Temple University
http://www.temple.edu1801 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122-6096
(215) 204-7000
Temple University is a national center of excellence in teaching and research with an international presence. Our talented faculty and broad curriculum of nearly 300 academic programs provide superior educational opportunities for academically talented and highly motivated students, without regard to their status or station in life. Temple’s richly diverse student population and the dramatic growth of our residential campus community of student scholars enrich the educational and extracurricular life of our people. While the University especially serves students from Greater Philadelphia, it is enlivened by a rapidly increasing number of students from across Pennsylvania, throughout the nation, and around ...show more »
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| Institution Type | 4-year, Public |
| Special Learning Opportunities | ROTC (Army) Teacher certification Distance learning opportunities Study abroad Weekend/evening college |
| Student Services | Remedial services Academic/career counseling service Employment services for students Placement services for completers |
| Credit Accepted | Dual credit Credit for life experiences Advanced placement (AP) credits |
| Religious Affiliation | Not applicable |
| Federal Aid | Eligible students may receive Pell Grants and other federal aid (e.g. Direct Loans). |
| Degrees/Certificates Offered | One but less than two years certificate Associate's degree Two but less than 4 years certificate Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctor's degree - research/scholarship Doctor's degree - professional practice |
| Campus Setting | City: Large |
| Disability Services Student | 3% or less |
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At Temple University, 85.0% percent of first-time undergrads receive financial aid, 56.0% receive grants and/or scholarships (an average of $6,827), and 62% receive loans ($8,099 on average). On-campus room and board costs about $9,198. Off campus it is around $10,100. Taking into account total living expenses and financial aid, the average net cost of attending Temple University is $15,715 per year. |
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| Yearly Tuition | |
| Tuition Undergrad in State | $11,764 |
| Tuition Undergrad Out of State | $21,634 |
| Tuition Graduate in State | $14,260 |
| Tuition Graduate Out of State | $20,664 |
| Living Costs | |
| Total Expense in State on Campus | $26,398 |
| Total Expense Out of State On Campus | $36,268 |
| Total Expense In State Off Campus | $27,300 |
| Total Expense in State off Campus With Family | $15,050 |
| Total Expense Out of State Off Campus | $37,170 |
| Total Expense Out of State Off Campus With Familhy | $24,920 |
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In Fall 2009, 18,574 people applied to Temple University. Of the applicants, 61.0% were admitted (60.0% male & 61.0% female ) and 37.0% accepted (39.0% male and 36.0% female) Of the 27,047 undergraduate students at Temple University, 11.0% are part-time. A majority (87.0%) of the undergrad students are under 25 years of age. And 35.0% of the 9,460 graduate students are part-time. |
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| Percent of In-State Undergrads | 72.0% |
| Full Time Retention Rate | 88.0% |
| Part Time Retention Rates | 47.0% |
| Four-Year Graduation Rate | 31.0% |
| Six-Year Graduation Rate | 59.0% |
| Overall Graduation Rate | 66.0% |
| Admissions | |
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| Yearly Application Deadline | March 1st-for fall semester, November 1st for spring semester, February 15th for nursing |
| Admissions Office Phone | 215-204-7200 |
| Admissions Office Email | tuadm@temple.edu |
| Admissions Office Address | Office of Undergraduate Admissions 1801 North Broad Street, Conwell Hall 103 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122-6096 |
| Admissions Transfer URL | http://www.temple.edu/undergrad/applying/transfer.htm |
| Admissions Website | http://www.temple.edu/admissions/index.htm (find financial aid info here) |
| Application Website | http://www.temple.edu/undergrad/applying/index.htm |
| Application Fee | $50 |
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In order to be accepted to Temple University, you should have:
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| Test Scores | |
| SAT Reading (25th Percentile) | 490 |
| SAT Reading (75th Percentile) | 600 |
| SAT Math (25th Percentile) | 510 |
| SAT Math (75th Percentile) | 610 |
| SAT Writing (25th Percentile) | 500 |
| SAT Writing (75th Percentile) | 600 |
| ACT Composite (25th Percentile) | 21 |
| ACT Composite (75th Percentile) | 26 |
