What families actually paid for college in Texas
Net price is what a family actually paid for a year of college after grants and scholarships, counting tuition, housing, meals, and books. In Texas, 147 colleges report it by household income, most recently for school years 2019-20 to 2021-22, depending on the school.
147 schools
| School | $0–30,000 | $30,001–48,000 | $48,001–75,000 | $75,001–110,000 | more than $110,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas median (2019-20 to 2021-22) | $10,520 | $11,586 | $14,003 | $16,365 | $19,663 |
| Abilene Christian University | $23,520 | $26,346 | $25,997 | $28,033 | $32,133 |
| Abilene Christian University-Undergraduate Online | $12,605 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $13,115 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $14,781 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $16,130 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $17,857 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| Altierus Career College-Bissonnet | $22,485 | $21,948 | $23,925 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $24,556 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $25,849 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| Alvin Community College (2019-20) | $8,465 | $9,315 | $11,609 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $13,054 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $15,151 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| Amarillo College | $4,049 | $4,258 | $6,137 | $5,975 | $8,301 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| Angelo State University | $8,651 | $9,711 | $11,605 | $16,330 | $18,821 |
| Arlington Baptist University | $19,179 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $21,552 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $19,957 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $23,541 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $22,785 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| Austin College | $18,488 | $15,295 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $20,291 | $26,077 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $28,585 |
| Austin Community College District | $2,407 | $3,940 | $7,671 | $10,908 | $11,323 |
| Baylor University | $27,102 | $26,538 | $30,976 | $34,485 | $44,827 |
| Blinn College District | $16,186 | $16,747 | $18,075 | $18,948 | $19,067 |
| Brazosport College (2019-20) | $3,112 | $3,958 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $5,897 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $7,126 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $8,671 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| Central Texas College | $3,639 | $2,757 | $6,114 | $8,553 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $11,726 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| Clarendon College | $6,203 | $7,481 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $9,020 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $11,843 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $12,871 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| Coastal Bend College | $3,649 | $3,859 | $6,990 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $8,728 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $11,003 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| Collin County Community College District | $6,498 | $7,279 | $9,487 | $12,305 | $13,156 |
| Concordia University Texas | $19,064 | $22,626 | $22,313 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $25,219 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $31,343 |
| Criswell College (2019-20) | $14,770 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $7,968 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $20,942 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $16,940 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $22,452 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| Culinary Institute Inc (2020-21) | $25,382 | $25,481 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $25,678 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $30,775 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $30,834 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| Dallas Baptist University | $25,982 | $25,627 | $26,855 | $28,966 | $29,951 |
| Dallas Christian College | $20,423 | $20,996 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $22,724 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $24,195 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $26,276 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| Dallas College | $540 | $2,231 | $4,853 | $7,203 | $9,515 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| Dallas Institute of Funeral Service | $18,079 | $20,110 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $20,670 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $20,670 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $20,670 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| Del Mar College | $5,086 | $5,635 | $7,960 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $8,009 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $11,699 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| East Texas Baptist University | $17,810 | $17,987 | $19,479 | $24,409 | $26,964 |
| El Paso Community College | $3,766 | $4,979 | $7,452 | $9,148 | $10,223 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| Frank Phillips College (2020-21) | $5,842 | $4,912 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $5,874 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $7,795 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $10,104 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| Galen Health Institutes-Austin Campus | $29,300 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $28,569 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $29,941 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $30,285 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $30,546 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| Galveston College | $6,209 | $6,297 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $9,576 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $9,561 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $8,987 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| Grayson College | $1,045 | $463 | $4,250 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $6,963 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $10,168 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| Hardin-Simmons University | $17,301 | $18,307 | $19,074 | $23,080 | $28,070 |
| Hill College | $7,788 | $7,080 | $9,577 | $12,653 | $13,612 |
| Houston Baptist University | $17,225 | $18,006 | $20,096 | $23,117 | $25,251 |
| Houston Community College | $6,102 | $6,913 | $8,693 | $11,187 | $11,356 |
