Tuition costs for Texas residents are among the lowest of all fifty states, and nonresident tuition costs compare favorably with those of other institutions. Individual academic departments award on a competitive basis, graduate student assistantships and teaching assistantships which often provide health insurance, fee waivers, and resident tuition costs for nonresident students.
Qualified applicants can seek government grants, student loans and work-study positions.
Because most financial aid deadlines are in early spring, if you are interested, you should complete departmental applications in advance, and request information concerning assistantships and financial aid directly from the department to which you plan to apply. Campus housing is available on a limited basis in upperclass residence halls and graduate student apartments. You can easily find a number of places to live off campus at reasonable rates.