# Tex. Education Code § 54.008: TUITION RATE SET BY GOVERNING BOARD

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## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Education Code § 54.008
- **Heading:** TUITION RATE SET BY GOVERNING BOARD
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.008

## Text

(a) The tuition rates provided by Subchapter B of this chapter are minimum rates. Except as provided by Subsections (e), (f), and (g), the governing board of each institution of higher education shall set tuition for graduate programs for that institution at a rate that is at least equal to that prescribed by Subchapter B, but that is not more than twice the rate prescribed by Subchapter B. Between the maximum and minimum rates, the board may set the differential tuition among programs offered by an institution of higher education.

(b) The governing board of a university system is not required to set uniform tuition rates for graduate programs among the component institutions of the system.

(c) The limit on tuition rates provided by Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to tuition at a public junior college.

(d) The difference between the minimum rate prescribed by Subchapter B of this chapter and that set by the governing board of an institution of higher education for an institution shall not be accounted for in an appropriations act in such a way as to reduce the general revenue appropriations to that institution.

(e) The governing board of an institution of higher education shall set tuition for an optometry program at the institution at a rate that is at least equal to the rate prescribed by Subchapter B of this chapter but not more than four times the rate prescribed by Subchapter B of this chapter.

(f) The governing board of an institution of higher education shall set tuition for an undergraduate pharmacy program at the institution at a rate that is at least equal to the rate prescribed by Subchapter B but not more than twice the rate prescribed by Subchapter B. The governing board of an institution of higher education shall set tuition for a graduate or professional pharmacy program at the institution at a rate that is at least equal to the rate prescribed by Subchapter B but not more than three times the rate prescribed by Subchapter B.

(g) The governing board of an institution of higher education shall set tuition for a law school at the institution at a rate that is at least equal to the rate prescribed by Subchapter B but not more than three times the rate prescribed by Subchapter B.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Education Code § 54.001 § 54.001. DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C54_S54.001.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 54.002 § 54.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C54_S54.002.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 54.003 § 54.003. TUITION AND CHARGES TO BE AUTHORIZED BY LAW.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C54_S54.003.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 54.004 § 54.004. RETENTION AND USE OF FUNDS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C54_S54.004.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 54.005 § 54.005. RIGHT TO COLLECT SPECIAL FEES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C54_S54.005.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 54.006 § 54.006. REFUND OR ADJUSTMENT OF TUITION AND MANDATORY FEES FOR DROPPED COURSES AND STUDENT WITHDRAWALS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C54_S54.006.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 54.007 § 54.007. OPTION TO PAY TUITION BY INSTALLMENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C54_S54.007.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 54.008 § 54.008. TUITION RATE SET BY GOVERNING BOARD.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C54_S54.008.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 54.009 § 54.009. INCREASE IN TUITION RATE OR FEES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C54_S54.009.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 54.010 § 54.010. REDUCTION IN TUITION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C54_S54.010.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 54.011 § 54.011. TUITION LIMIT IN CASES OF CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C54_S54.011.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 54.012 § 54.012. TUITION RATES FOR CERTAIN DOCTORAL STUDENTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C54_S54.012.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 54.014 § 54.014. TUITION FOR REPEATED OR EXCESSIVE UNDERGRADUATE HOURS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C54_S54.014.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 54.015 § 54.015. BILLING AND NOTIFICATION FOR TUITION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C54_S54.015.md)

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