| Howard College | $6,505 | $6,263 | $9,936 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $11,678 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $13,419 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| Howard Payne University | $11,839 | $21,268 | $23,560 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $25,315 | $28,730 |
| Huston-Tillotson University | $19,974 | $20,610 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $20,965 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $22,079 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $23,026 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| Jarvis Christian University | $6,307 | $11,705 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $14,410 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $13,904 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $17,691 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic Arts (2019-20) | $18,652 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $20,132 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $23,954 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $24,593 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $25,478 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| Kilgore College | $5,862 | $6,178 | $8,366 | $11,104 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $11,121 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| Lamar Institute of Technology | $7,926 | $8,521 | $9,547 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $12,421 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $13,088 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| Lamar State College-Orange | $1,867 | $3,107 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $2,640 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $5,109 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $7,872 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| Lamar State College-Port Arthur | $2,541 | $1,976 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $5,598 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $7,154 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $9,138 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| Lamar University | $10,758 | $10,384 | $11,705 | $16,229 | $18,470 |
| Lee College | $6,687 | $1,848 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $8,449 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $8,066 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $10,295 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| LeTourneau University | $18,128 | $21,777 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $25,053 | $27,250 | $29,219 |
| Lincoln College of Technology-Grand Prairie | $32,170 | $33,155 | $34,129 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $36,334 | $36,705 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| Lone Star College System | $8,589 | $9,094 | $11,003 | $13,044 | $14,316 |
| Lubbock Christian University | $21,473 | $22,072 | $24,116 | $25,499 | $24,135 |
| McLennan Community College | $5,540 | $3,056 | $6,559 | $9,947 | $9,279 |
| McMurry University | $15,500 | $16,114 | $19,373 | $22,605 | $26,143 |
| Miami International University of Art & Design-Art Institute Dallas (2020-21) | $31,938 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $33,255 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $34,683 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $38,409 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $38,016 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| Midland College | $5,692 | $5,975 | $8,557 | $9,408 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $7,799 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| Midwestern State University | $7,617 | $8,094 | $9,781 | $15,761 | $16,762 |
| Navarro College | $13,675 | $13,773 | $15,210 | $15,993 | $16,880 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| North American University | $10,828 | $11,764 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $15,923 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $16,365 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $19,663 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| North Central Texas College | $2,896 | $3,972 | $5,893 | $8,131 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $9,251 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| Northeast Lakeview College | $4,763 | $5,791 | $7,049 | $5,917 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $10,957 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| Northeast Texas Community College (2020-21) | $9,132 | $9,524 | $12,052 | $13,451 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $14,053 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| Northwest Vista College | $4,428 | $5,762 | $7,326 | $7,989 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $10,002 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| Odessa College | $9,552 | $10,203 | $10,985 | $10,118 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $11,091 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| Our Lady of the Lake University | $18,926 | $21,125 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $22,362 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $18,415 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $24,126 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| Palo Alto College | $4,296 | $5,433 | $6,531 | $6,217 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $7,386 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| Panola College | $5,915 | $6,474 | $8,013 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $10,233 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $9,312 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| Paris Junior College (2020-21) | $6,872 | $6,459 | $9,024 | $11,737 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $12,589 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| Parker University | $23,426 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $24,032 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $26,044 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $20,932 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $23,177 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| Paul Quinn College | $7,121 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $6,576 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $11,643 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $15,061 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $18,012 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| Prairie View A & M University | $9,429 | $14,024 | $16,024 | $16,204 | $18,064 |
