2026 Best Financial Aid in Texas

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74 Texas schools ranked in Kollegio's 2026 Best Financial Aid ranking, based on U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard data.

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$77,180

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268763

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Tuition cost

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$67,000

In-state tuition

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Proportion of need based aid received

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100%Clear Filter

International students received aid

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100%

Average aid package

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$82,308

Application fee

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$150

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Mean SAT

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1200

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#1 Best Financial Aid

Texas A&M University-Central Texas

Killeen

Acceptance rate

100.0%

Institution type

UPWG

Total Tuition Cost

$6,593

Avg. Cost after Aid

$1,113

#2 Best Financial Aid

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

Acceptance rate

94.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$7,857

Avg. Cost after Aid

$6,000

#3 Best Financial Aid

Texas A&M International University

Laredo

Acceptance rate

46.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$3,818

Avg. Cost after Aid

$5,000

#4 Best Financial Aid

The University of Texas - El Paso

El Paso

Acceptance rate

99.9%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$8,508

Avg. Cost after Aid

$11,000

#5 Best Financial Aid

University of Houston

Houston

Acceptance rate

69.5%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$10,856

Avg. Cost after Aid

$14,000

#6 Best Financial Aid

University of North Texas at Dallas

Dallas

Acceptance rate

93.9%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$7,840

Avg. Cost after Aid

$7,000

#7 Best Financial Aid

University of Houston--Clear Lake

Houston

Acceptance rate

91.7%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$6,024

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,000

#8 Best Financial Aid

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio

Acceptance rate

94.2%

Institution type

UPWG

Total Tuition Cost

$6,232

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,821

#9 Best Financial Aid

Sul Ross State University

Alpine

Acceptance rate

95.6%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$6,774

Avg. Cost after Aid

$16,000

#10 Best Financial Aid

Hallmark University

San Antonio

Acceptance rate

98.2%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$16,016

Avg. Cost after Aid

$11,130

#11 Best Financial Aid

The University of Texas - San Antonio

San Antonio

Acceptance rate

86.8%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$6,237

Avg. Cost after Aid

$11,000

#12 Best Financial Aid

Texas A&M University--Kingsville

Kingsville

Acceptance rate

90.9%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$5,127

Avg. Cost after Aid

$12,000

#13 Best Financial Aid

The University of Texas - Arlington

Arlington

Acceptance rate

81.3%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$9,206

Avg. Cost after Aid

$15,000

#14 Best Financial Aid

Texas A&M University--Texarkana

Texarkana

Acceptance rate

80.1%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$6,090

Avg. Cost after Aid

$14,000

#15 Best Financial Aid

Texas A&M University-San Antonio

San Antonio

Acceptance rate

92.0%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$4,708

Avg. Cost after Aid

$15,020

#16 Best Financial Aid

Texas A&M University - Victoria

Victoria

Acceptance rate

96.0%

Institution type

UPWG

Total Tuition Cost

$5,111

Avg. Cost after Aid

$8,624

#17 Best Financial Aid

Texas Woman's University

Denton

Acceptance rate

95.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$5,616

Avg. Cost after Aid

$12,000

#18 Best Financial Aid

University of Houston--Downtown

Houston

Acceptance rate

90.0%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$5,882

Avg. Cost after Aid

$13,000

#19 Best Financial Aid

University of North Texas

Denton

Acceptance rate

72.5%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$8,295

Avg. Cost after Aid

$12,000

#20 Best Financial Aid

University of St. Thomas

Houston

Acceptance rate

93.3%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$30,800

Avg. Cost after Aid

$24,275

#21 Best Financial Aid

East Texas A&M University

Commerce

Acceptance rate

92.6%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$4,790

Avg. Cost after Aid

$23,790

#22 Best Financial Aid

North American University

Stafford

Acceptance rate

100.0%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$9,450

Avg. Cost after Aid

$18,721

#23 Best Financial Aid

University of Texas Permian Basin

Odessa

Acceptance rate

93.1%

Institution type

UPWG

Total Tuition Cost

$6,577

Avg. Cost after Aid

$9,000

#24 Best Financial Aid

The University of Texas at Tyler

Tyler

Acceptance rate

94.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$7,020

Avg. Cost after Aid

$11,000

#25 Best Financial Aid

Lamar University

Beaumont

Acceptance rate

85.7%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$6,228

Avg. Cost after Aid

$11,000

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