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#180 of 14,131 In the World
#91 of 2,597 In North America
#80 of 2,496 In the United States
#5 of 155 In Pennsylvania
#2 of 19 In Philadelphia
#42 of 1,307 For Criminology and Criminal Justice
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Acceptance rate
80%
Aid receiving
93%
Undergraduates
24,106
Graduates
9,090
Male:Female Ratio
42:58
Control
Public
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
temple.edu

Temple University Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

Temple University has an acceptance rate of 80% and is in the middle in terms of the difficulty of admission among universities in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

Total Men Women
Acceptance Rate 80% 79% 80%
Applicants 38,666 15,129 23,537
Admissions 30,817 11,880 18,937
Freshmen enrolled full time 4,614 1,955 2,659
Freshmen enrolled part time 50 27 23

13,509 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

2,612 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

Admissions requirements

College-preparatory program Required
Secondary school GPA Required
Secondary school record Required
TOEFL Required
Recommendations Considered but not required
Secondary school rank Considered but not required
Formal demonstration of competencies Neither required nor recommended
Other Tests Neither required nor recommended
SAT/ACT Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White 16107 (49%)
Black or African American 4879 (15%)
Asian 4477 (13%)
Hispanic 2900 (9%)
Nonresident Alien 1926 (6%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 1593 (5%)
Two or more races 1251 (4%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 19 (0.1%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 17 (0.1%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.

Average aid awarded
$11,575
Students receiving aid
93%

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $20,211$20,531
Tuition in-state $20,211$20,531
Tuition out-of-state $34,684$26,672
Fee in-district $924$924
Fee in-state $924$924
Fee out-of-state $924$924

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 5,066
Combined charge for room and board $13,616
Room charge $8,906
Meal charge $4,710

Temple University majors

Temple University has granted 5,943 bachelor's degrees across 124 programs, 1,786 master's across 123 programs, and 1,135 doctorate degrees across 53 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Temple University.

