What do public universities in Texas cost?

Across the 35 schools that report it, the median average net price is $13,638 a year. Net price is what full-time, first-time students receiving federal aid pay after grants and scholarships. Reported net prices range from $336 at Texas A & M International University to $21,527 at Texas A&M University-College Station.

Which public universities in Texas have the lowest average net price?

By reported average net price: Texas A & M International University ($336), Texas A&M University-Central Texas ($4,107), The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ($4,858), The University of Texas Permian Basin ($5,070), and The University of Texas at El Paso ($6,803).

How much is in-state and out-of-state tuition at public universities in Texas?

The median published in-state tuition is $9,727 a year, and the median out-of-state tuition is $21,793. Many students pay less than published tuition after aid.

How much do former students of public universities in Texas earn?

At the median institution, former students who received federal aid earn $58,622 10 years after starting college (39 institutions reporting; branch campuses share one figure and count once). The highest reported medians are at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston ($98,687), The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston ($97,747), and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center ($97,667).

What is the graduation rate at public universities in Texas?

The median graduation rate is 47.1%, across 35 schools reporting. It counts full-time, first-time students who finished within 150% of normal time.

How much student debt do graduates of public universities in Texas have?

The median institution's graduates leave with $18,750 in federal student loans (the median balance). Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.

Public universities in Texas

The College Scorecard lists 43 public colleges that mostly award bachelor's degrees or higher in Texas, all compared on this page. Together they enroll 546,989 undergraduate degree-seeking students. The median average net price is $13,638 a year, about the same as the $14,226 median for public universities nationwide. Former students' median earnings 10 years after starting college are $58,622 at the median institution, about the same as the $58,635 median for public universities nationwide. The median graduation rate is 47.1%.

Open in the dashboardSource: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Schools

Undergraduatesi

546,989

Median net pricei

$13,638

U.S.: $14,226

Median earnings, 10 yrsi

$58,622

U.S.: $58,635

Median debti

$18,750

U.S.: $19,500

Median grad ratei

47.1%

U.S.: 51.6%

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All 43 public universities in Texas


