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Texas Universities' Tuition and Fee Increases Since 2002-2003

Texas universities' tuition and fee increases since 2002-03 Here is a list comparing average tuition and fees for students taking 15 credit hours a semester at Texas' public universities in 2002-03 and in 2005-06. The 2002-03 figures have been adjusted for inflation to 2006 dollars.

University

2002 - 2003

2005 - 2006

Dollar Increase

Percent Increase

University of Houston

$4,125

$6,450

$2,325

56

Texas Southern

$3,002

$4,468

$1,466

49

Texas Tech

$4,371

$6,452

$2,081

48

University of North Texas

$4,333

$6,100

$1,767

41

Lamar

$3,547

$4,965

$1,418

40

Prairie View A&M

$3,570

$4,978

$1,408

39

Houston-Clear Lake

$3,424

$4,746

$1,322

39

Stephen F. Austin State

$3,467

$4,718

$1,251

36

Sam Houston State

$3,413

$4,592

$1,179

35

UT-San Antonio

$4,330

$5,858

$1,528

35

Houston-Downtown

$3,068

$4,047

$979

32

Houston-Victoria

$3,297

$4,350

$1,053

32

Midwestern State

$3,607

$4,662

$1,055

29

Texas A&M International

$3,318

$4,218

$900

27

Texas Women's

$3,791

$4,830

$1,039

27

UT-El Paso

$3,860

$4,886

$1,026

27

Sul Ross State

$3,272

$4,114

$842

26

UT-Brownsville

$2,594

$3,525

$931

26

UT-Dallas

$5,433

$6,832

$1,399

26

Angelo State

$3,406

$4,234

$828

24

Texas A&M Kingsville

$3,717

$4,566

$849

23

UT-Tyler

$3,448

$4,252

$804

23

Texas A&M Corpus Christi

$3,941

$4,824

$883

22

Texas State

$4,320

$5,252

$932

22

UT-Arlington

$4,333

$5,250

$917

21

Tarleton State

$3,494

$4,170

$676

19

UT-Austin

$6,319

$7,438

$1,119

18

Texas A&M Galveston

$4,718

$5,454

$736

16

UT-Permian Basin

$3,584

$4,149

$565

16

Texas A&M Commerce

$3,597

$4,150

$553

15

Texas A&M Texarkana

$2,765

$3,184

$419

15

Texas A&M

$5,453

$6,234

$781

14

West Texas A&M

$3,290

$3,754

$464

14

UT-Pan American

$3,032

$3,436

$404

13

State Average

$3,801

$4,857

$1,056

28

Source: Information each university provided to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. The figures are average tuition and fee costs each university used to calculate financial aid eligibility. Individual students' tuition and fees may vary based on the number or type of courses taken and other factors.