Cost of Attendance

Financing a college education can be a challenge for many families. West Texas A&M University offers two options to make it easier for undergraduate students to plan financially for their education: a guaranteed cost of attendance plan and a one-year cost of attendance plan.

The guaranteed plan locks in some tuition and fees rates for four years (48 consecutive months). Knowing that most of the tuition and mandatory fees are locked-in offers students and parents an amazing tool in planning for college. Families can plan with four years of tuition and mandatory fees with confidence, plus, the guaranteed plan is an incentive for students to graduate on time to save money. Designated Tuition, Athletics Fees, Rec Sports Fees, Health Fees, University Services Fees, Student Center Complex Fees, and Deferred Maintenance Fees are examples of the items that are included in the guaranteed rate plan.

Please be advised: The following items are not part of the guaranteed cost of attendance:

• Statutory Tuition - Set by the Texas Legislature. For Texas residents, this rate has not changed for more than ten years, but a new rate could be set by Texas Legislature each year. Out-of-State and International statutory tuition can vary from year to year and is not included in the guaranteed tuition option.
• Differential tuition – Applicable to selected courses in the College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, the College of Business, the College of Engineering and Computer Science, and the College of Nursing.  It is not dependent upon major. This component is included in any guaranteed option.
• Education Accreditation Fee - Applicable for all declared education preparatory majors.
• Social Work Accreditation Fee - Applicable for all declared social work majors.
• Music and Voice Program Enhancement Fees - Applicable for all declared music majors, and students enrolled in 2+ hours of vocal instruction
• Undergraduate Academic Enhancement Fee - Applicable for all undergraduate students who are not declared in degree programs with additional differential tuition, or accreditation or enhancement fees.
• On Campus Housing and Meal Plans - Required for all full-time students (enrolled in 12 or more semester hours) under the age of 20 years (by the first class day) regardless of academic standing based on credit hours.  Rates and exemptions can be found on the Office of Residential Living web page. Housing and Meal plans are not part of a guaranteed tuition option.

Please see Tuition and Fees for detailed information on each mandatory tuition and fee charge that appears within this cost of attendance webpage.

New undergraduate students will receive a letter from the Office of Admissions giving them information on activating their student account. The first time the student logs in, they will have to choose guaranteed tuition or to opt out of guaranteed tuition. The student must make that choice before their student account will be activated. Once the choice is locked in, the student cannot change their tuition and fee billing choice at any time while they are enrolled at West Texas A&M University.

Guaranteed rates are based on a 5% inflation rate over the current school year—one of the lowest in the state compared to other universities—and will be locked-in for 48 months from the start of the student's first semester at WTAMU. Statutory tuition is governed by the Texas State Legislature and is not part of the guaranteed costs.  If the Legislature changes statutory tuition, that change will take place at the start of the next school year.  All other tuition & fee costs will remain the same for the 48 month period originally set.

The second option for undergraduate students is for a one-year rate which is the current academic year rate. Each one-year rate expires at the end of the current academic year which runs from Fall through a Spring and Summer progression.

Please note: West Texas A&M University faculty and staff can answer your general questions, but are not permitted to advise students or parents on which option to choose in order to enroll for the student's first semester with West Texas A&M University.  The information on this page is intended to help make that decision.  In addition, West Texas A&M University cannot give an exact program cost because some rates are subject to change each fiscal year and changes for future years cannot be projected in the current year.

Graduate students are billed using the current academic year rate tables, which update each Fall at the beginning of a new academic year.  In additiona

Residency is determined by the Admissions Office based on information provided by students applying for admission. Students must complete the CORE Residency Form which will determine their official residency status.

Categories of residency are:

• Texas Residents
• Out-of-State US Residents
• International Residents

Students coded as Texas residents have met the residency requirements for determination through the CORE Residency Form with the Office of Admissions.

Out-of-State students are students and students from families who have established and maintained domicile in any US state outside of Texas or any US Territory.

The Tech.54.0601 waiver is automatically applied to eligible Non-Resident, Out-of-State students This waiver reduces statutory tuition only from the current rate per semester credit hour, to $80.00 per semester credit hour. All other mandatory tuition and fees listed on the Cost of Attendance tables further down this page, and listed on the Tuition and Fees webpage are also applicable at the same rate as all other students.

All students who are not residents of the United States of America as well as US citizens living abroad are billed at International student rates. International students from countries with a tax treaty with the US may file a W-8 BEN for tax treaty benefits through the Accounting and Business Office with the help of the International Student Office.

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