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Pair PA:IL
PUBLIC-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-GAP · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-HIGH · GAP-NET
- PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
- CROSS-STATE PA × IL
- ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
- NET-SPLIT Net-price split
- EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
- DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
- COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
- GAP-NET Largest gap · Avg Net Price
Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.
Decade path · College Scorecard
Selectivity moved on only one side of this board
ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023
Over 2013–2023, one school's acceptance-rate series clears the r² ≥ 0.40 floor while the other does not. Read the directional claim as one-sided, then check the companion metric below.
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: acceptance rate tightened -30.0% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.47).
- Temple University: acceptance rate eased +29.8% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.59).
- Temple University: enrollment shrank -22.8% over 2013–2023; fitted -532 students/yr fitted, r² 0.52.
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: enrollment grew +9.3% over 2013–2023; fitted +266 students/yr fitted, r² 0.94.
College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.
Scorecard metrics
Location
Undergraduate Enrollment
Avg Net Price
Acceptance Rate
In-State Tuition
Median Earnings (6 yr)
Median Earnings (10 yr)
Median Debt at Graduation
Retention Rate
150%-Time Completion
Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.
| Metric | Temple University Philadelphia, PA | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL |
| Location | Philadelphia, PA | Champaign, IL |
| Undergraduate Enrollment | 20,970 | 36,258 |
| Avg Net Price | $28,198 | $14,355 |
| Acceptance Rate | 80.4% | 42.4% |
| In-State Tuition | $23,011 | $16,004 |
| Median Earnings (6 yr) | $50,860 | $64,802 |
| Median Earnings (10 yr) | $63,727 | $81,054 |
| Median Debt at Graduation | $24,395 | $19,500 |
| Retention Rate | 82.6% | 94.8% |
| 150%-Time Completion | 74.9% | 85.0% |
Rows ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side. College Scorecard.
Largest gaps: Temple University vs University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- AVG-NET-PRICE University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign leads on avg net price ($14,355 vs $28,198 at Temple University)
- ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign leads on acceptance rate (42.4% vs 80.4% at Temple University)
- IN-STATE-TUITION University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign leads on in-state tuition ($16,004 vs $23,011 at Temple University)
Temple University profile · University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign profile · Compare other colleges
Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions
On avg net price, who leads between Temple University and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign?▼
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign leads on avg net price at $14,355 versus $28,198 at Temple University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between Temple University and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign?▼
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign leads on acceptance rate at 42.4% versus 80.4% at Temple University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Temple University and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign?▼
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign leads on in-state tuition at $16,004 versus $23,011 at Temple University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.