Texas Financial Aid Among Worst in the Nation

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<p>The range for in-state is @ $8000-$12000 a year. Tuition and fees only. ($4,045-$5,952 per semester, to be exact.) Source: [FINANCIAL</a> AID: 2008-2009 Undergraduate Cost of Attendance (COA)](<a href=“http://finaid.utexas.edu/costs/080undergradcosts.html]FINANCIAL”>Cost & Tuition Rates - Texas One Stop - University of Texas at Austin)</p>

<p>When you add in housing, books, transportation and football tickets, the total estimated cost of attendance, in-state, is $22000 to $25000. Same source.</p>

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<p>oh yeah football tickets.</p>

<p>According to the college board - instate tuition and room & board for Penn State is $20594, for UT it is $16246.</p>

<p>The PA state legistature considers in-state tuition to be “financial aid” for Pennsylvanians.<br>
I can’t give much sympathy. sorry.</p>

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<p>justamom, I don’t think folks were talking about tuition or COA, though both are of critical importance when deciding “affordability”.</p>

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<p>of course they are important.
Perhaps the affordability of state universities in Texas is difficult for low income Texas students but it is the same in plenty of other states - sometimes even worse.</p>