Texas residents paid $4,762 to attend the four-year public institution this year – $238 more than the $4,524 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 15.1 percent more than residents this year, or $5,482. Their price tag grew 4.5 percent from $5,244 in 2017-18.
About 95 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Texas residents. And about 2 percent are residents of other states.
Data shows 79 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 1,771 students received grants or scholarships totaling $9.4 million and 1,031 students took out student loans totaling more than $5.3 million.
Including all undergraduates (10,106), 5,405 students used grants or scholarships totaling $27.1 million, and 3,484 students took out $19 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 | ~9,601 | $3,820 | $4,284 | $4,524 | $4,762 | 24.7% |
| Out-of-state | ~202 | $4,420 | $4,974 | $5,244 | $5,482 | 24% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 1,414 | 58% | $7,190,817 | $5,085 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 152 | 6% | $364,263 | $2,396 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 458 | 19% | $1,855,280 | $4,051 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 1,771 | 73% | $9,410,360 | $5,314 |
| Federal student loans | 1,031 | 43% | $5,324,707 | $5,165 |
| Other student loans | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
| Student loan aid | 1,031 | 43% | $5,324,707 | $5,165 |
| Total student aid | 1,913 | 79% | - | - |
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