Most Affordable Colleges in Texas
25 schools ranked by lowest average net price after financial aid. Updated from the latest federal filings.
Includes two-year, technical and community colleges alongside four-year universities — the typeis shown under each name. Schools appear only where the underlying figures exist: a real undergraduate population and a published graduation rate. Satellite campuses that repeat a parent institution's numbers are collapsed into one entry.
| # | School | Net Price | Grad Rate | Earnings 10yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | College of Biblical Studies-Houston Houston · community | $672 | 37.7% | $39,260 |
| 2 | College of the Mainland Texas City · community | $1,342 | 33.7% | $39,639 |
| 3 | Lamar State College-Orange Orange · community | $1,655 | 34.2% | $36,587 |
| 4 | South Texas College McAllen · public | $1,751 | 32.7% | $36,788 |
| 5 | Lamar State College-Port Arthur Port Arthur · community | $2,846 | 32.5% | $37,120 |
| 6 | Victoria College Victoria · community | $3,043 | 27.6% | $42,382 |
| 7 | Texas Southmost College Brownsville · community | $3,085 | 32.9% | $41,900 |
| 8 | El Paso Community College El Paso · community | $3,206 | 24.1% | $35,212 |
| 9 | Dallas College Dallas · community | $3,214 | 22.8% | $41,714 |
| 10 | Del Mar College Corpus Christi · community | $3,399 | 23.7% | $38,656 |
| 11 | Western Texas College Snyder · community | $3,562 | 18.8% | $42,508 |
| 12 | Texas A & M International University Laredo · public | $3,637 | 56.0% | $48,386 |
| 13 | Trinity Valley Community College Athens · community | $4,092 | 29.1% | $38,567 |
| 14 | Coastal Bend College Beeville · community | $4,237 | 28.8% | $35,086 |
| 15 | St Philip's College San Antonio · community | $4,273 | 18.5% | $38,224 |
| 16 | Tarrant County College District Fort Worth · community | $4,337 | 24.5% | $42,727 |
| 17 | Palo Alto College San Antonio · community | $4,463 | 20.6% | $37,448 |
| 18 | Midland College Midland · public | $4,512 | 23.9% | $43,958 |
| 19 | Northwest Vista College San Antonio · community | $4,525 | 27.1% | $42,490 |
| 20 | San Antonio College San Antonio · community | $4,585 | 19.1% | $39,711 |
| 21 | Amarillo College Amarillo · community | $4,600 | 35.8% | $41,302 |
| 22 | Wharton County Junior College Wharton · community | $4,666 | 24.6% | $44,960 |
| 23 | Brazosport College Lake Jackson · public | $4,732 | 35.9% | $45,910 |
| 24 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg · public | $4,831 | 60.1% | $49,620 |
| 25 | McLennan Community College Waco · community | $5,051 | 24.6% | $39,163 |
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Data from U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS, College Scorecard, Clery Act). Updated annually. Rankings reflect the data as reported — not editorial opinion.