Overview
- Temple’s executive committee approved a $1.3 billion operating budget that includes an average 3.4% tuition increase, plans for about 40 employee layoffs, and a projected $25.5 million deficit.
- The university asked schools and units to find $60 million in cuts and met much of that target by eliminating vacant roles and securing voluntary separations.
- PASSHE’s Board of Governors voted unanimously to impose a 4.3% tuition hike that would take effect only if the state does not provide an roughly $31 million (5%) funding increase.
- PASSHE also announced the PASSHE Pledge, a last‑dollar scholarship starting fall 2027 that will cover remaining tuition for Pennsylvania students who receive both federal Pell and state PHEAA grants.
- Both actions stem from multi‑year enrollment and retention pressure and higher aid costs, and they leave students and campuses dependent on the outcome of Pennsylvania’s budget talks for whether tuition rises are enacted or rolled back.