Texas residents paid $4,290 to attend the four-year public institution this year – $60 more than the $4,230 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 29.4 percent more than residents this year, or $5,550. Their price tag grew 1.1 percent from $5,490 in 2017-18.
About 95 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Texas residents. About 4 percent are residents of other states and 1 percent are citizens of other countries.
Data shows 62 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 336 students received grants or scholarships totaling $1.7 million and 15 students took out student loans totaling more than $54,628.
Including all undergraduates (5,452), 3,407 students used grants or scholarships totaling $9.2 million, and 183 students took out $1.3 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 | ~5,179 | $3,960 | $4,080 | $4,230 | $4,290 | 8.3% |
| Out-of-state | ~218 | $5,160 | $5,280 | $5,490 | $5,550 | 7.6% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 168 | 30% | $794,559 | $4,730 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 96 | 17% | $229,241 | $2,388 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 200 | 35% | $646,612 | $3,233 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 336 | 59% | $1,670,412 | $4,971 |
| Federal student loans | 14 | 2% | $45,428 | $3,245 |
| Other student loans | - | 0% | - | - |
| Student loan aid | 15 | 3% | $54,628 | $3,642 |
| Total student aid | 352 | 62% | - | - |
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