FourYearCost

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TXPublicRank 664 of 1,732

Heads-up: 73% of undergraduates here are part-time and 31% study fully online (IPEDS fall 2023). Large part-time, online or adult populations can make the later-years average look lower for reasons unrelated to freshman aid, so this college is left out of the default traditional ranking.

Avg freshman grant · 2022-23
$4,121
5,236 recipients
Avg grant, later years · 2022-23
$2,441
34,268 recipients
The drop
$1,679
40.8% of the freshman average

Freshman grant vs later years

Freshman year$4,121Later years$2,441

Average grant per recipient, IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Averages across all recipients, not a prediction for one student. Continuing students include transfers and part-time students. Data is about two years old. How this is calculated.

Average net price by family income (2022-23)

Family incomeAvg net price
$0–30k$8,245
$30–48k$8,862
$48–75k$10,373
$75–110k$12,310
$110k+$14,153

First-time, full-time students receiving Title IV aid, in-state. Source: IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Published cost (IPEDS)

Tuition and fees (in-state), 2022-23$6,420
Tuition and fees (in-state), 2023-24$6,930
Change$510 (+7.9%)
Tuition and fees (out-of-state), 2023-24$8,700

Source: IPEDS Institutional Characteristics, academic years 2022-23 and 2023-24.

Tuition and fees trend (in-state)

$3,8802018-19$4,2442019-20$6,0452020-21$6,0302021-22$6,4202022-23$6,9302023-24

Published tuition and required fees, +78.6% from first to last year shown. Source: IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2021-22 and 2023-24 files.

Average net price trend

$10,8442020-21$11,4272021-22$11,0492022-23

Average net price for first-time, full-time students receiving grant aid, in-state. Source: IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Outcomes and aid profile

Bachelor's graduation rate within 6 years—
Full-time freshman retention (return for year 2)—
Freshmen receiving Pell Grants48%
Freshmen taking federal loans12%
Average federal loan (freshmen who borrow)$5,647
Aid drop one year earlier (2021-22)$1,844

Sources: IPEDS Graduation Rates 2023 (DRVGR), Fall Enrollment 2023 (retention), SFA 2022-23 and 2021-22. "Freshmen" = first-time, full-time undergraduates.

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More: all TX colleges · how aid changes after year one · lowest net price for low-income families · 2026-27 state cost reports

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Brazosport College$4,142$567
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