Temple University has seen a 30 percent increase in its Class of 2028 enrollment, more than tripling its enrollment goal for the 2024-25 academic year, writes Nurbanu Sahin for The Temple News.
The university announced that 4,926 new students have arrived during the fall semester, most of which are first-generation students and Philadelphia natives.
Temple credits the significant increase on its efforts to focus resources on prospective student outreach.
“Temple prides itself on attracting a broad group of students, students who are oftentimes first generation, or many of them low income, or students who are coming in without all of the information into the college admission process,” said Jose Aviles, vice provost of enrollment management.
In addition to the high 40 percent of students being first-generation, the university also saw a 29 percent increase of transfer students. A portion of those students transferred from the University of the Arts, which unexpectedly closed its doors this past summer.
About 22 percent of the new class are from the city.
While Temple University is seeing a surge in new student enrollment, most universities are continuing to see a decline since the COVID-19 pandemic.
College enrollment has generally declined for a variety of reasons, most notably the rising cost of four-year college.
Read more about Temple’s enrollment increase and how it compares to others in the region in The Temple News.
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