Colleges in Texas and what each costs

111 colleges, biggest first. The cost is one year in 2026-27: tuition and fees (in-state for public colleges), books, room and board, and other costs. Click a college to see how many years your 529 pays for.

College	City	Type	One year, 2026-27
Texas A&M cost of attendance	College Station	Public, 4-year	$33,461
UT Austin cost of attendance	Austin	Public, 4-year	$34,137
University of Houston cost of attendance	Houston	Public, 4-year	$28,595
Texas State cost of attendance	San Marcos	Public, 4-year	$30,560
UNT cost of attendance	Denton	Public, 4-year	$29,079
Texas Tech cost of attendance	Lubbock	Public, 4-year	$29,381
UT Arlington cost of attendance	Arlington	Public, 4-year	$31,063
UTSA cost of attendance	San Antonio	Public, 4-year	$29,552
UT Rio Grande Valley cost of attendance	Edinburg	Public, 4-year	$26,205
Collin College cost of attendance	McKinney	Public, 2-year	$21,801
UT Dallas cost of attendance	Richardson	Public, 4-year	$35,950
UT El Paso cost of attendance	El Paso	Public, 4-year	$26,955
Sam Houston State cost of attendance	Huntsville	Public, 4-year	$27,252
Blinn College cost of attendance	Brenham	Public, 2-year	$26,350
Baylor cost of attendance	Waco	Private, 4-year	$88,306
Tarleton State cost of attendance	Stephenville	Public, 4-year	$25,960
TCU cost of attendance	Fort Worth	Private, 4-year	$89,335
East Texas A&M cost of attendance	Commerce	Public, 4-year	$26,383
Texas State Technical College cost of attendance	Waco	Public, 2-year	$23,352
Tyler Junior College cost of attendance	Tyler	Public, 2-year	$19,469
Prairie View A&M cost of attendance	Prairie View	Public, 4-year	$28,632
Texas Woman's University cost of attendance	Denton	Public, 4-year	$27,015
Stephen F. Austin State University cost of attendance	Nacogdoches	Public, 4-year	$30,500
Lamar University cost of attendance	Beaumont	Public, 4-year	$27,360
Texas A&M Corpus Christi cost of attendance	Corpus Christi	Public, 4-year	$29,185
UT Tyler cost of attendance	Tyler	Public, 4-year	$30,437
Southern Methodist University cost of attendance	Dallas	Private, 4-year	$95,805
West Texas A&M University cost of attendance	Canyon	Public, 4-year	$29,921
Texas Southern University cost of attendance	Houston	Public, 4-year	$30,545
Texas A&M International University cost of attendance	Laredo	Public, 4-year	$23,780
Texas A&M University, San Antonio cost of attendance	San Antonio	Public, 4-year	$28,218
Central Texas College cost of attendance	Killeen	Public, 2-year	$18,527
University of Houston-Clear Lake cost of attendance	Houston	Public, 4-year	$26,354
South Plains College cost of attendance	Levelland	Public, 2-year	$14,669
North Central Texas College cost of attendance	Gainesville	Public, 2-year	$20,493
Trinity Valley Community College cost of attendance	Athens	Public, 2-year	$17,922
Angelo State University cost of attendance	San Angelo	Public, 4-year	$27,219
Midland College cost of attendance	Midland	Public, 2-year	$16,659
Weatherford College cost of attendance	Weatherford	Public, 2-year	$19,686
Rice University cost of attendance	Houston	Private, 4-year	$95,958
Texas A&M University, Kingsville cost of attendance	Kingsville	Public, 4-year	$27,319
Odessa College cost of attendance	Odessa	Public, 2-year	$13,882
Wharton County Junior College cost of attendance	Wharton	Public, 2-year	$15,126
University of the Incarnate Word cost of attendance	San Antonio	Private, 4-year	$60,416
Midwestern State University cost of attendance	Wichita Falls	Public, 4-year	$27,703
University of Texas Permian Basin cost of attendance	Odessa	Public, 4-year	$29,729
Navarro College cost of attendance	Corsicana	Public, 2-year	$22,987
Southwest Texas College cost of attendance	Uvalde	Public, 2-year	$17,265
University of St. Thomas cost of attendance	Houston	Private, 4-year	$53,548
Kilgore College cost of attendance	Kilgore	Public, 2-year	$20,642
Abilene Christian University cost of attendance	Abilene	Private, 4-year	$65,539
