Texas residents paid $7,796 to attend the four-year public institution this year – $310 more than the $7,486 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 127.8 percent more than residents this year, or $17,756. Their price tag grew 1.8 percent from $17,446 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, 1,033 students received grants or scholarships totaling $9.1 million and 744 students took out student loans totaling more than $4.1 million.
Including all undergraduates (15,518), 6,787 students used grants or scholarships totaling $45.9 million, and 5,088 students took out $5.4 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 | ~15,208 | $6,948 | $7,238 | $7,486 | $7,796 | 12.2% |
| Out-of-state | ~310 | $16,308 | $17,030 | $17,446 | $17,756 | 8.9% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 665 | 53% | $3,387,590 | $5,094 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 560 | 45% | $3,257,309 | $5,817 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 577 | 46% | $2,487,797 | $4,312 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 1,033 | 83% | $9,132,696 | $8,841 |
| Federal student loans | 738 | 59% | $3,669,270 | $4,972 |
| Other student loans | 47 | 4% | $391,583 | $8,332 |
| Student loan aid | 744 | 60% | $4,060,853 | $5,458 |
| Total student aid | 1,159 | 93% | - | - |
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