State legislatures are to blame, too. Tuition at UTD skyrocketed when the Texas state legislature uncapped tuition in 2003. Before that, tuition at public univ

State legislatures are to blame, too. Tuition at UTD skyrocketed when the Texas state legislature uncapped tuition in 2003. Before that, tuition at public universities was capped by state law, but afterwards, each university was allowed to set their own tuition. UTD became one of the most expensive public universities in the country starting in 2004.