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What Lone Star College System costs

The Woodlands, Texas · Public · 45,188 undergrads

Lone Star College System's in-state sticker price was $21,720 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). In-state students with federal aid paid $15,874 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $15,059. Out-of-state students pay $6,060 more in tuition.

What does Lone Star College System cost?

$15,874 a year in-state

Out of state: about $21,934 a year

What in-state students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The in-state sticker price, with housing and food, is $21,720.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$15,059
$30,000–$48,000$14,345
$48,000–$75,000$15,588
$75,000–$110,000$19,358
over $110,000$20,477

Out-of-state tuition is $9,390 a year, against $3,330 in state. The out-of-state figure adds that $6,060 to the in-state average. Out-of-state students usually get less aid, so many pay more.

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Net price 2024-25, College Scorecard.

By family income

In-state families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants, 2024-25.

Family incomeIn-state, average paidOut of state, estimate
Under $30,000$15,059$21,119
$30,000–$48,000$14,345$20,405
$48,000–$75,000$15,588$21,648
$75,000–$110,000$19,358$25,418
Over $110,000$20,477$26,537

The out-of-state estimate is the in-state average plus the $6,060 more in tuition that Lone Star College System charges students from other states. Out-of-state students usually get less aid, so many pay more.

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For in-state families earning under $30,000, grants took 31% off Lone Star College System's sticker price.

Business owner, divorced parents, or savings? The averages can't see that; Lone Star College System's own calculator can.

Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, Lone Star College System cost less than Dallas College but more than Houston City College and Austin Community College District.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
Lone Star College System$15,588$15,874
Dallas College$16,529$16,414
Houston City College$4,819$4,575
Austin Community College District$2,916$2,445

Public colleges: in-state students.

The sticker price

$3,330
Tuition, in state, 2025-26
$9,390
Tuition, out of state, 2025-26
$21,720
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books

Out-of-state students pay $6,060 more in tuition at Lone Star College System and usually get less aid.

26%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$6,315
average grant for students who got aid.
7.1%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$10,500
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Lone Star College System cost for a family earning $25,000?
In-state families earning under $30,000 paid $15,059 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $21,720. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Lone Star College System's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Lone Star College System cost for a family earning $40,000?
In-state families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $14,345 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $21,720. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Lone Star College System's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Lone Star College System cost for a family earning $60,000?
In-state families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $15,588 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $21,720. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Lone Star College System's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Lone Star College System cost for out-of-state students?
Out-of-state tuition at Lone Star College System is $9,390 a year, against $3,330 for in-state students in 2025-26. In-state students who got federal aid paid $15,874 on average after grants in 2024-25. Adding the $6,060 tuition gap gives about $21,934 a year from out of state. Out-of-state students usually get less aid, so many pay more.
Where these numbers come from

Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers