Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

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Tuition & Fees

$26,548

$41,928

not including housing and food

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Test Scores

Average freshman score by percentile.

Not Reported

Not Reported

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undergraduateRatios

44%

male

56%

female

12

students

1

faculty

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Moderately Selective

79%

acceptance rate

Accepted 30,817
Declined 7,849
Total Received 38,666
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Public

24,106

undergraduate students

9,090

graduate students

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School Facts

Temple University, founded in 1884, is a public, four-year high research university. Its main campus is located in the center of Philadelphia with additional campuses in Ambler, Pennsylvania and abroad in Rome, Italy and Tokyo, Japan. Known for its diverse student population, Temple also offers a diverse range of academics with more than 150 undergraduate majors to choose from.

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Public/private Public
Campus enrollment 33,196
Established in 1884
Coeducational Coeducational
Religious affiliation Other

Social Networks

118-acre main campus in Philadelphia (population: 1,580,863); branch campuses in Ambler, Center City, Fort Washington, and Harrisburg, and abroad in Italy and Japan. Served by air, bus, and train. School operates transportation to Ambler and Health Sciences campuses.

  • Campus Setting: Major city

Temple University
1801 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA
19122-6096

Campus Life

yes
Housing available
20%
of undergraduates that live in campus-owned housing
76%
of freshmen that live in campus-owned housing
no
Students are not required to live in school housing
yes
Students may have cars on campus
no
Alcohol is not permitted on campus to students of legal age

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% freshman classHigh School Class Rank

Top 1/10
23%
Top 1/4
56%
Top 1/2
91%
Bottom 1/2
9%
Bottom 1/4
1%

Test Scores

Average freshman score by percentile.

Not Reported

Not Reported

Admissions Facts

Application fee $55
Admissions interview (required or recommended) Neither
Common application accepted Yes
Application deadline (priority deadline) November 1
Application deadline (final deadline) February 1
School has early action program Yes
Early action program application deadline November 1
SAT/ACT requirements SAT or ACT Considered if submitted

Moderately Selective

79%

acceptance rate

Accepted 30,817
Declined 7,849
Total Received 38,666

Admissions Factors

Required

TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Secondary School GPA
Secondary School Record
Completion of college-preparatory program

Neither required nor recommended

Formal demonstration of competencies

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Counseling services

  • Academic
  • Birth control
  • Career
  • Military
  • Minority student
  • Older student
  • Other
  • Personal
  • Psychological
  • Religious
  • Veteran student

Remedial services offered

  • Math
  • Reading
  • Study skills
  • Writing

Career placement services

  • Alumni network
  • Career/job search classes
  • Co-op education
  • Interest inventory
  • Internships
  • Interview training
  • On-campus job interviews
  • Other
  • Resume assistance

Percent of the campus accessible to physically disabled students

100%

Additional services

  • Health insurance
  • Health service
  • Nonremedial tutoring
  • Other

Special programs for physically disabled students

  • Adaptive equipment
  • Braille services
  • Interpreters for hearing-impaired
  • Note-taking services
  • Other
  • Reader services
  • Special housing
  • Talking books
  • Tape recorders
  • Tutors

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Financial Facts

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P: 215 204-2244
F: 215 204-5897
sfs@temple.edu

Varsity Sports

M W
All track combined yes
Basketball yes yes
Fencing yes
Field hockey yes
Football yes
Golf yes
Gymnastics yes
Lacrosse yes
Rowing yes yes
Soccer yes yes
Tennis yes yes
Track and field x country yes
Volleyball yes

Club Sports - Men's

badminton, baseball, boxing, cycling, equestrian sports, fencing, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, martial arts, mountain biking, racquetball, rock climbing, rugby, skiing, snowboarding, soccer (indoor/outdoor), swimming, tennis, track and field, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, weight lifting, wrestling

