Cheapest In-State Tuition in Texas
Ranked by in-state tuition & fees (100 colleges with at least 200 undergraduates). Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, June 2026 release.
| # | College | In-state tuition & fees | Net price | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lamar State College-Port Arthur Port Arthur, TX · Public | $1,770 | $2,846 | $37,120 |
| 2 | Tarrant County College District Fort Worth, TX · Public | $1,863 | $4,337 | $42,727 |
| 3 | Alvin Community College Alvin, TX · Public | $1,906 | $8,525 | $45,762 |
| 4 | Collin County Community College District McKinney, TX · Public | $2,014 | $8,969 | $48,701 |
| 5 | Houston City College Houston, TX · Public | $2,040 | $5,737 | $39,254 |
| 6 | Amarillo College Amarillo, TX · Public | $2,136 | $4,600 | $41,302 |
| 7 | Kilgore College Kilgore, TX · Public | $2,160 | $5,364 | $37,975 |
| 8 | College of the Mainland Texas City, TX · Public | $2,310 | $1,342 | $39,639 |
| 9 | Panola College Carthage, TX · Public | $2,352 | $5,216 | $36,072 |
| 10 | Brazosport College Lake Jackson, TX · Public | $2,388 | $4,732 | $45,910 |
| 11 | Tyler Junior College Tyler, TX · Public | $2,400 | $10,206 | $38,140 |
| 12 | Texarkana College Texarkana, TX · Public | $2,476 | $8,812 | $34,647 |
| 13 | San Jacinto Community College Pasadena, TX · Public | $2,490 | $12,143 | $43,062 |
| 14 | Lee College Baytown, TX · Public | $2,520 | $6,879 | $42,178 |
| 15 | Austin Community College District Austin, TX · Public | $2,550 | $6,390 | $43,177 |
| 16 | Trinity Valley Community College Athens, TX · Public | $2,640 | $4,092 | $38,567 |
| 17 | Southwest Texas College Uvalde, TX · Public | $2,646 | $7,372 | $35,563 |
| 18 | Odessa College Odessa, TX · Public | $2,688 | $6,368 | $42,026 |
| 19 | Paris Junior College Paris, TX · Public | $2,700 | $7,690 | $36,515 |
| 20 | Galveston College Galveston, TX · Public | $2,726 | $8,412 | $37,233 |
| 21 | Dallas College Dallas, TX · Public | $2,730 | $3,214 | $41,714 |
| 22 | South Plains College Levelland, TX · Public | $2,731 | $6,791 | $41,276 |
| 23 | Howard College Big Spring, TX · Public | $2,766 | $6,147 | $38,382 |
| 24 | Ranger College Ranger, TX · Public | $2,766 | $6,182 | $35,552 |
| 25 | Lamar Institute of Technology Beaumont, TX · Public | $2,844 | $13,866 | $38,991 |
| 26 | Coastal Bend College Beeville, TX · Public | $2,916 | $4,237 | $35,086 |
| 27 | Victoria College Victoria, TX · Public | $2,976 | $3,043 | $42,382 |
| 28 | Northeast Texas Community College Mount Pleasant, TX · Public | $2,980 | $6,706 | $37,870 |
| 29 | Temple College Temple, TX · Public | $3,000 | $10,682 | $38,678 |
| 30 | Navarro College Corsicana, TX · Public | $3,008 | $14,820 | $38,716 |
| 31 | Grayson College Denison, TX · Public | $3,052 | $5,880 | $40,873 |
| 32 | Texas Southmost College Brownsville, TX · Public | $3,148 | $3,085 | $41,900 |
| 33 | Midland College Midland, TX · Public | $3,180 | $4,512 | $43,958 |
| 34 | Wharton County Junior College Wharton, TX · Public | $3,192 | $4,666 | $44,960 |
| 35 | Western Texas College Snyder, TX · Public | $3,300 | $3,562 | $42,508 |
| 36 | Laredo College Laredo, TX · Public | $3,300 | $5,798 | $33,934 |
| 37 | Lone Star College System The Woodlands, TX · Public | $3,330 | $11,252 | $42,466 |
| 38 | St Philip's College San Antonio, TX · Public | $3,412 | $4,273 | $38,224 |
| 39 | San Antonio College San Antonio, TX · Public | $3,412 | $4,585 | $39,711 |
| 40 | Northeast Lakeview College Universal City, TX · Public | $3,412 | $5,029 | — |
| 41 | Northwest Vista College San Antonio, TX · Public | $3,412 | $4,525 | $42,490 |
| 42 | Palo Alto College San Antonio, TX · Public | $3,412 | $4,463 | $37,448 |
| 43 | Angelina College Lufkin, TX · Public | $3,430 | $7,773 | $37,301 |
| 44 | Del Mar College Corpus Christi, TX · Public | $3,440 | $3,399 | $38,656 |
| 45 | Lamar State College-Orange Orange, TX · Public | $3,540 | $1,655 | $36,587 |
| 46 | Hill College Hillsboro, TX · Public | $3,570 | $7,577 | $39,572 |
| 47 | North Central Texas College Gainesville, TX · Public | $3,600 | $6,587 | $45,809 |
| 48 | McLennan Community College Waco, TX · Public | $3,660 | $5,051 | $39,163 |
| 49 | Frank Phillips College Borger, TX · Public | $3,712 | $7,953 | $37,179 |
| 50 | Clarendon College Clarendon, TX · Public | $3,720 | $8,390 | $38,696 |
| 51 | Vernon College Vernon, TX · Public | $3,720 | $6,404 | $40,464 |
| 52 | Central Texas College Killeen, TX · Public | $3,750 | $10,265 | $40,995 |
