If you're looking for an affordable university and you are a resident of Texas these are the least expensive in state colleges to consider.
Affordable doesn't simply mean finding a school with a low published in state tuition. It's important to research the typical financial aid package offered by a school, the average net price actually paid and most importantly the quality of education you receive for your tuition dollar. Sometimes a school which appears cheap based on list price can be a poor relative value if it can't award competitive financial aid or doesn't offer a quality education. The list below is a ranking on published in state tuition with no consideration of actual average price paid or academic quality of the school. Please see the CollegeCalc best value colleges in Texas list for a ranking which considers school quality and average net price.
The most affordable four year colleges in Texas are listed by one year's in state tuition list price for the 2014/2015 school year.
What is the cheapest college in Texas? Leading our colleges list is Texas Southern University in Houston with an in state tuition of $1,500.
Rating is a CollegeCalc proprietary national percentile ranking of a college's overall difficulty and educational effectiveness. An average score is 50. Dollar value is a measure of a school's academic rating compared with the average net price paid. Colleges which are ranked "n/a" didn't report sufficient data to formulate a score. Learn more about our rating methodology.
All price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's 2014-2015 IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2014-2015 academic year.
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In State Tuition | College | Rating | $Value |
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$1,500 In State Tuition |
1) Texas Southern University Houston, Public Not For Profit |
29 | 53 |
$2,330 In State Tuition |
2) South Texas College McAllen, Public Not For Profit |
n/a | n/a |
$2,790 In State Tuition |
3) Brazosport College Lake Jackson, Public Not For Profit |
n/a | n/a |
$3,696 In State Tuition |
4) Tarleton State University Stephenville, Public Not For Profit |
39 | 70 |
$3,810 In State Tuition |
5) Midland College Midland, Public Not For Profit |
n/a | n/a |
$3,831 In State Tuition |
6) Texas A & M International University Laredo, Public Not For Profit |
42 | 84 |
$3,832 In State Tuition |
7) Texas A & M University Commerce Commerce, Public Not For Profit |
49 | 79 |
$3,914 In State Tuition |
8) Angelo State University San Angelo, Public Not For Profit |
19 | 34 |
$3,984 In State Tuition |
9) Sul Ross State University Alpine, Public Not For Profit |
13 | 19 |
$3,998 In State Tuition |
10) The University of Texas at Brownsville Brownsville, Public Not For Profit |
n/a | n/a |
$4,029 In State Tuition |
11) The University of Texas of the Permian Basin Odessa, Public Not For Profit |
24 | 63 |
$4,176 In State Tuition |
12) The University of Texas Pan American Edinburg, Public Not For Profit |
35 | 93 |
$4,366 In State Tuition |
13) Texas A & M University Kingsville Kingsville, Public Not For Profit |
13 | 19 |
$4,392 In State Tuition |
14) University of Houston Downtown Houston, Public Not For Profit |
n/a | n/a |
$4,516 In State Tuition |
15) Texas A & M University Galveston Galveston, Public Not For Profit |
54 | 100 |
$4,536 In State Tuition |
16) The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio San Antonio, Public Not For Profit |
n/a | n/a |
$4,569 In State Tuition |
17) Texas A & M University Texarkana Texarkana, Public Not For Profit |
42 | 78 |
$4,602 In State Tuition |
18) West Texas A & M University Canyon, Public Not For Profit |
35 | 68 |
$4,679 In State Tuition |
19) Texas A & M University Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, Public Not For Profit |
23 | 50 |
$4,786 In State Tuition |
20) The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, Public Not For Profit |
31 | 62 |
$4,800 In State Tuition |
21) Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary Jacksonville, Private Not For Profit |
n/a | n/a |
$4,896 In State Tuition |
22) Sam Houston State University Huntsville, Public Not For Profit |
44 | 73 |
$5,070 In State Tuition |
23) Midwestern State University Wichita Falls, Public Not For Profit |
31 | 72 |
$5,110 In State Tuition |
24) Texas Tech University Lubbock, Public Not For Profit |
