Information to help you achieve your educational goals

Temple University

General Information

Name: Temple University
Address: 1801 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122-6096
Phone:

  • General information: (215) 204-7000
  • Financial aid office: (215) 204-2244
  • Admissions office: (888) 340-2222

Website: www.temple.edu
Type of Institution: Public, 4-year or above
Religious affiliation: None

Estimated Student Expenses

Undergraduate academic year prices
Detailed expenses2006-072005-062004-05
Tuition and fees
        In-state$10,180$9,640$9,102
        Out-of-state$18,224$17,236$16,268
Books and supplies$800$800$800
Living arrangement
On-campus
        Room and board$8,940$8,680$7,978
        Other expenses$3,853$3,937$3,966
Off-campus
        Room and board$8,940$8,680$7,978
        Other expenses$3,853$3,937$3,966
Off-campus with family
        Other expenses$1,750$1,834$1,904

Total expenses   
In-state
        On-campus$23,773$23,057$21,846
        Off-campus$23,773$23,057$21,846
        Off-campus with family$12,730$12,274$11,806
Out-of-state
        On-campus$31,817$30,653$29,012
        Off-campus$31,817$30,653$29,012
        Off-campus with family$20,774$19,870$18,972

Financial Aid Recipients

    Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
  • Any form of aid: 87%
  • Federal grants: 38%
  • State/local grants: 32%
  • Institutional grants: 68%
  • Student loans: 71%
    Average Amount of Aid Received:
  • Federal grants:$2630
  • State/local grants:$2840
  • Institutional grants:$3992
  • Student loans:$6688

Admissions

Undergraduate application fee (2006-07):$50
Undergraduate Admissions
Fall 2006
TotalMenWomen
Number of applicants18,1407,50210,638
Percent admitted60.4%62.5%58.8%
Percent admitted who enrolled
Full-time36.1%38.3%34.5%
Part-time0.4%0.5%0.3%

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 33695
Undergraduate enrollment: 24194
First-time student retention: 84%
Overall graduation rate: 58%

Characteristics of undergraduate students

    • Attendance:
    • Full Time: 86%
    • Part Time: 14%
    • Gender:
    • Men: 43%
    • Women: 57%

White non-hispanic: 57%
Black non-hispanic: 19%
Hispanic: 4%
Asian/pacific islander: 9%
American indian/alaska native: 0%
Other: 11%