Club Sports - Women's

badminton, boxing, cycling, equestrian sports, fencing, field hockey, gymnastics, lacrosse, martial arts, mountain biking, racquetball, rock climbing, rugby, skiing, snowboarding, soccer (indoor/outdoor), softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, weigh tlifting

Intramural/Recreational Sports

basketball, dance, handball, Irish dance, non-tackle football, soccer, softball, volleyball, yoga

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Athletic Facts

Athletic conference memberships
American Athletic Conference, Big East Conference, Eastern College Athletic Conference, Eastern Intercollegiate Gymnastics League, National Intercollegiate Women's Fencing Association

Majors

Assc. Bach. Mast. Doct.
Accounting yes yes
Acting yes yes
Actuarial Science yes yes
Anthropology, General yes yes yes
Applied Mathematics, General yes
Applied Mathematics, Other yes
Art History, Criticism and Conservation yes yes yes
Art Teacher Education yes yes
Art Therapy/Therapist yes
Athletic Training/Trainer yes
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist yes yes yes
Behavioral Aspects of Health yes yes
Biochemistry yes
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering yes yes yes
Bioethics/Medical Ethics yes
Bioinformatics yes yes
Biology/Biological Sciences, General yes yes yes
Biomedical Sciences, General yes yes
Biophysics yes
Biostatistics yes
Biotechnology yes
Business Administration and Management, General yes yes
Business Statistics yes
Business/Commerce, General yes
Ceramic Arts and Ceramics yes yes
Chemistry, General yes yes yes
Chinese Language and Literature yes
Cinematography and Film/Video Production yes yes yes
Civil Engineering, General yes yes yes
Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist yes
Clinical and Industrial Drug Development yes
Computational Science yes yes
Computational and Applied Mathematics yes
Computer and Information Sciences, Other yes yes
Computer and Information Sciences, General yes yes yes
Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance yes
Conducting yes
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician yes
Counseling Psychology yes yes
Creative Writing yes
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies yes yes yes
Cyber/Electronic Operations and Warfare yes
Dance, General yes yes yes
Design and Visual Communications, General yes
Directing and Theatrical Production yes
Economics, General yes yes yes
Education, General yes
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs yes
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs yes
Educational Evaluation and Research yes
Educational Leadership and Administration, General yes yes
Educational Psychology yes
Educational Statistics and Research Methods yes
Electrical and Electronics Engineering yes yes yes
Elementary Education and Teaching yes yes
Engineering, General yes yes yes
Engineering/Industrial Management yes
English Language and Literature, General yes yes yes
English/Language Arts Teacher Education yes
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies yes yes
Environmental Health yes
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering yes yes yes
Epidemiology yes yes
Exercise Science and Kinesiology yes yes yes
Facilities Planning and Management yes
Fiber, Textile and Weaving Arts yes yes
Finance, General yes yes
Financial Mathematics yes
Financial Planning and Services yes
Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other yes yes
Foreign Language Teacher Education yes
French Language and Literature yes
Genome Sciences/Genomics yes
Geographic Information Science and Cartography yes
Geography, Other yes yes yes
Geology/Earth Science, General yes yes yes
German Language and Literature yes
Graphic Design yes yes
Health Occupations Teacher Education yes
Health Policy Analysis yes yes
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration yes yes
Historic Preservation and Conservation, General yes
History, General yes yes yes
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management yes
Hospitality Administration/Management, General yes yes
Hospitality Administration/Management, Other yes
Human Development and Family Studies, General yes
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General yes yes
Industrial Engineering yes
Information Technology yes yes
Insurance yes yes
International Business/Trade/Commerce yes
International Finance yes yes
International Law and Legal Studies yes
International/Globalization Studies yes
Italian Language and Literature yes
Jewelry Arts yes yes
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching yes yes
Keyboard Instruments yes
Law yes
Legal Professions and Studies, Other yes
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other yes
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies yes yes
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management yes
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other yes
Marketing Research yes
Marketing/Marketing Management, General yes yes
Materials Science yes
Mathematics Teacher Education yes
Mathematics and Computer Science yes
Mathematics, General yes yes yes
Mathematics, Other yes
Mechanical Engineering yes yes yes
Medical Informatics yes yes
Meeting and Event Planning yes
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other yes
Music History, Literature, and Theory yes yes
Music Pedagogy yes yes
Music Performance, General yes yes
Music Teacher Education yes yes yes
Music Technology yes yes
Music Theory and Composition yes yes
Music Therapy/Therapist yes yes yes
Music, General yes yes yes
Musical Theatre yes yes
Natural Sciences yes
Neuroscience yes yes yes
Occupational Therapy/Therapist yes
Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology yes
Organizational Behavior Studies yes yes
Painting yes yes
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution yes
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design yes yes yes
Philosophy yes yes yes
Photography yes yes
Physical Sciences, Other yes
Physician Associate/Assistant yes
Physics, General yes yes yes
Physiology, Pathology, and Related Sciences, Other yes
Political Science and Government, General yes yes yes
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing yes
Programs for Foreign Lawyers yes
Psychology, General yes yes
Public Health Education and Promotion yes
Public Health, Other yes
Public Policy Analysis, General yes
Real Estate yes yes
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse yes
Religion/Religious Studies yes yes yes
Research and Experimental Psychology, Other yes
School Psychology yes yes
Sculpture yes yes
Secondary Education and Teaching yes
Social Studies Teacher Education yes
Social Work yes yes
Sociology, General yes yes yes
Spanish Language and Literature yes yes yes
Special Education and Teaching, General yes yes
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management yes yes
Statistics, General yes yes yes
Tax Law/Taxation yes
Taxation yes
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other yes
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor yes
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology yes yes
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy yes yes
Tourism and Travel Services Management yes
Visual and Performing Arts, General yes
Voice and Opera yes

