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Frequently Asked Questions about Differential Tuition

  1. What is differential tuition?

    Differential tuition is a increased cost of tuition at the Fox School over most of the other schools and colleges at Temple University. 

  1. Why is the Fox School implementing differential tuition?

    The cost of business education continues to rise much faster than The Fox School’s resources, which hinders us from serving our current students. At the same time, demand for our program has grown. The Fox School needs the differential to sustain and grow the quality of our programs. This is also in response to our current students expressed concerns at our dean’s forums about services and class availability for undergraduate students. To address these concerns, we developed a four year plan in 2007 that adds: two additional advisers, an additional professional staff member in our Center for Student Professional Development, more scholarship money for academic and need-based scholarships, 40 more faculty to allow us to add more sections in response to the growing interest in business courses, as well as the latest technology and staff support in the new Alter Hall which opens spring of 2009.  

  1. What are the funds being generated by differential tuition being used for?

    In the last year alone, the Fox School has added two additional academic advisors on the Main Campus, another professional staff member in the Center for Student Professional Development, 11 new faculty appointments, with 20 additional faculty positions who have been hired for this fall, expanded need and merit based scholarships, and funding support for the Fox School Peer Teachers program.  

  1. What is the implementation plan for differential tuition?

    In the first year, 2007/2008, The Fox School had a 2% differential tuition above the university’s tuition. There will be an increase in the range of  6.5% in each of the next three years, in addition to any university tuition increases. 

    For example, if the university increased its tuition by 5%, the Fox School tuition for next year would be in the range of $11,646 for in-state students. The actual tuition in 2008-09 will depend on the actual increases of the university’s tuition which will be announced around the first of July.  

  1. How does financial aid and/or my grants factor into differential tuition?

    Student financial aid and grant packages have been be adjusted to account for the differential tuition rates for the Fox School.  For the current 2007-08 tuition rates, you can point your web browser to http://www.temple.edu/bursar/about/tuitionrates.htm. 

  1. What steps are being taken to reduce the impact on students with limited financial resources?

    12.51% of revenues from the proposed differential tuition fee is earmarked for financial aid.  

  1. Has there been opportunities for input on the proposal?

    In developing the proposal, the Fox School worked closely with Temple University administration, the Tuition Committee, Fox School student organizations, Fox School Alumni and Advisory Committees, as well as open forums for the general Fox School undergraduate student population. All students were informed of the differential tuition implementation in the summer of 2007 and the spring of 2008. 

  1. Do any other Business Schools have differential tuition?

    Many of our other peer and aspirant Business Schools have differential tuition including Penn State, St. Joseph’s, Villanova, Rutgers, University of Florida, University of Connecticut, University of Texas at Austin, and many others. All Big Ten Business Schools have differential tuition. 

  1. Is there someone I can talk to if I have questions about differential tuition?

    If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Debbie Campbell, Senior Assistant Dean, at 215-204-3919 or dcampbell@temple.edu