2026 Cheapest Texas College Costs Rankings
Among Texas colleges, College of the Mainland has the cheapest tuition & fees ($4,140) and Alvin Community College has the second lowest tuition & fees ($4,402) based on academic year 2024-2025 college costs data.
Below table ranks and compares the Cheapest Texas College Costs having lowest tuition & fees (based on undergraduate rate). For the ranking, we only include 4-year colleges that more than 1,500 students have enrolled in.
Cheapest Texas College Costs
| Rank | College Name | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | SAT Score | Acceptance Rate | Population | Graduation Rate | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | College of the Mainland Texas City, TX | $4,140 | - | - | - | 5,127 | 31% | 18 to 1 |
| 2 | Alvin Community College Alvin, TX | $4,402 | - | - | - | 5,872 | 24% | 19 to 1 |
| 3 | Tyler Junior College Tyler, TX | $4,536 | - | - | - | 11,885 | 27% | 18 to 1 |
| 4 | Brazosport College Lake Jackson, TX | $4,711 | - | - | - | 3,812 | 56% | 20 to 1 |
| 5 | Odessa College Odessa, TX | $4,926 | - | - | - | 9,981 | 37% | 24 to 1 |
| 6 | Houston City College Houston, TX | $5,460 | - | - | - | 53,253 | 17% | 23 to 1 |
| 7 | Laredo College Laredo, TX | $5,748 | - | - | - | 11,029 | 30% | 39 to 1 |
| 8 | Trinity Valley Community College Athens, TX | $5,970 | - | - | - | 5,961 | 27% | 21 to 1 |
| 9 | Del Mar College Corpus Christi, TX | $6,050 | - | - | - | 10,256 | 11% | 12 to 1 |
| 10 | Collin County Community College District McKinney, TX | $6,064 | - | - | - | 39,548 | 20% | 21 to 1 |
Qualified Texas Colleges in Core Admission Stats
