Texas residents paid $6,816 to attend the four-year public institution this year – $1,256 less than the $8,072 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 146.1 percent more than residents this year, or $16,776. Their price tag was reduced 18.3 percent from $20,522 in 2017-18.
About 98 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Texas residents. And about 2 percent are residents of other states.
Data shows 93 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 290 students received grants or scholarships totaling $2.4 million and 218 students took out student loans totaling more than $1.3 million.
Including all undergraduates (2,739), 1,554 students used grants or scholarships totaling $9.1 million, and 1,118 students took out $7.3 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 | ~2,684 | $7,210 | $6,419 | $8,072 | $6,816 | -5.5% |
| Out-of-state | ~55 | $18,910 | $16,211 | $20,522 | $16,776 | -11.3% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 220 | 67% | $1,002,319 | $4,556 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 248 | 76% | $1,172,995 | $4,730 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 118 | 36% | $222,669 | $1,887 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 290 | 88% | $2,397,983 | $8,269 |
| Federal student loans | 207 | 63% | $1,208,084 | $5,836 |
| Other student loans | 11 | 3% | $106,529 | $9,684 |
| Student loan aid | 218 | 66% | $1,314,613 | $6,030 |
| Total student aid | 306 | 93% | - | - |
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