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Locked and Variable Rate Plans

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Tuition Rate Opt-In Choices

Incoming Freshman

All incoming freshmen will have a choice of opting for one of the following two tuition rate plans:

• The Four-Year Locked Rate* is a compounded four-year average, allowing for a per semester fixed rate of required tuition and fees for 12 consecutive full semesters, or four straight years, from the time of first enrollment in an institution of higher education after high school.
• The Variable Rate is a tuition plan in which the amount of tuition and required fees increases annually based on factors such as inflationary cost increases, new strategic initiatives, and  the overall needs of the university. Historically, the variable rate has increased each academic year, as it is subject to change from year to year during your academic career. To date, even with these increases, the variable rate amount has not surpassed the rate of the tuition locked rate.

Transfers and Re-Admit Students

All transfers and re-admit students will have a choice of opting into:

• The Current Academic Year's Locked Rate* which much like the locked rate plan offered to incoming freshman, is a compounded four-year average allowing for a per semester fixed rate of required tuition and fees for 12 consecutive full semesters or four straight years, from the time of first enrollment in an institution of higher education after high school.
• The First Term of Enrollment Locked Rate which corresponds with the calculated remaining years since their first enrolled term after high school (possibly less per hour, but shorter duration before expiration). In this case, the students must have graduated before the rate expires. Otherwise, they will default to the variable rate.
• The Variable Rate is a tuition plan in which the amount of tuition and required fees increases annually based on factors such as inflationary cost increases, new strategic initiatives, and  the overall needs of the university. Historically, the variable rate has increased each academic year, as it is subject to change from year to year during your academic career.  To date, even with these increases, the variable rate has not surpassed the rate of the tuition-locked rate.

*Locked rates are guaranteed for a period of time-based on college and/or major:

• All majors in the College of Engineering: 4.5 years from the time freshmen first enter college after high school; Landscape Architecture: 5 years from the time freshmen first enter college after high school; All Other Majors: 4 years from the time freshmen first enter college after high school
• Once you have completed the length of time in your locked rate cohort you will automatically be moved to the current year Variable Rate Cohort
• Non-Resident Students: Because the State of Texas does not fund "non-resident" tuition, mandates issued by the state for the fixed-rate tuition plan do not apply to non-resident students. Therefore, non-resident students will default to the variable-rate plan.
• HSC: Health Science Center (HSC) programs are upper-division programs with separate budgeted rates of two-year time frames. Upon transfer/entrance to an HSC major, you will be reassigned to their current-year locked-rate cohort for two years, or your remaining time left if you are originally in a main-campus locked-rate cohort.

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Locked Rate and Variable Rate FAQs

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Rate Plan Information

Example Tuition Rate Plans

Tuition Rate Plan Explanations

• The first three characters indicate whether the tuition rate code is locked or variable.
• TLR stands for Tuition Locked Rate.
• TVR stands for Tuition Variable Rate.
• The last four characters of the Locked Rate tuition codes indicate the year the student first entered an institution of higher education after high school.

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Example Cost by Rate Plans

Example costs per semester of tuition and fees for a student in the College of Liberal Arts paying in-state tuition and registered for 12 or more hours:\ \

Changes To Your Rate Plans

Incoming Undergraduate Students

• Incoming freshmen and transfer/re-admit students may change their selection until the 5th class day of their first term of enrollment. Login to Howdy, search for Registration Readiness. This will lead to a page where you choose Action Itemsand Tuition Rate Code Selection . That is where the new student can make the change.

Continuing Undergraduate Students

• Tuition rate codes cannot be changed after the fifth class day of a student's first term of enrollment.

Howdy Portal

All incoming undergraduate resident students will have to select a tuition rate code in Howdy before being allowed to register for classes for the first time.\ \

Tuition and Required Fees

View rate plans for both Resident and Non-Resident students.\ \

Tuition Calculator

Use the Tuition Calculator to estimate your tuition.\ \

Cost Of Attendance

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Locked and Variable Rate Plans

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