Real costs by region · Southwest · families earning over $110,000
25 Southwest colleges under $19,000 a year — if you earn over $110,000.
Across 114 Southwest colleges, families earning over $110,000 paid between $9,996 and $58,213 a year. The 25 cheapest are all under $19,000 — and every one of them is public.
| School | Type | Admit | Sticker / yr | This band paidPaid |
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| Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus | Public | 92% | $18,940 | $9,996 |
| Texas A & M International University | Public | 44% | $15,558 | $10,697 |
| East Central University | Public | 58% | $18,459 | $10,702 |
| Louisiana State University at Alexandria | Public | 92% | $15,550 | $11,941 |
| Texas A&M University-San Antonio | Public | 93% | $21,655 | $13,021 |
| Southeastern Oklahoma State University | Public | 76% | $18,594 | $13,570 |
| University of Arkansas Community College-Morrilton | Public | 100% | $15,362 | $13,669 |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | Public | 94% | $16,830 | $13,782 |
| New Mexico State University-Main Campus | Public | 89% | $23,274 | $14,049 |
| University of Arkansas-Fort Smith | Public | 80% | $19,048 | $14,297 |
| Arkansas Tech University | Public | 96% | $22,808 | $15,543 |
| Louisiana State University-Shreveport | Public | 51% | $19,461 | $15,599 |
| University of North Texas at Dallas | Public | 84% | $20,064 | $16,040 |
| Northwestern Oklahoma State University | Public | 65% | $18,672 | $16,065 |
| Louisiana Tech University | Public | 86% | $24,280 | $16,207 |
| Lamar University | Public | 86% | $22,254 | $16,292 |
| Prairie View A & M University | Public | 79% | $26,362 | $16,376 |
| Arkansas State University | Public | 82% | $25,082 | $16,444 |
| University of New Orleans | Public | 74% | $23,431 | $17,504 |
| The University of Texas Permian Basin | Public | 95% | $23,886 | $17,810 |
| University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | Public | 41% | $21,129 | $17,840 |
| Nicholls State University | Public | 91% | $23,481 | $17,954 |
| Southeastern Louisiana University | Public | 99% | $23,604 | $18,184 |
| McNeese State University | Public | 78% | $22,810 | $18,250 |
| Texas A&M University-Texarkana | Public | 64% | $23,778 | $18,268 |
"Paid" is the average net price reported to the U.S. Department of Education for aided families at over $110,000 household income — planning data, not an offer. Public colleges show in-state prices; out-of-state families typically pay more. Colleges enrolling fewer than 1,000 students are excluded, because federal price cells at very small schools are volatile enough to manufacture patterns that disappear at scale. A low price and a low admit rate are different things — the admit column is there so the two are never confused. Federal reporting groups every income above $110k into one band; families well above it often pay closer to the full cost.
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