#19. Texas - Percent change in state spending per student, 2008-2018: -22.2% - Actual change in state spending per student, 2008-2018: -$2,074 (#18 highest) - Change in tuition at public, four-year colleges 2008-2018: 29.0% ($2,210 increase; #17 lowest) - Top public universities in the state: University of Texas - Austin, Texas A&M University, Texas Tech University In 1984, 47% of the University of Texas - Austin's annual revenue came from state funding. In 2018, it was 12%. The decline has affected the Permanent University Fund (PUF), which is the annual return on oil and mineral revenues dedicated to higher education that contributes to the Available University Fund (AUF). Funding for the Texas college system is based on enrollment, with the University of Texas - Austin receiving 10% of the AUF annual financing. This slideshow was first published on theStacker.com