The state's application fee for most public universities like Texas A&M, the University of North Texas or the University of Texas at Austin, is $75. Admission fees for private universities vary.

Tuition and fees vary depending on the university within the system. At the University of Texas at Austin, tuition and fees are $10,858. At the University of Texas at El Paso, they cost $8,947.

The University of Texas System is expanding its free tuition program so undergraduate students whose families make $100,000 or less will receive free tuition and fees starting next fall.

The University of Texas at Austin will soon cut down on the number of top Texas high school students automatically admitted to the university, dropping the threshold from 6% to 5%.