67 | 78 |
$5,188 In State Tuition |
25) University of Houston Victoria Victoria, Public Not For Profit |
31 | 67 |
$5,208 In State Tuition |
26) Lamar University Beaumont, Public Not For Profit |
16 | 8 |
$5,370 In State Tuition |
27) The University of Texas at Tyler Tyler, Public Not For Profit |
38 | 68 |
$5,606 In State Tuition |
28) The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, Public Not For Profit |
n/a | n/a |
$5,650 In State Tuition |
29) Texas Woman's University Denton, Public Not For Profit |
24 | 63 |
$5,898 In State Tuition |
30) Prairie View A & M University Prairie View, Public Not For Profit |
39 | 78 |
$6,300 In State Tuition |
31) Baptist University of the Americas San Antonio, Private Not For Profit |
n/a | n/a |
$6,476 In State Tuition |
32) Texas A & M University College Station College Station, Public Not For Profit |
76 | 85 |
$6,504 In State Tuition |
33) Southwestern Christian College Terrell, Private Not For Profit |
n/a | n/a |
$6,576 In State Tuition |
34) College of Biblical Studies Houston Houston, Private Not For Profit |
n/a | n/a |
$6,630 In State Tuition |
35) Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches, Public Not For Profit |
45 | 68 |
$6,684 In State Tuition |
36) Texas State University San Marcos, Public Not For Profit |
55 | 77 |
$6,904 In State Tuition |
37) University of North Texas Denton, Public Not For Profit |
57 | 81 |
$7,651 In State Tuition |
38) University of Houston Houston, Public Not For Profit |
64 | 79 |
$8,110 In State Tuition |
39) Arlington Baptist College Arlington, Private Not For Profit |
n/a | n/a |
$8,208 In State Tuition |
40) Texas College Tyler, Private Not For Profit |
n/a | n/a |
$8,878 In State Tuition |
41) The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, Public Not For Profit |
47 | 75 |
$9,240 In State Tuition |
42) Wiley College Marshall, Private Not For Profit |
n/a | n/a |
$9,300 In State Tuition |
43) Paul Quinn College Dallas, Private Not For Profit |
7 | n/a |
$9,830 In State Tuition |
44) The University of Texas at Austin Austin, Public Not For Profit |
89 | 82 |
$10,090 In State Tuition |
45) Jarvis Christian College Hawkins, Private Not For Profit |
n/a | n/a |
$10,417 In State Tuition |
46) University of Phoenix Austin Campus Austin, Private For Profit |
n/a | n/a |
$10,488 In State Tuition |
47) University of Phoenix San Antonio Campus San Antonio, Private For Profit |
n/a | n/a |
$10,544 In State Tuition |
48) University of Phoenix Dallas Campus Dallas, Private For Profit |
n/a | n/a |
$10,560 In State Tuition |
49) University of Phoenix Houston Campus Houston, Private For Profit |
n/a | n/a |
$10,864 In State Tuition |
50) The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, Public Not For Profit |
81 | 90 |
$11,450 In State Tuition |
51) North American College Houston, Private Not For Profit |
n/a | n/a |
$11,460 In State Tuition |
52) Huston Tillotson University Austin, Private Not For Profit |
29 | 42 |
$11,664 In State Tuition |
53) Brown Mackie College San Antonio San Antonio, Private For Profit |
n/a | n/a |
$11,880 In State Tuition |
54) Wayland Baptist University Plainview, Private Not For Profit |
22 | 40 |
$12,000 In State Tuition |
55) The College of Saint Thomas More Fort Worth, Private Not For Profit |
n/a | n/a |
$12,708 In State Tuition |
56) National American University Austin Austin, Private For Profit |
n/a | n/a |
$12,780 In State Tuition |
57) Wade College Dallas, Private For Profit |
n/a | n/a |
$13,464 In State Tuition |
58) Argosy University Dallas Farmers Branch, Private For Profit |
n/a | n/a |
$13,598 In State Tuition |
59) International Academy of Design and Technology San Antonio San Antonio, Private For Profit |
n/a | n/a |
$14,250 In State Tuition |
60) American InterContinental University Houston Houston, Private For Profit |
n/a | n/a |
$14,592 In State Tuition |
61) Dallas Christian College Dallas, Private Not For Profit |
57 | 66 |
$15,835 In State Tuition |
62) DeVry University Texas Irving, Private For Profit |
n/a | n/a |
$16,680 In State Tuition |
63) Chamberlain College of Nursing Texas Houston, Private For Profit |
n/a | n/a |
$17,568 In State Tuition |
64) The Art Institute of Houston Houston, Private For Profit |
n/a | n/a |
$17,568 In State Tuition |
65) South University The Art Institute of Dallas Dallas, Private For Profit |
n/a | n/a |
$17,568 In State Tuition |
