The real 4-year cost of The University of Texas at Dallas in Texas
Over the 18 years from 2008 to 2026, published tuition and required fees at The University of Texas at Dallas went from $9,050 to $14,664, an average of 2.8% a year. The 2026–27 figure is the school's own announced rate.
2026–27 rate announced: $14,6642026-27 (Fall 2026) flat-rate tuition and mandatory fees, new-cohort full-time: resident $7,332/sem, nonresident $20,082/sem, times two.source
Read with care: this school's history shows a tuition freeze or guarantee, so a smooth projection may not hold.
2008–2030: history and projection
| Year | Published | Projected estimate | Estimate range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $9,050 | – | – |
| 2009 | $9,510 | – | – |
| 2010 | $9,886 | – | – |
| 2011 | $10,276 | – | – |
| 2012 | $10,666 | – | – |
| 2013 | $10,864 | – | – |
| 2014 | $10,864 | – | – |
| 2015 | $10,864 | – | – |
| 2016 | $11,192 | – | – |
| 2017 | $11,528 | – | – |
| 2018 | $13,034 | – | – |
| 2019 | $13,442 | – | – |
| 2020 | $13,992 | – | – |
| 2021 | $14,564 | – | – |
| 2022 | $14,564 | – | – |
| 2023 | $14,564 | – | – |
| 2026 | $14,664 | $14,664 | – |
| 2027 | – | $15,069 | $14,612–$15,526 |
| 2028 | – | $15,486 | $14,561–$16,439 |
| 2029 | – | $15,914 | $14,510–$17,406 |
| 2030 | – | $16,354 | $14,459–$18,429 |
If you pay full sticker
Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.
| Year 1 | $14,664 |
| Year 2 | $15,069 |
| Year 3 | $15,486 |
| Year 4 | $15,914 |
| 4-year total | $61,133 |
Two aid scenarios
4-year out-of-pocket total.
- $10,000/yr flat scholarship
- $21,133
- Flat aid doesn't grow, so it covers less each year.
- 50%-of-tuition scholarship
- $30,566
- Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.
On-campus housing & meals
Room & board (housing plus the standard meal plan), on top of tuition.
- Latest (2023)
- $13,832/ yr
- rising 4.2% / yr
- Projected 4-year add-on
- $66,686
Books & supplies typically add ~$1,200 a year (national median, not included).
Housing here has kept rising even while tuition was frozen; the creep moved to room & board.
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- Huston-Tillotson University$14,703
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- American InterContinental University-Houston$14,842
- Criswell College$14,310
- DeVry University-Texas$15,032
- Strayer University-Texas$13,920
- Paul Quinn College$13,498
Use this data
Published figures for The University of Texas at Dallas from federal IPEDS data through 2023, free to download or embed with attribution. The embed stays current as the data updates.