The University of Texas at Tyler tuition, cost & net price

The sticker price at The University of Texas at Tyler is $24,505 a year for Texas residents. After grants and scholarships, students receiving federal aid pay $13,323 on average, and what your family pays depends mostly on income. Choose yours below.

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$13,323 /yr

Average after grants for all families receiving federal aid. Pick your income above.

Sticker price $24,505. College Scorecard.

Net price by family income

Average after grants and scholarships for Texas residents receiving federal aid. Tap your band.

College Scorecard, latest reported year

Sticker price, line by line

Per year, living on campusIn-stateOut-of-state
Tuition & fees$9,736$25,494
Housing & meals$10,710$10,710
Books & supplies$2,860$2,860
Personal & travel$3,092$3,092
Living-at-home adjustment−$1,893−$1,893
Total cost of attendance$24,505$40,263

Cost items: IPEDS 2023-24, on-campus budget. Total: College Scorecard, which averages students living on and off campus; the adjustment row reconciles the two. Out-of-state total = in-state total with out-of-state tuition.

Debt after graduation

Median federal loan debt$12,500
Loan default rate4.8%3-year rate, 2017 repayment cohort
Debt as a share of earnings 10 years out22%

College Scorecard; Urban Institute Education Data Portal

Who gets aid

Students with Pell Grants40%Federal grants for lower-income students
Grants for the average aided student$11,182Sticker price minus average net price

State aid: Texas residents with financial need may receive a TEXAS Grant at Texas public universities; amounts are set each year and vary by college. Not included in the prices above. Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (College for All Texans)

College Scorecard

Need-based and merit aid at The University of Texas at Tyler

What The University of Texas at Tyler reported for full-time first-year students in fall 2025. Merit aid is the money net price averages miss for families who don't qualify for need-based aid.

If you qualify for need-based aid

Share of need met, on average40%Of students awarded need-based aid; excludes parent and unsubsidized loans
Students with need who had all of it met6%57 of 930
Average need-based grant$12,579
Average aid package$13,557Grants, work-study and need-based loans

If you don't qualify for need-based aid

Average merit scholarship from the college$3,840Students with no financial need; excludes athletic awards and tuition benefits
Students without need who got one55%147 first-year students

Items H2-H2A. Common Data Set 2025-26 (fall 2025 first-year students), published by the college.

The University of Texas at Tyler net price compared with other Texas colleges

The University of Texas at Tyler has the 41st-lowest average net price of 96 Texas colleges we cover. Schools around it:

RankCollegeAvg. net priceGraduationEarnings, 10 yrs
37Paul Quinn College$12,70927%$29,288
38The University of Texas Permian Basin$12,72340%$56,073
39Texas A&M University-Texarkana$12,99730%$45,515
40Sul Ross State University$13,28630%$41,871
41The University of Texas at Tyler$13,32354%$57,053
42Rice University$13,37095%$89,718
43Prairie View A & M University$13,57043%$45,411
44The University of Texas at Arlington$13,95154%$63,199
45The King's University$14,14047%$41,471

College Scorecard, latest year. Average for all aided students; your price depends on income. All Texas colleges →

Why The University of Texas at Tyler costs more or less than similar schools

SchoolAcceptanceYou'd payGraduationEarnings, 10 yrsPrice gap
The University of Texas at Tyler94%$13,32354%$57,053This school
Stephen F Austin State University94%$14,26053%$49,634
West Texas A & M University99%$19,48755%$50,741
University of Houston-Clear Lake91%$15,56352%$59,004
Texas Woman's University96%$11,96349%$56,544

College Scorecard, latest reported year. “You'd pay” follows your residency and income choices above.

Why the price is different

The University of Texas at Tyler would cost you $937 less per year than Stephen F Austin State University, on average.

  • Lower sticker price at The University of Texas at Tyler, mostly from lower tuition & fees (−$1,392).
  • Stephen F Austin State University gives aided families $349 more in grants, on average.
Per year, Texas residentThe University of Texas at TylerStephen F Austin State UniversityDifference
Tuition & fees$9,736$11,128−$1,392
Books & supplies$2,860$1,202+$1,658
Housing & meals$10,710$11,142−$432
Personal & travel$3,092$3,860−$768
Living-at-home adjustment−$1,893−$1,541−$352
Sticker price$24,505$25,791−$1,286
Average grants−$11,182−$11,531+$349
You pay$13,323$14,260−$937

“+” means The University of Texas at Tyler costs more; “−” means it costs less. Grants are the sticker price minus the net price. Cost items: IPEDS, on-campus budget. Sticker and net price: College Scorecard, latest reported year; the adjustment reconciles the two. Net price is an average for first-time, full-time students receiving federal aid, not a quote.

The University of Texas at Tyler cost questions

How much is tuition at The University of Texas at Tyler?

Tuition and fees are $9,736 a year for Texas residents and $25,494 for out-of-state students.

What is the total cost of attending The University of Texas at Tyler?

The total cost of attendance, including housing, meals, books and personal costs, is $24,505 a year for Texas residents living on campus and about $40,263 for out-of-state students.

What do families actually pay at The University of Texas at Tyler?

After grants and scholarships, students receiving federal aid pay $13,323 a year on average. Families earning $0–30k pay $10,307; $48–75k pay $12,958; $110k+ pay $22,126. These figures are for Texas residents.

Does The University of Texas at Tyler give merit scholarships?

For fall 2025, 147 full-time first-year students with no financial need received merit scholarships or grants from The University of Texas at Tyler, averaging $3,840 (Common Data Set 2025-26, excluding athletic awards). Students with need had 40% of it met on average.

How much debt do The University of Texas at Tyler graduates have?

The median federal loan debt at graduation is $12,500, and 4.8% of borrowers defaulted within three years of entering repayment (2017 cohort).

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS; Urban Institute Education Data Portal (ODC-By). Net price is an average for first-time, full-time students receiving federal aid, not a quote; confirm with the school's net price calculator. Back to The University of Texas at Tyler overview