Sticker price per year (in-state at public colleges)
$28,525
$23,250
Average paid after grants (in-state at public colleges)
$19,890
$11,439
Average paid from out of state, estimated
$32,489
$24,149
What in-state families with aid paid, by income
Measure
Texas Tech University
University of Houston
Under $30,000
$15,008
$8,468
$30,000–$48,000
$14,846
$8,553
$48,000–$75,000
$16,756
$8,529
$75,000–$110,000
$20,147
$13,799
Over $110,000
$25,269
$21,065
After you start
Measure
Texas Tech University
University of Houston
Undergrads
32,394
38,380
Graduate within 6 years
67%
65%
Come back for year two
85%
87%
Median earnings 10 years after starting
$67,143
$68,423
Median debt at graduation
$19,500
$17,250
Highlighted only when the gap is at least 5%. "Average paid" is what students who got federal aid paid per year after grants, not a price quote; at public colleges the income rows are in-state students. The out-of-state estimate adds a public college's extra out-of-state tuition to its in-state average; out-of-state students usually get less aid, so many pay more. How we get our numbers