Gov. Corbett had originally planned cuts of more than 50 percent to the four universities, which receive state support but are not under direct state control. He said the reductions were needed to help balance a multibillion spending gap.
But the proposal led to countless demonstrations, marches and rallies, as well as relentless lobbying efforts by angry students, staff and faculty. Temple President Ann Weaver Hart yesterday thanked university supporters for "the largest outpouring of advocacy ever recorded" at the school.
"I know your efforts caught the attention of everyone involved in the commonwealth budgeting process," Hart said in a video statement.
Temple's tuition increases have averaged about 6 percent annually, officials said. The university pledged to help offset this year's hike with $6.8 million in extra financial aid.
Temple serves about 27,200 undergraduates, about 80 percent of whom are Pennsylvania residents.
Penn State will set its rates for 2011-12 at a board of trustees meeting scheduled for July 15. Tuition for incoming Pennsylvania freshmen at the main campus in State College last year was $14,412, plus more than $800 in fees.
"We expect to have a tuition increase that is what you might see in a normal year, not a substantial increase of the sort that you're going to see at other universities around the country," Penn State President Graham Spanier said in a statement Thursday.
Pitt and Lincoln have not yet announced when their tuition decisions will be made.
