Temple University vs University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Philadelphia, PA · Champaign, IL · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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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

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Temple University vs University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign leads on avg net price ($14,355 vs $28,198 at Temple University)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign leads on acceptance rate (42.4% vs 80.4% at Temple University)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign leads on in-state tuition ($16,004 vs $23,011 at Temple University)

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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.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); avg net price focus for this pair · 2025