| 53 | El Paso Community College El Paso, TX · Public | $4,080 | $3,206 | $35,212 |
| 54 | Cisco College Cisco, TX · Public | $4,710 | $9,624 | $39,092 |
| 55 | Blinn College District Brenham, TX · Public | $4,890 | $10,844 | $46,318 |
| 56 | South Texas College McAllen, TX · Public | $4,920 | $1,751 | $36,788 |
| 57 | Weatherford College Weatherford, TX · Public | $5,250 | $9,967 | $42,397 |
| 58 | Texas A&M University-Victoria Victoria, TX · Public | $7,149 | $8,109 | $54,467 |
| 59 | Texas State Technical College Waco, TX · Public | $7,212 | $13,508 | $38,916 |
| 60 | Texas A&M University-Central Texas Killeen, TX · Public | $7,363 | $1,300 | — |
| 61 | Sul Ross State University Alpine, TX · Public | $7,592 | $13,286 | $41,871 |
| 62 | University of Houston-Downtown Houston, TX · Public | $7,708 | $10,542 | $53,551 |
| 63 | Grace School of Theology The Woodlands, TX · Private nonprofit | $7,720 | $11,881 | — |
| 64 | University of Houston-Clear Lake Houston, TX · Public | $7,770 | $15,563 | $59,004 |
| 65 | Texas A & M International University Laredo, TX · Public | $7,894 | $3,637 | $48,386 |
| 66 | Tarleton State University Stephenville, TX · Public | $8,302 | $20,783 | $53,040 |
| 67 | Texas A&M University-Texarkana Texarkana, TX · Public | $8,349 | $12,997 | $45,515 |
| 68 | Angelo State University San Angelo, TX · Public | $8,460 | $15,091 | $50,116 |
| 69 | Texas Woman's University Denton, TX · Public | $8,640 | $11,963 | $56,544 |
| 70 | Lamar University Beaumont, TX · Public | $8,905 | $9,366 | $49,652 |
| 71 | The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX · Public | $9,011 | $10,836 | $57,131 |
| 72 | West Texas A & M University Canyon, TX · Public | $9,101 | $19,487 | $50,741 |
| 73 | Texas Southern University Houston, TX · Public | $9,173 | $16,590 | $38,924 |
| 74 | Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX · Public | $9,228 | $16,404 | $54,211 |
| 75 | The University of Texas Permian Basin Odessa, TX · Public | $9,236 | $12,723 | $56,073 |
| 76 | College of Biblical Studies-Houston Houston, TX · Private nonprofit | $9,350 | $672 | $39,260 |
| 77 | University of North Texas at Dallas Dallas, TX · Public | $9,595 | $6,420 | — |
| 78 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio San Antonio, TX · Public | $9,654 | $11,196 | $54,338 |
| 79 | University of Houston Houston, TX · Public | $9,717 | $14,276 | $62,377 |
| 80 | The University of Texas at Tyler Tyler, TX · Public | $9,736 | $13,323 | $57,053 |
| 81 | The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX · Public | $9,744 | $9,403 | $50,923 |
| 82 | Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX · Public | $9,748 | $15,225 | $51,865 |
| 83 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville Kingsville, TX · Public | $9,892 | $12,090 | $51,450 |
| 84 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX · Public | $9,987 | $4,831 | $49,620 |
| 85 | Texas College Tyler, TX · Private nonprofit | $10,008 | $10,958 | $33,752 |
| 86 | East Texas A&M University Commerce, TX · Public | $10,026 | $11,841 | $50,296 |
| 87 | Midwestern State University Wichita Falls, TX · Public | $10,580 | $11,656 | $55,747 |
| 88 | Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX · Public | $11,128 | $14,260 | $49,634 |
| 89 | Prairie View A & M University Prairie View, TX · Public | $11,299 | $13,570 | $45,411 |
| 90 | University of North Texas Denton, TX · Public | $11,309 | $15,649 | $57,010 |
| 91 | Texas State University San Marcos, TX · Public | $11,450 | $16,805 | $56,906 |
| 92 | The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX · Public | $11,688 | $19,857 | $75,121 |
| 93 | Jarvis Christian University Hawkins, TX · Private nonprofit | $11,720 | $9,825 | $32,992 |
| 94 | Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX · Public | $11,852 | $19,070 | $62,454 |
| 95 | The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Fort Worth, TX · Private nonprofit | $11,934 | — | — |
| 96 | The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX · Public | $11,950 | $13,951 | $63,199 |
| 97 | The King's University Southlake, TX · Private nonprofit | $12,480 | $14,140 | $41,471 |
| 98 | Wiley University Marshall, TX · Private nonprofit | $12,500 | $7,092 | $33,159 |
| 99 | Texas A&M University-College Station College Station, TX · Public | $13,154 | $21,315 | $72,097 |
| 100 | Paul Quinn College Dallas, TX · Private nonprofit | $13,498 | $12,709 | $29,288 |