Major Associate Bachelor Master Doctoral
Psychology, General 334 5
Business Administration and Management, General 265 36
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 254 2 5
Finance, General 240
Law 239
Health Services & Allied Health & Health Sciences, General 232
Marketing & Marketing Management, General 219 8
Medicine 210
Radio and Television 193 14
Criminal Justice & Safety Studies 187 12 2
Accounting 151 46
Sport and Fitness Administration & Management 127 58
Advertising 170 13
Social Work 64 113
Computer and Information Sciences, General 143 6 12
Cinematography and Film & Video Production 142 9 1
Insurance 150
Business & Commerce, General 143
Dentistry 137
Pharmacy 137
Political Science and Government, General 135 1
Mass Communication & Media Studies 112 10
Public Health Education and Promotion 121
Neuroscience 101 7 4
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse 97 13
Audiology & Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist 70 36 1
Computer and Information Sciences, Other 105
Mechanical Engineering 87 11 3
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 86 11 3
Elementary Education and Teaching 89 8
Human Resources Management & Personnel Administration, General 58 30
Architectural and Building Sciences & Technology 61 24
English Language and Literature, General 71 5 5
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 60 14 5
Journalism 78 1
Podiatric Medicine & Podiatry 79
Information Technology 71 4
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 58 7 6
Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurial Studies 39 30
Economics, General 60 1 6
Civil Engineering, General 57 8 1
Therapeutic Recreation & Recreational Therapy 49 17
Hospitality Administration & Management, General 57 8
Computer and Information Systems Security & Auditing & Information Assurance 63
Counseling Psychology 61
International Business & Trade & Commerce 60
Graphic Design 58 1
Organizational Behavior Studies 51 8
Actuarial Science 49 9
Acting 55
Clinical and Industrial Drug Development 55
Higher Education & Higher Education Administration 33 17
History, General 36 8 5
Physical Therapy & Therapist 48
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management 47
Public Relations & Image Management 47
International & Globalization Studies 44
Chemistry, General 18 7 17
Public Health, Other 42
Environmental Studies 41
Music Performance, General 12 21 7
Biochemistry 38
Occupational Therapy & Therapist 37 1
Music Teacher Education 29 4 3
Statistics, General 27 4 4
Engineering Technologies & Technicians, General 34
Painting 27 7
School Psychology 29 5
Secondary Education and Teaching 32
Business Statistics 31
Digital Communication and Media & Multimedia 31
Physician Assistant 31
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Other 31
Social Studies Teacher Education 31
Sociology, General 25 4 2
Human Development and Family Studies, General 30
Educational Leadership and Administration, General 22 7
Financial Planning and Services 29
Health Policy Analysis 27 2
Music Therapy & Therapist 17 11
Legal Professions and Studies, Other 27
Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies 24 3
Physics, General 12 6 9
Behavioral Aspects of Health 26
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other 25
Medical Informatics 19 6
Athletic Training & Trainer 8 16
Biomedical Sciences, General 4 20
Environmental Science 24
Jazz & Jazz Studies 14 10
Philosophy 17 4 3
International Law and Legal Studies 23
Dance, General 13 7 2
Anthropology, General 15 4 2
Bioethics & Medical Ethics 21
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, General 21
Public Policy Analysis, General 21
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 13 4 3
Art Therapy & Therapist 20
City & Urban, Community, and Regional Planning 11 9
Printmaking 17 2
Art Teacher Education 14 4
Geography, Other 12 4 2
Mathematics, General 10 5 3
Natural Sciences 18
Spanish Language and Literature 13 4 1
Construction Engineering Technology & Technician 17
Music Technology 13 4
Musical Theatre 15 2
Real Estate 17
African-American & Black Studies 10 6
Computational Science 11 5
Trade and Industrial Teacher Education 2 14
Engineering & Industrial Management 15
English & Language Arts Teacher Education 15
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other 15
Epidemiology 14
Geology & Earth Science, General 8 6
Research and Experimental Psychology, Other 14
Special Education and Teaching, General 14
Ceramic Arts and Ceramics 9 4
Horticultural Science 1 12
Industrial Engineering 13
Visual and Performing Arts, General 13
Fiber, Textile and Weaving Arts 8 4
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other 12
Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology 12
Photography 10 2
Taxation 12
Tourism and Travel Services Management 12
Communication and Media Studies, Other 11
Creative Writing 11
Junior High & Intermediate & Middle School Education and Teaching 6 5
Education, General 10
Financial Mathematics 10
Music, General 9 1
Organizational Communication, General 1 9
Landscape Architecture 5 4
Biotechnology 8
Engineering, General 7 1
Mathematics and Computer Science 8
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language & ESL Language Instructor 8
Education & Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs 7
Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other 6 1
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 7
Music Theory and Composition 6 1
Women's Studies 7
Asian Studies & Civilization 6
Bioinformatics 6
Jewelry Arts 5 1
Physiology, Pathology, and Related Sciences, Other 6
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing 6
Religion & Religious Studies 3 2 1
Sculpture 5 1
Applied Mathematics, Other 5
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design 1 4
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 4
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration & Management 4
Mathematics Teacher Education 4
Technical Theatre & Theatre Design and Technology 2 2
Biostatistics 3
Conducting 3
Environmental & Environmental Health Engineering 1 2
Italian Language and Literature 3
Chinese Language and Literature 2
Educational Statistics and Research Methods 2
Foreign Language Teacher Education 2
German Language and Literature 2
Keyboard Instruments 2
Music History, Literature, and Theory 1 1
Physical Sciences, Other 2
Biophysics 1
Design and Visual Communications, General 1
Education & Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs 1
Educational Evaluation and Research 1
Educational Psychology 1
Environmental Health 1
French Language and Literature 1
Genome Sciences & Genomics 1
Historic Preservation and Conservation, General 1
Marketing Research 1
Mathematics, Other 1
Music Pedagogy 1
Urban Education and Leadership 1
Voice and Opera 1
Grand Total 1 5,943 1,786 1,135

Temple University has a graduation rate of 78%, which is among the 14% highest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 78% 75% 80%
  • Full-time retention rate - 84%
  • Part-time retention rate - 46%

Publications & Citations

Temple University is a world-class research university with 79,128 scientific papers published and 2,007,452 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Medicine, Biology, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Chemistry, Computer Science, Psychology, Genetics, Engineering, Biochemistry, and Physics.