Degrees offered

    Agriculture, Agriculture Operations and Related Sciences
  • Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, General - Associate
  • Horticultural Science - Bachelor
    Architecture and Related Services
  • Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD) - Bachelor
  • City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning - Bachelor, Master
  • Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD) - Bachelor
    Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
  • African-American/Black Studies - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • American/United States Studies/Civilization - Bachelor
  • Asian Studies/Civilization - Bachelor
  • Latin American Studies - Bachelor
  • Women's Studies - Bachelor
    Biological and Biomedical Sciences
  • Anatomy - Doctor
  • Biochemistry - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Biophysics - Bachelor
  • Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology - Doctor
  • Molecular Biology - Doctor
  • Pharmacology - Doctor
  • Physiology, General - Doctor
    Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services
  • Accounting - Bachelor, Master
  • Actuarial Science - Bachelor, Master
  • Business Administration and Management, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Business Statistics - Master, Doctor
  • E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce - Bachelor
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies - Bachelor
  • Finance, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Hospitality Administration/Management, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Insurance - Bachelor
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce - Bachelor, Master
  • Labor and Industrial Relations - Bachelor, Master
  • Management Information Systems, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Organizational Behavior Studies - Bachelor
  • Real Estate - Bachelor
    Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
  • Advertising - Bachelor
  • Broadcast Journalism - Bachelor
  • Journalism - Bachelor, Master
  • Organizational Communication, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Other - Bachelor
  • Public Relations/Image Management - Bachelor
  • Radio and Television - Bachelor, Master
    Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Information Science/Studies - Bachelor
  • Information Technology - Bachelor
    Education
  • Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching - Master
  • Art Teacher Education - Bachelor, Master
  • Business Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Curriculum and Instruction - Master
  • Education, Other - Master
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General - Master, Doctor
  • Elementary Education and Teaching - Bachelor, Master
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Foreign Language Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Health Teacher Education - Master
  • Mathematics Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Music Teacher Education - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education - Bachelor, Master
  • Social Studies Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods, Other - Master
  • Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas, Other - Doctor
  • Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor - Master
  • Technical Teacher Education - Master
  • Trade and Industrial Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Urban Education and Leadership - Master, Doctor
    Engineering
  • Civil Engineering, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Computer Engineering, Other - Bachelor
  • Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering - Bachelor, Master
  • Mechanical Engineering - Bachelor, Master
    Engineering Technologies/Technicians
  • Civil Engineering Technology/Technician - Bachelor
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other - Bachelor
  • Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology - Bachelor
    English Language and Literature/Letters
  • Creative Writing - Master
  • English Language and Literature, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Speech and Rhetorical Studies - Bachelor
    Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General - Bachelor
  • French Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • German Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • Italian Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • Linguistics - Bachelor
  • Spanish Language and Literature - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Clinical and Industrial Drug Development (MS, PhD) - Master
  • Community Health and Preventive Medicine - Master
  • Dentistry (DDS, DMD) - First Professional
  • Environmental Health - Master
  • Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator - Bachelor
  • Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management - Master
  • Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (MS, PhD) - Doctor
  • Medicine (MD) - First Professional
  • Music Therapy/Therapist - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) - Bachelor, Master
  • Occupational Therapy/Therapist - Master
  • Oral Biology and Oral Pathology (MS, PhD) - Master
  • Pharmaceutics and Drug Design (MS, PhD) - Master, Doctor
  • Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada]) - First Professional
  • Physical Therapy/Therapist - Doctor
  • Podiatric Medicine/Podiatry (DPM) - First Professional
  • Public Health Education and Promotion - Bachelor
  • Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    History
  • History, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Legal Professions and Studies
  • International Law and Legal Studies (LLM, JSD/SJD) - Master
  • Law (LL.B.,J.D.) - First Professional
  • Legal Professions and Studies, Other - Bachelor
  • Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other - Master
  • Programs for Foreign Lawyers (LLM, MCL) - Master
  • Tax Law/Taxation (LLM, JSD/SJD) - Master
    Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies & Humanities
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies - Master
    Mathematics and Statistics
  • Applied Mathematics, Other - Bachelor
  • Mathematics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other - Bachelor
  • Neuroscience - Doctor
    Natural Resources and Conservation
  • Environmental Science - Bachelor
  • Environmental Studies - Bachelor
    Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies
  • Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Philosophy and Religious Studies
  • Jewish/Judaic Studies - Bachelor
  • Philosophy - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Religion/Religious Studies - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Physical Sciences
  • Chemistry, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Geology/Earth Science, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Physics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology - Master, Doctor
  • Counseling Psychology - Master, Doctor
  • Developmental and Child Psychology - Doctor
  • Educational Psychology - Master, Doctor
  • Psychology, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • School Psychology - Master, Doctor
  • Social Psychology - Master, Doctor
    Public Administration and Social Service Professions
  • Social Work - Bachelor, Master
    Security and Protective Services
  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Social Sciences
  • Anthropology - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Economics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Geography - Master
  • Geography, Other - Bachelor
  • International Relations and Affairs - Bachelor
  • Political Science and Government, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Sociology - Bachelor, Master
  • Urban Studies/Affairs - Bachelor, Master
    Visual and Performing Arts
  • Acting - Bachelor, Master
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Art/Art Studies, General - Bachelor
  • Ceramic Arts and Ceramics - Bachelor, Master
  • Conducting - Master
  • Dance, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Directing and Theatrical Production - Master
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General - Bachelor
  • Fiber, Textile and Weaving Arts - Bachelor, Master
  • Film/Cinema Studies - Bachelor, Master
  • Graphic Design - Bachelor, Master
  • Jazz/Jazz Studies - Bachelor
  • Metal and Jewelry Arts - Bachelor, Master
  • Music History, Literature, and Theory - Bachelor, Master
  • Music Pedagogy - Bachelor, Master
  • Music Performance, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Music Theory and Composition - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Music, General - Bachelor
  • Painting - Bachelor, Master
  • Photography - Bachelor, Master
  • Piano and Organ - Master
  • Printmaking - Bachelor, Master
  • Sculpture - Bachelor, Master
  • Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology - Master
  • Visual and Performing Arts, General - Doctor
  • Voice and Opera - Bachelor, Master


College Questions
College Prep