Temple University is raising tuition by 3.4% for both in-state and out-of-state students and plans to lay off about 40 employees, less than 1% of its workforce, as part of its $1.3 billion operating budget for the next fiscal year. Even with the tuition increase, the university is projected to face a $25 million budget deficit. PASSHE pledgeMeanwhile, Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) is launching the statewide “PASSHE Pledge,” a last-dollar scholarship initiative. The program will cover remaining tuition costs for in-state undergraduate students who receive both a federal Pell Grant and a Pennsylvania state grant. Under the pledge, eligible students across all 10 PASSHE universities will pay no out-of-pocket tuition costs after federal, state, and institutional aid is applied. The initiative begins in the fall of 2027. The PASSHE Board of Governors also voted to increase tuition by $172 per semester for in-state undergraduate students for the upcoming school year. The new tuition rate will be just over $4,000 per semester.

Temple University is raising tuition by 3.4% for both in-state and out-of-state students and plans to lay off about 40 employees, less than 1% of its workforce, as part of its $1.3 billion operating budget for the next fiscal year.

Even with the tuition increase, the university is projected to face a $25 million budget deficit.

PASSHE pledge

Meanwhile, Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) is launching the statewide “PASSHE Pledge,” a last-dollar scholarship initiative. The program will cover remaining tuition costs for in-state undergraduate students who receive both a federal Pell Grant and a Pennsylvania state grant.

Under the pledge, eligible students across all 10 PASSHE universities will pay no out-of-pocket tuition costs after federal, state, and institutional aid is applied. The initiative begins in the fall of 2027.

The PASSHE Board of Governors also voted to increase tuition by $172 per semester for in-state undergraduate students for the upcoming school year. The new tuition rate will be just over $4,000 per semester.