Publications
79,128
Citations
2,007,452

Publication / Citation count by topic

Medicine
44,982 / 1,242,503
Biology
44,703 / 1,349,186
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
37,029 / 896,192
Chemistry
30,906 / 945,260
Computer Science
30,740 / 850,976
Psychology
28,107 / 865,015
Genetics
25,064 / 789,305
Engineering
24,654 / 657,031
Biochemistry
23,018 / 749,509
Physics
22,943 / 627,138
Environmental Science
21,430 / 552,815
Political Science
21,044 / 504,482
Law
19,901 / 492,007
Pathology
17,757 / 528,970
Philosophy
17,754 / 448,999
Sociology
17,203 / 408,536
Psychiatry
16,232 / 521,518
Mathematics
15,969 / 423,148
Quantum and Particle physics
13,622 / 379,204
Business
13,086 / 353,942
Surgery
12,474 / 328,269
Organic Chemistry
12,378 / 376,209
Statistics
11,650 / 333,904
Geography and Cartography
11,445 / 290,075
Neuroscience
10,733 / 359,489
History
10,658 / 223,442
Geology
10,549 / 283,838
Economics
10,531 / 275,966
Immunology
9,427 / 282,116
Linguistics
9,145 / 252,681
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
8,797 / 242,718
Materials Science
8,651 / 231,896
Paleontology
8,159 / 225,068
Archaeology
8,001 / 204,965
Radiology and Nuclear medicine
7,308 / 190,092
Social Psychology
7,213 / 279,840
Ecology
6,890 / 189,326
Art & Design
6,650 / 139,189
Public Health
6,008 / 174,180
Machine Learning
5,959 / 156,418

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 724 8579
1992 731 9386
1993 786 9563
1994 839 9388
1995 833 10044
1996 896 11135
1997 897 12218
1998 914 13453
1999 883 14085
2000 924 15850
2001 1000 16960
2002 1048 19315
2003 1099 21329
2004 1280 23483
2005 1341 27320
2006 1431 30086
2007 1599 34413
2008 1758 38623
2009 1814 42864
2010 1998 48575
2011 2136 55474
2012 2297 63044
2013 2607 69186
2014 2744 76735
2015 3063 83168
2016 3278 88663
2017 3332 94328
2018 3454 107056
2019 3498 122980
2020 3794 151298
2021 3755 173634
2022 3410 178668
2023 3151 177797
Academic rankings

Temple University alumni

  1. Bill Cosby

    Bill Cosby
    Born in
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    Years
    1937-.. (age 87)
    Occupations
    dub actorrecording artistvoice actortelevision producertelevision actor
    Biography

    William Henry Cosby Jr. is an American former comedian, actor, spokesman, and media personality. Cosby gained a reputation as "America's Dad" for his portrayal of Cliff Huxtable on The Cosby Show (1984–1992). He has received numerous awards and honorary degrees throughout his career, many of which were revoked following sexual assault allegations made against him in 2014.

  2. Bob Saget

    Bob Saget
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1956-2022 (aged 66)
    Enrolled in Temple University
    Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
    Occupations
    podcasterfilm producertelevision presenterscreenwritervoice actor
    Biography

    Robert Lane Saget was an American stand-up comedian, actor, director, and television host. He portrayed Danny Tanner on the sitcom Full House (1987–1995) and its sequel Fuller House (2016–2020). Saget was the original host of America's Funniest Home Videos (1989–1997), and the voice of narrator Ted Mosby on the sitcom How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014). He was also known for his adult-oriented stand-up comedy, and his 2014 album That's What I'm Talkin' About was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album.

  3. Jesse Williams

    Jesse Williams
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1981-.. (age 43)
    Enrolled in Temple University
    Graduated with Bachelor of Arts in film and African American studies
    Occupations
    modeltelevision produceractorstage actortelevision actor
    Biography

    Jesse Wesley Williams is an American actor, director, producer and activist. He played Dr. Jackson Avery on the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy (2009–22) and has appeared in films such as The Cabin in the Woods (2012) and The Butler (2013). He has provided voice acting and motion capture for Markus in the video game Detroit: Become Human (2018). He served as an executive producer of the Academy Award-winning short, Two Distant Strangers (2020) and the Tony Award-winning revival of Take Me Out (2022), the latter of which he was also nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play.

  4. Kunal Nayyar

    Kunal Nayyar
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1981-.. (age 43)
    Occupations
    writertelevision actorstage actorfilm actoractor
    Biography

    Kunal Nayyar is a British-born Indian American actor. He portrayed Raj Koothrappali on the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019) and voiced Vijay on the Nickelodeon animated sitcom Sanjay and Craig (2013–2016). Nayyar also appeared in the films Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012), The Scribbler (2014), Dr. Cabbie (2014), Consumed (2015), Trolls (2016) and Sweetness in the Belly (2019). Forbes listed him as the world's third-highest-paid television actor in 2015 and 2018, with earnings of US$20 million and US$23.5 million, respectively. His current net worth is estimated to be $45 million.

All 100 notable alumni

General info

Founded 1884
Motto Perseverantia Vincit
Perseverance Conquers
Colors cherry, white
Academic calendar September to May. Also Summer Session (May - August)
Total FTE staff 6,718
Carnegie classification Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity

Location and contacts

Address 1801 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19122-6096
United States
City population 1,604,000
Phone 2152047000

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