| Ranger College (2019-20) | $6,321 | $7,388 | $10,030 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $11,954 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $12,248 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| Remington College-Dallas Campus | $24,494 | $25,595 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $26,231 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $26,775 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $26,995 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| Remington College-Fort Worth Campus (2020-21) | $20,708 | $21,233 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $21,572 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $23,049 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $26,297 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| Remington College-Houston Southeast Campus (2020-21) | $20,290 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $19,570 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $23,289 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $25,376 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $26,962 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| Remington College-North Houston Campus (2020-21) | $23,970 | $24,535 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $26,723 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $26,751 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $29,203 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| Rice University | $5,292 | $4,126 | $6,905 | $13,245 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $43,636 |
| Saint Edward's University | $17,738 | $20,598 | $21,925 | $28,697 | $31,099 |
| Sam Houston State University | $10,354 | $11,586 | $15,540 | $20,752 | $22,678 |
| San Antonio College | $6,303 | $6,656 | $8,246 | $10,104 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $11,834 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| San Jacinto Community College | $9,721 | $8,955 | $10,335 | $12,340 | $12,609 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| Schreiner University | $19,414 | $19,010 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $22,187 | $26,541 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $27,524 |
| South Plains College | $5,468 | $6,674 | $8,839 | $11,478 | $11,560 |
| Southern Methodist University | $28,267 | $24,799 | $29,289 | $37,937 | $51,912 |
| Southwest Texas Junior College | $6,459 | $6,800 | $8,642 | $12,437 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $13,163 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| Southwestern Adventist University | $17,794 | $18,355 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $18,581 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $22,302 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $23,299 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| Southwestern Assemblies of God University | $17,856 | $20,082 | $21,800 | $21,414 | $22,598 |
| Southwestern Christian College | $12,110 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $11,928 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $11,208 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $10,387 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $11,720 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| Southwestern University | $22,667 | $23,294 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $24,803 | $26,069 | $36,202 |
| St Philip's College | $6,804 | $7,140 | $8,553 | $9,299 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $12,147 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| St. Mary's University | $20,115 | $19,204 | $21,545 | $23,961 | $25,520 |
| Stephen F Austin State University | $10,757 | $11,484 | $14,359 | $19,094 | $21,919 |
| Sul Ross State University | $10,305 | $12,867 | $14,596 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $16,356 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $19,497 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| Tarleton State University | $15,240 | $17,202 | $20,111 | $22,043 | $22,236 |
| Tarrant County College District | $5,413 | $4,472 | $7,432 | $9,864 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $10,825 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| Temple College | $4,122 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $4,505 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $7,109 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $9,585 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $9,818 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| Texarkana College | $5,797 | $7,368 | $7,971 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $10,162 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $12,984 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| Texas A & M International University | $4,162 | $4,397 | $3,943 | $7,030 | $11,542 |
| Texas A & M University-College Station | $11,770 | $12,623 | $16,849 | $25,318 | $29,341 |
| Texas A & M University-Commerce | $10,169 | $10,928 | $12,156 | $18,421 | $20,245 |
| Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi | $16,980 | $17,959 | $20,012 | $21,083 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $17,830 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| Texas A & M University-Kingsville | $8,910 | $9,971 | $11,767 | $16,884 | $18,974 |
| Texas A&M University-Central Texas (2020-21) | $6,947 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $8,424 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $5,740 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $9,524 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $12,809 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| Texas A&M University-San Antonio | $8,826 | $10,247 | $10,313 | $14,115 | $15,895 |
| Texas A&M University-Texarkana | $7,862 | $7,683 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $9,655 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $15,469 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $17,787 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| Texas Christian University | $28,156 | $24,475 | $28,768 | $36,292 | $48,613 |
| Texas College | $10,520 | $10,856 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $13,584 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $7,048 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $19,969 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| Texas Lutheran University | $23,345 | $19,334 | $20,849 | $20,517 | $21,749 |
| Texas Southern University | $17,871 | $22,340 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $22,404 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $22,204 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $22,179 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| Texas Southmost College | $4,298 | $5,487 | $7,961 | $9,948 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $10,219 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| Texas State Technical College | $16,315 | $16,999 | $18,173 | $19,420 | $20,301 |
| Texas State University | $11,814 | $12,231 | $12,697 | $16,251 | $21,700 |
