737 | |
| 77 | Concordia University Texas | 34700 | 45800 | 0.244 | 1,189 | 990 | 0.9125 | |
| 78 | Houston Christian University | 35700 | 59900 | 0.404 | 3,277 | 1099 | 0.8645 | |
| 78 | LeTourneau University | 35700 | 56900 | 0.3722 | 2,903 | 1242 | 0.4879 | |
| 80 | Baylor University | 38300 | 69300 | 0.4469 | 14,183 | 1302 | 0.5222 | |
| 81 | Southern Methodist University | 42500 | 89500 | 0.5253 | 7,545 | 1427 | 0.4764 | |
| 82 | Texas Christian University | 43700 | 87200 | 0.499 | 11,152 | 1268 | 0.4809 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.