Field GuideSan MarcosNear Texas StateAny budget · Fall 2027

Texas State cost of attendance and housing budget

Start with the payment count in your lease. Add recurring charges and one-time fees, then keep the refundable deposit separate so you know how much cash to set aside.

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In this guide
  1. Work through your housing costs
  2. Read the published school budget
  3. Compare leases before signing
  4. Sources

Work through your housing costs

Use the actual number of payments and the dollar amounts from your quote. Enter amounts for the same lease or budget period.

Enter a quoted rent and payment count to start.

Read the published school budget

Texas State’s 2026–27 estimates cover nine months at 15 credit hours per semester. They include tuition and fees, books, housing and food, personal expenses, and travel. Use your bill and lease to plan actual payments.

Texas State undergraduate cost of attendance · Checked

$12,240 tuition and fees · $30,880 total annual estimate
Show all six Texas State budgets
Student groupTuition and feesHousing and foodAnnual estimate
Texas resident · on campus$12,240$13,330$30,880
Texas resident · off campus$12,240$13,570$30,880
Texas resident · with parent$12,240$3,520$22,720
Nonresident · on campus$25,080$13,330$43,720
Nonresident · off campus$25,080$13,570$43,720
Nonresident · with parent$25,080$3,520$35,560

Compare leases before signing

Check whether each payment covers a bed or a unit. Match the lease dates before comparing totals.

Compare your housing options.

Sources

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