| Texas Tech University | $13,728 | $15,062 | $18,259 | $23,641 | $24,698 |
| Texas Wesleyan University (2020-21) | $18,773 | $19,190 | $23,271 | $23,588 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $23,024 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| Texas Woman's University | $8,447 | $8,812 | $11,366 | $16,016 | $17,056 |
| The Art Institute of Austin (2020-21) | $33,817 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $35,033 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $40,573 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $38,356 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $38,680 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| The Art Institute of Houston (2020-21) | $28,848 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $32,254 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $28,822 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $32,682 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $34,728 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| The Art Institute of San Antonio (2019-20) | $22,026 | $20,743 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $26,588 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $27,231 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $24,751 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| The King's University | $20,002 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $22,575 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $18,905 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $25,835 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $23,958 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| The University of Texas at Arlington | $12,455 | $12,597 | $13,915 | $18,843 | $21,411 |
| The University of Texas at Austin | $12,157 | $14,135 | $17,258 | $25,597 | $28,408 |
| The University of Texas at Dallas | $11,343 | $11,608 | $14,367 | $21,740 | $24,712 |
| The University of Texas at El Paso | $8,687 | $9,349 | $11,072 | $14,970 | $17,731 |
| The University of Texas at San Antonio | $9,374 | $10,007 | $12,341 | $17,989 | $20,426 |
| The University of Texas at Tyler | $9,134 | $10,748 | $14,003 | $18,738 | $20,398 |
| The University of Texas Permian Basin | $5,297 | $6,952 | $9,611 | $11,985 | $15,131 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | $5,971 | $6,248 | $7,841 | $12,100 | $14,709 |
| Trinity University | $10,002 | $12,064 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $16,103 | $23,783 | $34,692 |
| Trinity Valley Community College | $4,143 | $5,591 | $7,117 | $9,579 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $10,482 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| Tyler Junior College | $8,681 | $9,555 | $12,193 | $13,957 | $15,005 |
| University of Dallas | $13,398 | $13,181 | $18,957 | $23,848 | $33,774 |
| University of Houston | $11,008 | $11,546 | $12,246 | $19,252 | $22,517 |
| University of Houston-Clear Lake | $13,657 | $15,070 | $18,102 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $19,588 | $25,501 |
| University of Houston-Downtown | $14,028 | $13,594 | $16,265 | $19,926 | $22,734 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| University of Houston-Victoria | $8,949 | $7,079 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $10,319 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $16,690 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $19,443 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| University of Mary Hardin-Baylor | $28,323 | $27,960 | $28,540 | $30,594 | $34,629 |
| University of North Texas | $10,839 | $11,835 | $15,627 | $20,650 | $21,890 |
| University of North Texas at Dallas | $7,994 | $8,353 | $10,468 | $14,012 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $14,320 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| University of St Thomas | $17,838 | $15,147 | $17,686 | $20,726 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $25,805 |
| University of the Incarnate Word | $18,307 | $18,470 | $19,694 | $24,789 | $26,082 |
| Vernon College | $4,114 | $5,966 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $8,057 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $12,304 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $10,269 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| Vet Tech Institute of Houston (2019-20) | $13,836 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $14,771 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $17,207 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $20,046 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $20,046 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| Victoria College | $3,759 | $5,535 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $6,367 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $10,347 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $10,811 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| Wade College (2019-20) | $17,529 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $19,748 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $21,034 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $21,952 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $21,825 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| Wayland Baptist University | $20,196 | $21,949 | $23,950 | $25,257 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $26,222 |
| Weatherford College | $7,706 | $9,257 | $11,512 | $13,801 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $14,844 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| West Coast University-Dallas (2020-21) | $24,906 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $25,447 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $27,801 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $12,461 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $21,388 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
| West Texas A & M University | $16,868 | $17,523 | $20,609 | $22,506 | $22,649 |
| Wharton County Junior College | $2,352 | $2,993 | $6,628 | $9,516 | $10,021 |
| Wiley College | $10,355 | $10,479 | $12,679 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $14,791 (average covers fewer than 30 students) | $16,117 (average covers fewer than 30 students) |
- These figures come from school years 2019-20 to 2021-22, the most recent federal net price data each school has reported. Prices have risen since.
- Each figure is an average across families who received federal aid, so one family's price can differ with merit aid, residency, or program.
- The figures include housing, meals, books, and personal expenses, unlike published tuition figures.
- At public colleges these figures cover in-state students only.
- † Average covers fewer than 30 students.
Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey. See the methodology.