The information listed in a student’s profile is based on admission and FAFSA application data. The profile informs how the aid offer is calculated (i.e., financial aid cost of attendance components).

• Your college (academic program), grade level (undergraduate, graduate, nonmatriculated or professional) and residency (resident of Pennsylvania tuition rate or nonresident/out-of-state/international tuition rate) information is important because Temple University tuition rates vary depending on what school/college you choose. See the university’s tuition calculator for all tuition and fee rates.
• The housing information listed is based solely on how you answered the question on the FAFSA. The Office of Student Financial Services uses this information when creating your financial aid cost of attendance.
• Your FAFSA status indicates whether you are considered a dependent student or an independent student. 
• The aid period listed determines the semester(s) the current aid totals were processed to assist with. The most common aid period is fall and spring semesters which will show annual totals of financial aid funding that are meant to split evenly between the fall and spring semesters. Temple University Bursar's Office bills enrolled students per semester. 

The information listed in the gift aid section does not require repayment. This will be any scholarship, grant and/or additional resources The gift aid may include funding from federal, state or institutional sources. The gift aid is offered based on the aid period listed in the student profile. 

• For more information on the Temple Employee Benefit placeholder, please review the tuition remission section of the bursar’s website. Tuition remission is a benefit for eligible Temple University full-time faculty/staff, and our office uses the placeholder on the aid offer based on the information a student provides on their admission application.
• The placeholder does not guarantee eligibility for the employee benefit, therefore Temple employees should review their employee manual and/or speak with their direct supervisor. If a parent doesn’t qualify for the tuition remission benefit please contact the SFS office immediately ([click-for-email]) so we can revise the aid offer to remove the placeholder.
• If additional scholarship and/or third-party resources (i.e., scholarship from a source outside of Temple and/or scholarship from a Temple University department added after the initial financial aid offer) are received the initial financial aid offer can be revised. The Office of Student Financial Services makes every effort to ensure the student keeps all available gift aid, however in certain circumstances the addition of scholarship funding can alter a student’s initial aid offer.

The financial aid cost of attendance includes both billable charges from the university and indirect costs to assist students in planning their budget each year.

Billable charges are invoiced by Temple University, whereas indirect costs are not billed by the university.

Indirect costs are meant to provide students with an estimate of the educational expenses they might incur while attending. Please note: Housing and meals are only charged to the student account if the student elects to live on campus and/or select a meal plan.

We encourage students to utilize the university’s tuition calculator to develop their own budget. This calculator allows students to view the different tuition, housing and meal plan options. Estimated tuition and fees are updated annually each summer. Some or all instruction for all or part of the academic year may be delivered remotely. Tuition, the University Services Fee and certain other fees are set regardless of the method of instruction and will not be refunded in the event instruction occurs remotely for any part of the academic year.

This is not meant to be a student’s Temple University bill. The aid offer includes the estimated cost to attend Temple University for planning purposes. For information regarding official billing notifications and the due date schedule, visit the Bursar's Office website.

Any full tuition scholarship offer amounts remain estimated until the university’s Board of Trustees meets in July to confirm the upcoming year’s tuition rates. All full-tuition scholarship amounts will be updated towards the beginning of each semester.

Undergraduate student Academic Merit Scholarship funding is restricted to tuition only. 

Temple’s estimated financial aid cost of attendance is calculated based on the aid period listed on the student’s aid offer. We aim to present students with the estimated cost for the year and then consider the cost for four years.

The estimated balance due section of the aid offer represents the billable charges minus the total gift aid for the aid period. The purpose of this section is to clearly communicate to the student the total amount of “free” money that is available to go against the billable charges. There are additional options to review and we offer them in the following sections for a student’s review.

Work-study is a need-based opportunity that offers students the option to secure a job on or off campus. The student is compensated directly for the hours worked. This is not grant funding that applies to billable charges at the university. Students apply for positions and if hired, earn funding in a biweekly paycheck to use for educational costs. 

Students interested in work study should contact the Office of Student Financial Services by emailing [click-for-email] to find out if they qualify.

Federal educational loans are funding available to eligible students and requires repayment. Federal student loan amounts are determined based on total completed credits, financial need and remaining eligibility. 

• Federal Subsidized student loans are available to eligible undergraduate students who have demonstrated financial need. The federal government pays the interest on the loan during your enrollment as long as certain requirements are met.
• Federal Unsubsidized student loans are available to eligible undergraduate, graduate and professional students, but in this case, the student does not have to demonstrate financial need to be eligible for the loan. You are responsible for paying all interest on the loan.
• All loan funding is processed for the full year, and is split evenly between semesters.

After reviewing the aid offer, consider the following next steps.

• Pay your enrollment and/or housing deposit by visiting the Next Steps channel in the Welcome tab on TUportal.
• Review and complete all financial aid requirements listed on the Student Financial Services channel in the Costs and Aid tab on TUportal.
• To plan your own budget, find the tuition calculator in the Costs and Aid tab on TUportal.
• Contact us if you have any questions or concerns. 
• Print the financial aid offer for your records.

IMPORTANT: Students must review the following tabs in this order Award Overview tab, Resources/Additional Information, Terms and Conditions and Accept Award Offter. Unfortunately, if you attempt to review in a different order the tabs could turn "grey" and become inaccessible for 30 minutes. Please log out and then back into the TUportal after 30 mintues. If the issue persists, please email [click-for-email] to reset your account. 

Review your housing status and enrollment status. If they are not correctly listed, please email [click-for-email] with the updated information and request a review of eligibility. 

Review the Resources/Additional Information tab, which contains important information and policies related to financial aid eligibility. We strongly encourage you to share this with your parent/guardian. The requirements to grant permission to pay any and all university charges and to pay previous balances up to $200, if owed are required to be completed by all students.  

This tab contains important information regarding financial aid funding, eligibility and disbursement. We strongly encourage students to share this with your parent/guardian. All students must read and accept the information on the fact sheet prior to receiving financial aid disbursements to the student account. All students have the option to opt out of accessing their financial aid information in the TUportal and/or from receiving electronic communication from our office. Please email [click-for-email] if you wish to opt out of either of these electronic means of communicating.  

Use this tab to accept, reduce or decline the Federal Direct Loan and/or work-study funding. 

1. Accept the full amount (including loans that you wish to borrow and repay) by selecting Accept Full Amount of All Awards.
2. Choose: Decline or Accept for each fund.
3. Accept a partial amount by selecting Accept and entering the amount in the Accept Partial Amount field. Note: This amount will be split evenly between fall and spring semesters.
4. To make any changes after you have accepted, declined or reduced your awards, please email [click-for-email] from your TUmail address.

• Review your financial award offer carefully.
• Complete any outstanding requirements, as some will prevent an aid offer from being issued.
• Create an estimated cost summary for the upcoming year by utilizing the tuition calculator. This tool allows a family to estimate estimated tuition, housing and meal plan charges while also inputting financial aid awards and outside resources well in advance of the university e-bill. 
• Financial aid awards assume full-time enrollment—if you plan to enroll less than full time, contact the SFS office. 
• Report additional funding sources not listed on your award letter, including tuition remission, university or non-university awards such as academic merit scholarships, outside scholarships, and grants to Student Financial Services. These awards may affect your current financial aid package and eligibility for funding (i.e., university-based, Federal, and state grants and federal student loans). If your financial aid package changes, you will be notified via your TUmail account when the revised award letter is ready to view.   
• Making changes—Housing and grade level statuses must be corrected on the FAFSA, or by contacting the SFS office.