Cost of Attendance

Financial aid awarding begins by creating standard cost of attendance (COA) budgets for all students. These budgets reflect modest yet adequate expense patterns of Temple students. Temple will calculate undergraduate and graduate student’s COA to reflect total costs for the school year, which is comprised of the fall and spring semesters (summer is separate). All students can view their specific cost of attendance on their financial aid offer found in the Costs and Aid tab of their TUportal account.  

Cost of attendance components for students registered at least half-time may include

  • tuition and fees;
  • the cost of housing and food (or living expenses for students who do not contract with the school for room and meal plan); 
  • the cost of books, supplies, transportation, loan fees, and miscellaneous expenses (including a reasonable amount for the documented cost of a personal computer);
  • an allowance for child care or other dependent care;
  • costs related to a disability; and/or
  • costs for eligible study-abroad programs (provided by Temple’s Education Abroad office).

Note: Students registered less than half-time (five credits or less for undergraduates, and four credits or less for graduate students) have reduced COA budgets. Reductions in the budget are made once our office is notified that you are attending less than half time and may affect any offered or disbursed financial aid, including grants, loans and work study.

Utilize the university’s tuition calculator to create an estimated student account statement to include tuition, university fees, housing and food budget for the year. You can also input estimated financial aid figures, personal savings and other resources into the tuition calculator tool. This estimate of direct costs may be lower than the budget on the aid offer because the aid offer includes indirect costs that students may need to account for in their overall budget. Each student’s individual costs and aid will vary, so we recommend reviewing the full aid offer on the Costs and Aid tab of TUportal.

Direct university charges (charges that are billed directly to students):

Estimated indirect expenses (charges incurred by most students, but not billed directly by the university) categories:

  • Books and supplies
  • Off-campus room and board
  • Transportation and personal expenses

Temple uses estimated budgets in the initial determination of need. Once the Board of Trustees confirms the upcoming year’s tuition and fees in mid-July, the Office of Student Financial Services may adjust students’ COA based on the newly published figures. 

Undergraduate Programs

Below are the components included in the Undergraduate Cost of Attendance. The example below compares in-state and out-of-state tuition for the College of Liberal Arts and the Fox School of Business for the 2024-2025 Fall and Spring semester, based on anticipated costs. The exact tuition rates are set in early July.

College of Liberal Arts(PA resident)

Fox School of Business (PA resident)

College of Liberal Arts (Non-PA resident)

Fox School of Business(Non-PA resident)

Tuition & Fees

$19,880

$24,728

$34,928

$44,096

Housing

$12,522

$12,522

$12,522

$12,522

Food

$5,168

$5,168

$5,168

$5,168

Books

$1,250

$1,250

$1,250

$1,250

Transportation

$1,836

$1,836

$1,836

$1,836

Other (Personal, Miscellaneous)

$3,272

$3,272

$3,272

$3,272

Total Anticipated Cost of Attendance

$43,928

$48,776

$58,976

$68,144

Note: The housing and food budgets in the financial aid cost of attendance reflects a student who reports living on campus or off campus as their housing choice. Both housing preferences receive the same budget. The housing figures is based on a median of 2024-2025 housing rates. The food budget is based on the J&H Unlimited Plan. The estimated housing and meal allowance total for a commuting student is $3,644 for the year. This is based on the Premium 10 Meal Plan.

Important: The Office of Student Financial Services does not have sufficient funding to meet a student’s full demonstrated need. Other options to cover costs may be through outside scholarships, resources from private sources, personal savings or additional loan sources. 

A full breakdown of each academic program's 2023-2024 cost of attendance, including tuition, is available online.

A full breakdown of each academic program's anticipated cost of attendance for 2024-2025, including tuition, is available here.

    Graduate Programs

    Graduate students have the same Cost of Attendance Components as Undergraduate students. A full breakdown of the Cost of Attendance by graduate program is available here. The tuition figures quoted on the breakdown assumes 9 credits' enrollment each term (18 for the fall and spring),which is the minimum full-time enrollment. Registering for more than 9 credits per semester will result in tuition costs higher than what is quoted here.

    Graduate Housing is budgeted at $12,700 per year (Fall + Spring) based on the median cost of Graduate-only housing. Food expenses are based on the same J&H Unlimited meal plan as undergraduate costs.

    The cost of a graduate education at Temple University varies from student to student and from program to program. Obtain tuition and fee information from the university’s tuition calculator or by researching the school or college you plan to attend.