Texas residents paid $6,500 to attend the four-year public institution this year – $30 more than the $6,470 charged for 2017-18.
Non-resident students would have paid 153.2 percent more than residents this year, or $16,460. Non-resident tuition and fees grew 0.2 percent from $16,430 in 2017-18.
About 99 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Texas residents. And about 1 percent are citizens of other countries.
Data shows 85 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 702 students received grants or scholarships totaling $6.1 million and 180 students took out student loans totaling more than $778,107.
Including all undergraduates (14,265), 7,922 students used grants or scholarships totaling $42.4 million, and 4,759 students took out $37.3 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 | ~14,122 | $5,780 | $5,978 | $6,470 | $6,500 | 12.5% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 579 | 68% | $3,006,424 | $5,192 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 446 | 52% | $2,431,599 | $5,452 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 351 | 41% | $667,681 | $1,902 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 702 | 82% | $6,105,704 | $8,698 |
| Federal student loans | 180 | 21% | $768,855 | $4,271 |
| Other student loans | - | 0% | - | - |
| Student loan aid | 180 | 21% | $778,107 | $4,323 |
| Total student aid | 730 | 85% | - | - |
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