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Most expensive colleges in Texas

50 colleges ranked by net price after aid

These 50 priciest colleges in Texas, ranked by net price after aid, run from $14,623 at University of Houston-Downtown to $41,942 at Baylor University. 13 are public and 37 are private.

#CollegeTypeNet price / yrAcceptanceMedian earnings (10yr)
1Baylor University
Waco, TX
Private$41,94251%$65,793
2Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX
Private$41,77861%$78,354
3Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, TX
Private$33,53143%$68,424
4Dallas Baptist University
Dallas, TX
Private$30,09291%$56,807
5University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
Belton, TX
Private$28,69095%$56,132
6Arlington Baptist University
Arlington, TX
Private$28,599$44,644
7Southwestern University
Georgetown, TX
Private$27,46839%$56,878
8Abilene Christian University
Abilene, TX
Private$27,40164%$55,736
9Lubbock Christian University
Lubbock, TX
Private$25,91073%$53,787
10University of Dallas
Irving, TX
Private$25,47054%$58,285
11LeTourneau University
Longview, TX
Private$25,31441%$57,103
12Howard Payne University
Brownwood, TX
Private$25,25568%$48,376
13The King's University
Southlake, TX
Private$23,878100%$41,471
14East Texas Baptist University
Marshall, TX
Private$23,79060%$52,788
15Trinity University
San Antonio, TX
Private$23,65028%$71,668
16Saint Edward's University
Austin, TX
Private$23,63684%$58,826
17Austin College
Sherman, TX
Private$23,45147%$61,296
18Texas Lutheran University
Seguin, TX
Private$22,58795%$53,863
19Dallas Christian College
Dallas, TX
Private$22,45684%$43,503
20Concordia University Texas
Austin, TX
Private$22,24091%$60,883
21St. Mary's University
San Antonio, TX
Private$21,35289%$56,955
22Hardin-Simmons University
Abilene, TX
Private$21,03197%$54,771
23Texas A&M University-College Station
College Station, TX
Public$20,92463%$72,097
24West Texas A & M University
Canyon, TX
Public$20,84197%$50,741
25Southwestern Adventist University
Keene, TX
Private$20,58156%$52,946
26Wayland Baptist University
Plainview, TX
Private$20,54054%$51,838
27University of the Incarnate Word
San Antonio, TX
Private$20,49893%$56,733
28Schreiner University
Kerrville, TX
Private$20,41088%$52,228
29Tarleton State University
Stephenville, TX
Public$20,26194%$53,040
30Paul Quinn College
Dallas, TX
Private$20,24434%$29,288
31Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX
Public$20,07171%$62,454
32McMurry University
Abilene, TX
Private$19,98858%$48,779
33Huston-Tillotson University
Austin, TX
Private$19,847$42,937
34Texas Southern University
Houston, TX
Public$19,73493%$38,924
35Houston Christian University
Houston, TX
Private$19,71085%$55,933
36The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX
Public$19,67829%$75,121
37Nelson University
Waxahachie, TX
Private$19,65584%$46,238
38Texas Wesleyan University
Fort Worth, TX
Private$19,39862%$54,053
39University of St Thomas
Houston, TX
Private$18,76293%$59,224
40Messenger College
Bedford, TX
Private$18,54150%$29,463
41North American University
Stafford, TX
Private$17,950
42Our Lady of the Lake University
San Antonio, TX
Private$17,760$48,675
43The University of Texas at Dallas
Richardson, TX
Public$17,43565%$68,227
44Texas State University
San Marcos, TX
Public$16,43889%$56,906
45College of Biblical Studies-Houston
Houston, TX
Private$16,267$39,260
46Sam Houston State University
Huntsville, TX
Public$16,02585%$54,211
47The University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, TX
Public$15,23581%$63,199
48Stephen F Austin State University
Nacogdoches, TX
Public$15,15288%$49,634
49Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, TX
Public$15,13789%$51,865
50University of Houston-Downtown
Houston, TX
Public$14,62391%$53,551

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