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Most affordable colleges in Texas
Texas has 153 schools with usable net price coverage across the main college types families compare most often. Start with the type of school you are considering, then click into an individual Worth-It Score when you want the deeper affordability and outcome read.
Most affordable public universities in Texas
55 public universities in Texas report net price data, ranging from $437 at the lowest to higher costs at more selective schools. The median net price across these is $10,763. Texas's public universities cost about the same as the national average for the kind. The list below shows the most affordable options, ranked by net price.
Most affordable private colleges in Texas
49 private colleges in Texas report net price data, ranging from $7,157 at the lowest to higher costs at more selective schools. The median net price across these is $21,321. Texas's private colleges run a bit higher than the national average for the kind. The list below shows the most affordable options, ranked by net price.
Most affordable for-profit colleges in Texas
10 for-profit colleges in Texas report net price data, ranging from $17,365 at the lowest to higher costs at more selective schools. The median net price across these is $25,337. Texas's for-profit colleges cost about the same as the national average for the kind. The list below shows the most affordable options, ranked by net price.
Most affordable community colleges in Texas
39 community colleges in Texas report net price data, ranging from $1,265 at the lowest to higher costs at more selective schools. The median net price across these is $6,451. Texas's community colleges cost about the same as the national average for the kind. The list below shows the most affordable options, ranked by net price.
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Affordability rankings use publicly available federal higher-ed cost data. Net price reflects the average cost a family pays after grants and scholarships are subtracted from total cost of attendance, for the 2022-23 reporting year. Rankings include only institutions that report net price data.