66) The Art Institute of Austin Austin, Private For Profit |
n/a | n/a |
$17,568 In State Tuition |
67) The Art Institute of San Antonio San Antonio, Private For Profit |
n/a | n/a |
$17,568 In State Tuition |
68) South University The Art Institute of Fort Worth Fort Worth, Private For Profit |
n/a | n/a |
$17,700 In State Tuition |
69) Southwestern Assemblies of God University Waxahachie, Private Not For Profit |
n/a | n/a |
$17,748 In State Tuition |
70) ITT Technical Institute Arlington Arlington, Private For Profit |
n/a | n/a |
$17,748 In State Tuition |
71) ITT Technical Institute Houston West Houston, Private For Profit |
n/a | n/a |
$17,748 In State Tuition |
72) ITT Technical Institute Austin Austin, Private For Profit |
n/a | n/a |
$17,748 In State Tuition |
73) ITT Technical Institute Houston North Houston, Private For Profit |
n/a | n/a |
$17,748 In State Tuition |
74) ITT Technical Institute San Antonio San Antonio, Private For Profit |
n/a | n/a |
$17,748 In State Tuition |
75) ITT Technical Institute Webster Webster, Private For Profit |
n/a | n/a |
$17,748 In State Tuition |
76) ITT Technical Institute Richardson Richardson, Private For Profit |
n/a | n/a |
$17,748 In State Tuition |
77) ITT Technical Institute DeSoto DeSoto, Private For Profit |
n/a | n/a |
$17,748 In State Tuition |
78) ITT Technical Institute Waco Waco, Private For Profit |
n/a | n/a |
$18,840 In State Tuition |
79) Southwestern Adventist University Keene, Private Not For Profit |
n/a | n/a |
$19,400 In State Tuition |
80) Lubbock Christian University Lubbock, Private Not For Profit |
36 | 46 |
$20,642 In State Tuition |
81) Texas Wesleyan University Fort Worth, Private Not For Profit |
49 | 61 |
$21,950 In State Tuition |
82) Northwood University Texas Cedar Hill, Private Not For Profit |
36 | 65 |
$22,350 In State Tuition |
83) East Texas Baptist University Marshall, Private Not For Profit |
41 | 56 |
$22,350 In State Tuition |
84) Hardin Simmons University Abilene, Private Not For Profit |
58 | 63 |
$22,760 In State Tuition |
85) Schreiner University Kerrville, Private Not For Profit |
43 | 54 |
$22,800 In State Tuition |
86) Howard Payne University Brownwood, Private Not For Profit |
54 | 66 |
$23,250 In State Tuition |
87) Dallas Baptist University Dallas, Private Not For Profit |
78 | 72 |
$23,400 In State Tuition |
88) University of Mary Hardin Baylor Belton, Private Not For Profit |
56 | 58 |
$23,868 In State Tuition |
89) Our Lady of the Lake University San Antonio San Antonio, Private Not For Profit |
27 | 41 |
$24,844 In State Tuition |
90) McMurry University Abilene, Private Not For Profit |
43 | 57 |
$24,900 In State Tuition |
91) University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio, Private Not For Profit |
24 | 17 |
$24,982 In State Tuition |
92) Career Point College San Antonio, Private For Profit |
n/a | n/a |
$25,480 In State Tuition |
93) St. Mary's University San Antonio, Private Not For Profit |
63 | 70 |
$26,390 In State Tuition |
94) LeTourneau University Longview, Private Not For Profit |
76 | 72 |
$26,400 In State Tuition |
95) Concordia University Texas Austin, Private Not For Profit |
50 | 52 |
$26,670 In State Tuition |
96) Texas Lutheran University Seguin, Private Not For Profit |
55 | 66 |
$27,050 In State Tuition |
97) Houston Baptist University Houston, Private Not For Profit |
67 | 70 |
$29,100 In State Tuition |
98) University of St Thomas Houston, Private Not For Profit |
49 | 55 |
$29,450 In State Tuition |
99) Abilene Christian University Abilene, Private Not For Profit |
76 | 67 |
$32,080 In State Tuition |
100) University of Dallas Irving, Private Not For Profit |
61 | 54 |
$33,655 In State Tuition |
101) Austin College Sherman, Private Not For Profit |
80 | 68 |
$34,480 In State Tuition |
102) Baylor University Waco, Private Not For Profit |
78 | 56 |
$35,688 In State Tuition |
103) Trinity University San Antonio, Private Not For Profit |
79 | 67 |
$36,120 In State Tuition |
104) Southwestern University Georgetown, Private Not For Profit |
78 | 68 |
$36,150 In State Tuition |
105) Saint Edward's University Austin, Private Not For Profit |
70 | 69 |
$38,510 In State Tuition |
106) Texas Christian University Fort Worth, Private Not For Profit |
89 | 65 |
$39,880 In State Tuition |
107) Rice University Houston, Private Not For Profit |
98 | 81 |
$40,770 In State Tuition |
108) Southern Methodist University Dallas, Private Not For Profit |
84 | 59 |