Texas A&M University-College Station College Station	59,615	$21,527	$13,154	$39,974	$78,159	$17,350	84.5%	94.3%	57.4%
The University of Texas at Austin Austin	42,855	$18,554	$11,656	$44,816	$81,694	$19,000	89.2%	96.7%	26.6%
University of Houston Houston	38,380	$11,439	$9,717	$22,427	$68,423	$17,250	65.7%	87.0%	73.9%
Texas State University San Marcos	36,177	$16,660	$11,481	$22,821	$60,523	$19,500	54.9%	80.1%	89.3%
University of North Texas Denton	34,341	$15,358	$11,309	$21,029	$59,434	$18,000	62.9%	76.6%	72.2%
Texas Tech University Lubbock	32,394	$19,890	$11,852	$24,451	$67,143	$19,500	69.9%	85.0%	72.7%
The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington	32,294	$17,040	$11,950	$29,432	$72,508	$17,534	50.8%	72.9%	79.9%
The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio	30,580	$9,872	$9,019	$21,939	$60,704	$20,000	51.6%	79.8%	86.8%
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg	28,666	$4,858	$9,993	$19,713	$52,947	$12,250	54.7%	81.1%	94.2%
The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson	21,751	$15,271	$14,664	$40,164	$74,762	$17,567	79.2%	90.0%	65.1%
The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso	21,005	$6,803	$9,772	$25,110	$54,599	$16,000	50.8%	78.9%	99.9%
Sam Houston State University Huntsville	17,743	$14,788	$9,228	$19,068	$56,877	$21,000	55.5%	73.3%	90.3%
Tarleton State University Stephenville	12,673	$20,525	$8,302	$18,019	$56,673	$18,750	49.2%	69.8%	89.5%
University of Houston-Downtown Houston	12,555	$9,828	$7,708	$17,428	$57,404	$18,750	30.5%	67.1%	90.0%
East Texas A&M University Commerce	9,912	$13,974	$10,026	$22,176	$52,631	$18,349	40.5%	57.2%	92.2%
Prairie View A & M University Prairie View	8,877	$13,638	$11,299	$26,874	$49,183	$25,450	46.3%	75.6%	79.3%
Texas Woman's University Denton	8,767	$11,060	$9,000	$18,720	$59,216	$18,919	48.9%	69.5%	96.1%
Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches	8,728	$15,928	$11,228	$20,948	$54,376	$21,000	55.2%	71.7%	94.0%
Lamar University Beaumont	8,150	$7,984	$8,905	$18,625	$53,857	$21,875	39.4%	61.9%	86.4%
Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi	8,034	$13,843	$9,748	$20,673	$55,480	$20,000	38.3%	58.4%	88.6%
The University of Texas at Tyler Tyler	7,440	$13,476	$9,736	$25,184	$58,622	$17,000	47.1%	76.8%	94.0%
West Texas A & M University Canyon	6,917	$17,909	$9,664	$24,829	$55,024	$18,750	50.5%	69.6%	98.7%
Texas Southern University Houston	6,844	$16,494	$9,173	$21,473	$46,064	$26,864	23.9%	66.2%	96.9%
Texas A & M International University Laredo	6,667	$336	$7,893	$19,334	$51,325	$14,500	48.8%	77.8%	44.4%
Texas A&M University-San Antonio San Antonio	6,599	$14,298	$9,760	$23,376	$58,747	$20,457	34.4%	65.7%	92.8%
University of Houston-Clear Lake Houston	6,078	$11,852	$7,770	$21,114	$61,521	$17,928	45.5%	74.4%	90.5%
Angelo State University San Angelo	5,643	$13,394	$8,460	$18,180	$51,945	$18,564	45.2%	68.6%	83.0%
Texas A&M University-Kingsville Kingsville	4,748	$13,212	$9,892	$25,806	$55,340	$21,887	45.0%	64.6%	90.9%
Midwestern State University Wichita Falls	4,087	$11,793	$10,580	$22,730	$59,560	$21,375	41.9%	63.9%	93.5%
The University of Texas Permian Basin Odessa	3,911	$5,070	$9,236	$21,836	$61,557	$19,000	40.8%	60.9%	94.9%
University of North Texas at Dallas Dallas	2,878	$12,111	$9,601	$21,750	n/a	$18,751	38.7%	65.4%	84.5%
Texas A&M University-Victoria Victoria	2,513	$8,115	$7,149	$16,869	$55,871	$18,750	21.7%	65.1%	95.9%
Texas A&M University-Texarkana Texarkana	1,982	$16,934	$7,950	$20,607	$49,427	$20,000	28.6%	63.7%	63.5%
Texas A&M University-Central Texas Killeen	1,750	$4,107	$7,383	$17,174	$55,645	$18,750	33.3%	n/a	100.0%
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Lubbock	1,482	n/a	n/a	n/a	$97,667	$12,500	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sul Ross State University Alpine	1,396	$16,255	$7,592	$17,672	$47,311	$16,500	30.3%	44.9%	98.7%
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio San Antonio	930	n/a	n/a	n/a	$87,600	$15,625	n/a	n/a	n/a
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Galveston	545	n/a	n/a	n/a	$98,687	$14,419	n/a	n/a	n/a
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Houston	465	n/a	n/a	n/a	$97,747	$14,308	n/a	n/a	n/a
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston	334	n/a	n/a	n/a	$90,715	$12,500	n/a	n/a	n/a
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso El Paso	242	n/a	$14,978	$27,938	n/a	$19,577	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of North Texas Health Science Center Fort Worth	41	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Quick facts: public universities in Texas

How many public universities are in Texas?: The College Scorecard lists 43 public colleges that mostly award bachelor's degrees or higher in Texas.
What do public universities in Texas cost?: Across the 35 schools that report it, the median average net price is $13,638 a year. Net price is what full-time, first-time students receiving federal aid pay after grants and scholarships. Reported net prices range from $336 at Texas A & M International University to $21,527 at Texas A&M University-College Station.
Which public universities in Texas have the lowest average net price?: By reported average net price: Texas A & M International University ($336), Texas A&M University-Central Texas ($4,107), The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ($4,858), The University of Texas Permian Basin ($5,070), and The University of Texas at El Paso ($6,803).
How much is in-state and out-of-state tuition at public universities in Texas?: The median published in-state tuition is $9,727 a year, and the median out-of-state tuition is $21,793. Many students pay less than published tuition after aid.
How much do former students of public universities in Texas earn?: At the median institution, former students who received federal aid earn $58,622 10 years after starting college (39 institutions reporting; branch campuses share one figure and count once). The highest reported medians are at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston ($98,687), The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston ($97,747), and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center ($97,667).
What is the graduation rate at public universities in Texas?: The median graduation rate is 47.1%, across 35 schools reporting. It counts full-time, first-time students who finished within 150% of normal time.
How much student debt do graduates of public universities in Texas have?: The median institution's graduates leave with $18,750 in federal student loans (the median balance). Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.

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How these numbers work

This page includes public colleges that mostly award bachelor's degrees or higher, as reported in the College Scorecard. Summary figures are medians across schools: each school counts once, whatever its size, and schools that don't report a measure are left out of that measure. The Scorecard reports earnings and debt for a whole institution, so branch campuses share one figure; for those two measures each institution counts once. Most recent data year: cost 2025, graduation and retention 2025, earnings 2022, debt 2024. More on the data.