Colleges in Texas: ACT scores and what they really cost.

88 four-year colleges in Texas, 51 of which publish an admitted ACT range. The lowest average net price among TX schools is $672 a year at College of Biblical Studies-Houston, after grant and scholarship aid. Sorted cheapest first. All figures from the U.S. Department of Education.

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Net price is total cost of attendance (tuition, fees, housing, books) minus grant and scholarship aid, for students receiving federal aid. Admitted ACT range is the 25th to 75th percentile of admitted students; schools that do not publish a range may still accept ACT scores. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Common questions

How many four-year colleges are in Texas?

Texas (TX) has 88 four-year colleges reporting an average net price to the U.S. Department of Education. 51 of them publish an admitted ACT score range; the rest are test-optional or do not report one, though they may still accept ACT scores.

What is the cheapest college in Texas?

By average net price after grant and scholarship aid, College of Biblical Studies-Houston in Houston is the least expensive four-year college in Texas at $672 a year. Net price is the total cost of attendance minus aid that does not need to be repaid, for students receiving federal aid. What a specific family pays varies by household income.

Are public colleges cheaper than private colleges in Texas?

Usually, but not always. Among Texas's 35 public colleges the median net price is $13,323 a year, against $22,775 across 53 private colleges. Private schools often discount heavily through grant aid, so a private college can cost a specific family less than a public one despite a far higher sticker price.

Does household income change what college costs in Texas?

Substantially. Across Texas colleges the median net price is $12,814 a year for a family earning under $30,000 and $24,649 for one earning over $110,000, at the same schools. The average price a college publishes blends every income level together, so it may be far from what any particular family pays.

Colleges in Texas: ACT scores and what they really cost.

College of Biblical Studies-Houston

Texas A&M University-Central Texas

Texas A & M International University

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

University of North Texas at Dallas

Wiley University

Texas A&M University-Victoria

Lamar University

The University of Texas at El Paso

Jarvis Christian University

University of Houston-Downtown

Christ Mission College

The University of Texas at San Antonio

Texas College

Baptist University of the Americas

Texas A&M University-San Antonio

Midwestern State University

East Texas A&M University

Grace School of Theology

Texas Woman's University

Texas A&M University-Kingsville

Hallmark University

Paul Quinn College

The University of Texas Permian Basin

Texas A&M University-Texarkana

Sul Ross State University

The University of Texas at Tyler

Rice University

Prairie View A & M University

The University of Texas at Arlington

The King's University

Stephen F Austin State University

University of Houston

Angelo State University

Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi

University of Houston-Clear Lake

University of North Texas

Sam Houston State University

Our Lady of the Lake University

Texas Southern University

Texas State University

The University of Texas at Dallas

North American University

Texas Tech University

University of St Thomas

West Texas A & M University

Hardin-Simmons University

McMurry University

Huston-Tillotson University

The University of Texas at Austin

American InterContinental University-Houston

Wayland Baptist University

Houston Christian University

Tarleton State University

Austin College

St. Mary's University

Texas A&M University-College Station

Schreiner University

Criswell College

Nelson University

University of Dallas

University of the Incarnate Word

Southwestern Adventist University

Dallas Christian College

Concordia University Texas

Trinity University

Howard Payne University

Abilene Christian University-Undergraduate Online

East Texas Baptist University

Texas Wesleyan University

Lubbock Christian University

Texas Lutheran University

Arlington Baptist University

Saint Edward's University

South University-Austin

University of Mary Hardin-Baylor

Abilene Christian University

Messenger College

LeTourneau University