2026 Most Affordable for Low-Income Families in Texas

Name: 2026 Most Affordable for Low-Income Families in Texas (Kollegio college rankings)
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74 Texas schools ranked in Kollegio's 2026 Most Affordable for Low-Income Families ranking, based on U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard data.

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Undergraduate enrollment

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268763

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$67,000

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Proportion of need based aid received

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100%Clear Filter

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100%

Average aid package

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$82,308

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$150

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Mean SAT

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1200

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#1 Most Affordable for Low-Income Families

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 Most Affordable for Low-Income Families

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

#3 Most Affordable for Low-Income Families

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

#4 Most Affordable for Low-Income Families

Texas A&M International University

Laredo

Acceptance rate

46.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$3,818

Avg. Cost after Aid

$5,000

#5 Most Affordable for Low-Income Families

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

#6 Most Affordable for Low-Income Families

University of Houston--Clear Lake

Houston

Acceptance rate

91.7%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$6,024

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,000

#7 Most Affordable for Low-Income Families

North American University

Stafford

Acceptance rate

100.0%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$9,450

Avg. Cost after Aid

$18,721

#8 Most Affordable for Low-Income Families

Texas A&M University - Victoria

Victoria

Acceptance rate

96.0%

Institution type

UPWG

Total Tuition Cost

$5,111

Avg. Cost after Aid

$8,624

#9 Most Affordable for Low-Income Families

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

#10 Most Affordable for Low-Income Families

University of Houston

Houston

Acceptance rate

69.5%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$10,856

Avg. Cost after Aid

$14,000

#11 Most Affordable for Low-Income Families

Sul Ross State University

Alpine

Acceptance rate

95.6%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$6,774

Avg. Cost after Aid

$16,000

#12 Most Affordable for Low-Income Families

Texas Woman's University

Denton

Acceptance rate

95.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$5,616

Avg. Cost after Aid

$12,000

#13 Most Affordable for Low-Income Families

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

#14 Most Affordable for Low-Income Families

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

#15 Most Affordable for Low-Income Families

University of Houston--Downtown

Houston

Acceptance rate

90.0%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$5,882

Avg. Cost after Aid

$13,000

#16 Most Affordable for Low-Income Families

University of Texas Permian Basin

Odessa

Acceptance rate

93.1%

Institution type

UPWG

Total Tuition Cost

$6,577

Avg. Cost after Aid

$9,000

#17 Most Affordable for Low-Income Families

Texas A&M University--Texarkana

Texarkana

Acceptance rate

80.1%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$6,090

Avg. Cost after Aid

$14,000

#18 Most Affordable for Low-Income Families

Texas A&M University--Kingsville

Kingsville

Acceptance rate

90.9%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$5,127

Avg. Cost after Aid

$12,000

#19 Most Affordable for Low-Income Families

The University of Texas - Arlington

Arlington

Acceptance rate

81.3%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$9,206

Avg. Cost after Aid

$15,000

#20 Most Affordable for Low-Income Families

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

#21 Most Affordable for Low-Income Families

Midwestern State University

Wichita Falls

Acceptance rate

87.4%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$5,877

Avg. Cost after Aid

$11,000

#22 Most Affordable for Low-Income Families

Lamar University

Beaumont

Acceptance rate

85.7%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$6,228

Avg. Cost after Aid

$11,000

#23 Most Affordable for Low-Income Families

East Texas A&M University

Commerce

Acceptance rate

92.6%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$4,790

Avg. Cost after Aid

$23,790

#24 Most Affordable for Low-Income Families

University of North Texas

Denton

Acceptance rate

72.5%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$8,295

Avg. Cost after Aid

$12,000

#25 Most Affordable for Low-Income Families

Wiley University

Marshall

Acceptance rate

100.0%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$12,500

Avg. Cost after Aid

$10,095

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