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Most Popular Majors

  1. Biology
  2. Psychology
  3. Finance

Programs Offered

  • Accelerated study
  • Certificate programs
  • Distance Learning
  • Double majors
  • Dual degrees
  • Honors program
  • Independent study
  • Internships
  • Pass/fail grading option
  • Phi Beta Kappa

Cooperative Education Programs

  • Business
  • Computer Science
  • Education
  • Engineering

Pre-professional Programs

  • Pre-dentistry
  • Pre-law
  • Pre-medicine
  • Pre-optometry
  • Pre-pharmacy
  • Pre-veterinary science

33,196

total students

65%

in-state

35%

out-of-state

Undergraduate

Graduate

73%

24,106
students

Female
56%
13,471

Male
44%
10,635

27%

9,090
students

Female
60%
5,493

Male
40%
3,597

undergraduateFull-time

undergraduatePart-time

91%

22,026
students

Female
57%
12,452

Male
43%
9,574

9%

2,080
students

Female
49%
1,019

Male
51%
1,061

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Student Break-down

3%
Nonresident aliens
15%
Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
< 1%
Native American or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic/Latino
13%
Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
9%
Hispanic/Latino
49%
White, non-Hispanic/Latino
3%
Race and/or ethnicity unknown
4%
Two or more races, non-Hispanic/Latino
< 1%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino

Transfer Enrollment

Not Reported

Transfer applicants enrolled

Not Reported

Students are transfer students

Transfer Requirements

Minimum requirements College GPA: 2.50
High school transcript Required of Some
College transcript(s) Required of All
Essay or personal statement Required of All
Interview Not Required/Recommended
Standardized test scores Recommended of Some
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s) Not Required/Recommended

Transfer Application Deadline

Fall: June 1

Spring: November 1

Transfer Credits

Minimum transfers must complete

45

semester hours

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International Students

Number of foreign countries represented by degree-seeking undergraduate non-resident aliens 128
Countries most often represented China
India
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
South Korea
Vietnam
Special services offered for international applicants ESL program/classes
Host family program
International student center
Special counselors/advisors
Special orientation

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