Residency for admission and tuition purposes at a public college or university in Texas is not the same as residency for voting or tax purposes. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board<\/a> and the Texas Legislature established the rules<\/a> that govern Texas residency for tuition purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Students and applicants are assigned a residency status based on the answers provided on the admission application. Classifications will be either Texas resident (in-state) or nonresident (out-of-state).<\/p>\n\n\n\n A United States citizen or permanent resident who does not meet the required criteria will be classified as a nonresident for tuition purposes. A non-citizen who is not a permanent resident of the United States and has not been permitted by U.S. Congress to adopt the United States as their domicile while in this country will be classified as a foreign (international) student.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFollow these steps: <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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