Grayson College cost of attendance	Denison	Public, 2-year	$17,269
Houston Christian University cost of attendance	Houston	Private, 4-year	$61,723
University of North Texas at Dallas cost of attendance	Dallas	Public, 4-year	$25,605
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor cost of attendance	Belton	Private, 4-year	$54,588
Texas A&M University, Victoria cost of attendance	Victoria	Public, 4-year	$23,994
Trinity University cost of attendance	San Antonio	Private, 4-year	$76,527
Saint Edward's University cost of attendance	Austin	Private, 4-year	$74,183
Dallas Baptist University cost of attendance	Dallas	Private, 4-year	$59,978
Angelina College cost of attendance	Lufkin	Public, 2-year	$17,957
Hill College cost of attendance	Hillsboro	Public, 2-year	$13,848
Paris Junior College cost of attendance	Paris	Public, 2-year	$16,279
Vernon College cost of attendance	Vernon	Public, 2-year	$16,777
Wayland Baptist University cost of attendance	Plainview	Private, 4-year	$39,772
Texas A&M University, Texarkana cost of attendance	Texarkana	Public, 4-year	$29,119
Northeast Texas Community College cost of attendance	Mount Pleasant	Public, 2-year	$20,210
Coastal Bend College cost of attendance	Beeville	Public, 2-year	$17,357
St. Mary's University cost of attendance	San Antonio	Private, 4-year	$58,104
Texas Wesleyan University cost of attendance	Fort Worth	Private, 4-year	$61,860
Cisco College cost of attendance	Cisco	Public, 2-year	$18,738
Howard College cost of attendance	Big Spring	Public, 2-year	$18,758
Galveston College cost of attendance	Galveston	Public, 2-year	$19,655
Clarendon College cost of attendance	Clarendon	Public, 2-year	$16,389
Lamar State College, Port Arthur cost of attendance	Port Arthur	Public, 2-year	$15,986
Nelson University cost of attendance	Waxahachie	Private, 4-year	$45,769
LeTourneau University cost of attendance	Longview	Private, 4-year	$60,248
Southwestern University cost of attendance	Georgetown	Private, 4-year	$78,211
University of Dallas cost of attendance	Irving	Private, 4-year	$78,505
Sul Ross State University cost of attendance	Alpine	Public, 4-year	$27,716
Panola College cost of attendance	Carthage	Public, 2-year	$19,630
East Texas Baptist University cost of attendance	Marshall	Private, 4-year	$48,487
Texas Lutheran University cost of attendance	Seguin	Private, 4-year	$57,104
Hardin-Simmons University cost of attendance	Abilene	Private, 4-year	$52,180
Lubbock Christian University cost of attendance	Lubbock	Private, 4-year	$50,038
Concordia University Texas cost of attendance	Austin	Private, 4-year	$47,338
McMurry University cost of attendance	Abilene	Private, 4-year	$50,564
Austin College cost of attendance	Sherman	Private, 4-year	$69,927
Our Lady of the Lake University cost of attendance	San Antonio	Private, 4-year	$49,790
Schreiner University cost of attendance	Kerrville	Private, 4-year	$55,634
Huston-Tillotson University cost of attendance	Austin	Private, 4-year	$39,426
Ranger College cost of attendance	Ranger	Public, 2-year	$14,045
Howard Payne University cost of attendance	Brownwood	Private, 4-year	$53,892
Wiley University cost of attendance	Marshall	Private, 4-year	$19,879
Frank Phillips College cost of attendance	Borger	Public, 2-year	$15,950
Paul Quinn College cost of attendance	Dallas	Private, 4-year	$31,825
Texas College cost of attendance	Tyler	Private, 4-year	$22,256
North American University cost of attendance	Stafford	Private, 4-year	$33,786
Western Texas College cost of attendance	Snyder	Public, 2-year	$14,571
Jarvis Christian University cost of attendance	Hawkins	Private, 4-year	$26,038
Southwestern Adventist University cost of attendance	Keene	Private, 4-year	$41,275

2026-27 is our estimate: the 2025-26 prices each college reported to the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard), plus 3%.

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