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| Program Name | Certificate | Associate | Bachelor | Master | Doctorate |
| Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences | 4 | 12 | |||
| Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, General | 3 | ||||
| Horticultural Science | 12 | ||||
| Landscaping and Groundskeeping | 1 | ||||
| Architecture and related services | 99 | 16 | |||
| Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD) | 53 | ||||
| City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning | 16 | 16 | |||
| Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD) | 30 | ||||
| Area, ethnic, cultural, and gender studies | 53 | 2 | 6 | ||
| African-American/Black Studies | 22 | 2 | 6 | ||
| American/United States Studies/Civilization | 9 | ||||
| Asian Studies/Civilization | 10 | ||||
| Latin American Studies | 4 | ||||
| Women's Studies | 8 | ||||
| Biological and biomedical sciences | 233 | 13 | 21 | ||
| Anatomy | 0 | ||||
| Biochemistry | 44 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 185 | 4 | 2 | ||
| Biophysics | 4 | ||||
| Epidemiology | 1 | ||||
| Exercise Physiology | 6 | 1 | |||
| Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology | 8 | ||||
| Molecular Biology | 5 | ||||
| Pharmacology | 3 | ||||
| Physiology, General | 1 | 1 | |||
| Business, management, marketing, and related support services | 1 | 232 | 17 | ||
| Accounting | 207 | 14 | |||
| Actuarial Science | 30 | 6 | |||
| Business Administration and Management, General | 27 | 140 | 16 | ||
| E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce | 0 | ||||
| Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies | 23 | ||||
| Finance and Financial Management Services, Other | 11 | ||||
| Finance, General | 239 | 20 | |||
| Hospitality Administration/Management, General | 75 | 8 | |||
| Insurance | 68 | ||||
| International Business/Trade/Commerce | 97 | 9 | |||
| Labor and Industrial Relations | 82 | 6 | |||
| Management Information Systems, General | 21 | 12 | 1 | ||
| Marketing/Marketing Management, General | 266 | 6 | |||
| Organizational Behavior Studies | 7 | ||||
| Real Estate | 18 | ||||
| Communication, journalism, and related programs | 569 | 20 | 5 | ||
| Advertising | 113 | ||||
| Broadcast Journalism | 37 | ||||
| Journalism | 132 | 10 | |||
| Mass Communication/Media Studies | 5 | ||||
| Organizational Communication, General | 11 | 4 | |||
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Other | 5 | ||||
| Public Relations/Image Management | 67 | 1 | |||
| Radio and Television | 204 | 5 | |||
| Computer and information sciences and support services | 57 | 11 | 3 | ||
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 17 | 11 | 3 | ||
| Information Technology | 40 | ||||
| Education | 405 | 179 | 34 | ||
| Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching | 12 | ||||
| Art Teacher Education | 18 | 2 | |||
| Business Teacher Education | 5 | ||||
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General | 28 | 13 | |||
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 255 | 91 | |||
| English/Language Arts Teacher Education | 30 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Foreign Language Teacher Education | 15 | ||||
| Health Teacher Education | 1 | ||||
| Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching | 1 | ||||
| Mathematics Teacher Education | 16 | 3 | |||
| Music Teacher Education | 25 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education | 4 | 2 | |||
| Secondary Education and Teaching | 2 | ||||
| Social Studies Teacher Education | 28 | ||||
| Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods, Other | 11 | ||||
| Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas, Other | 6 | ||||
| Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor | 12 | ||||
| Technical Teacher Education | 1 | ||||
| Trade and Industrial Teacher Education | 9 | ||||
| Urban Education and Leadership | 9 | 11 | |||
| Engineering | 100 | 43 | 1 | ||
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | 3 | ||||
| Civil Engineering, General | 33 | 14 | |||
| Computer Engineering, Other | 6 | ||||
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering | 25 | 19 | |||
| Engineering, General | 1 | ||||
| Mechanical Engineering | 36 | 7 | |||
| Engineering technologies/technicians | 30 | ||||
| Civil Engineering Technology/Technician | 10 | ||||
| Computer Hardware Technology/Technician | 1 | ||||
| Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Tech | 12 | ||||
| Energy Management and Systems Technology/Technician | 0 | ||||
| Engineering Technology, General | 5 | ||||
| Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology | 1 | ||||
| Manufacturing Technology/Technician | 1 | ||||
| English language and literature/letters | 147 | 11 | 5 | ||
| Creative Writing | 6 | ||||
| English Language and Literature, General | 139 | 5 | 5 | ||
| Speech and Rhetorical Studies | 8 | ||||
| Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics | 48 | 12 | 5 | ||
| Arabic Language and Literature | |||||
| Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General | 6 | ||||
| French Language and Literature | 6 | ||||
| German Language and Literature | 4 | ||||
| Hebrew Language and Literature | 0 | ||||
| Italian Language and Literature | 4 | ||||
| Linguistics | 3 | 3 | |||
| Russian Language and Literature | 0 | ||||
| Spanish Language and Literature | 25 | 9 | 5 | ||
| Health professions and related clinical sciences | 4 | 316 | 213 | 690 | |
| Athletic Training/Trainer | 4 | 6 | |||
| Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | 25 | 25 | 2 | ||
| Clinical and Industrial Drug Development (MS, PhD) | 94 | ||||
| Community Health and Preventive Medicine | 4 | ||||
| Dentistry (DDS, DMD) | 101 | ||||
| Endodontics/Endodontology (Cert, MS, PhD) | 4 | ||||
| Environmental Health | 2 | ||||
| Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator | 32 | ||||
| Health Services Administration | 1 | ||||
| Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management | 1 | ||||
| Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (MS, PhD) | 0 | 0 | |||
| Medicine (MD) | 163 | ||||
| Music Therapy/Therapist | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) | 141 | 14 | |||
| Occupational Therapy/Therapist | 26 | ||||
| Oral Biology and Oral Pathology (MS, PhD) | 16 | ||||
| Orthodontics/Orthodontology (Cert, MS, PhD) | 0 | ||||
| Periodontics/Periodontology (Cert, MS, PhD) | 0 | ||||
| Pharmaceutics and Drug Design (MS, PhD) | 3 | 1 | |||
| Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada]) | 158 | ||||
| Physical Therapy/Therapist | 0 | 188 | |||
| Podiatric Medicine/Podiatry (DPM) | 0 | 68 | |||
| Public Health Education and Promotion | 69 | 14 | 1 | ||
| Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy | 43 | 3 | 6 | ||
| History | 77 | 14 | 6 | ||
| History, General | 77 | 14 | 6 | ||
| Legal professions and studies | 49 | 145 | 274 | ||
| International Law and Legal Studies (LLM, JSD/SJD) | 61 | ||||
| Law (LLB, JD) | 274 | ||||
| Legal Professions and Studies, Other | 49 | ||||
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other | 27 | ||||
| Programs for Foreign Lawyers (LLM, MCL) | 36 | ||||
| Tax Law/Taxation (LLM, JSD/SJD) | 21 | ||||
| Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities | 1 | 11 | |||
| General Studies | 1 | ||||
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | 11 | ||||
| Mathematics and statistics | 19 | 14 | 5 | ||
| Applied Mathematics, Other | 3 | ||||
| Mathematics, General | 16 | 4 | 2 | ||
| Statistics, General | 10 | 3 | |||
| Multi/interdisciplinary studies | 1 | 1 | |||
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 1 | ||||
| Neuroscience | 1 | ||||
| Natural resources and conservation | 31 | ||||
| Environmental Science | 1 | ||||
| Environmental Studies | 30 | ||||
| Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies | 185 | 19 | 5 | ||
| Kinesiology and Exercise Science | 128 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies | 57 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Philosophy and religious studies | 45 | 12 | 9 | ||
| Jewish/Judaic Studies | 2 | ||||
| Philosophy | 24 | 5 | 3 | ||
| Religion/Religious Studies | 19 | 7 | 6 | ||
| Physical sciences | 64 | 13 | 11 | ||
| Chemistry, General | 56 | 4 | 8 | ||
| Geology/Earth Science, General | 3 | 6 | |||
| Physics, General | 5 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Psychology | 324 | 58 | 42 | ||
| Clinical Psychology | 0 | 7 | |||
| Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics | 1 | ||||
| Counseling Psychology | 24 | 4 | |||
| Developmental and Child Psychology | 0 | ||||
| Educational Psychology | 12 | 12 | |||
| Experimental Psychology | 0 | ||||
| Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology | 2 | ||||
| Psychology, General | 324 | 10 | 2 | ||
| School Psychology | 12 | 13 | |||
| Social Psychology | 0 | 1 | |||
| Public administration and social service professions | 100 | 147 | |||
| Social Work | 100 | 147 | |||
| Security and protective services | 229 | 4 | 3 | ||
| Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | 229 | 4 | 3 | ||
| Social sciences | 329 | 26 | 15 | ||
| Anthropology | 71 | 5 | 6 | ||
| Economics, General | 38 | 7 | 4 | ||
| Geography | 2 | ||||
| Geography, Other | 19 | ||||
| Political Science and Government, General | 148 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Sociology | 53 | 7 | 4 | ||
| Urban Studies/Affairs | 0 | 2 | |||
| Visual and performing arts | 555 | 93 | 11 | ||
| Acting | 38 | 7 | |||
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 26 | 7 | 4 | ||
| Art/Art Studies, General | 28 | ||||
| Ceramic Arts and Ceramics | 15 | 4 | |||
| Conducting | 4 | ||||
| Dance, General | 13 | 6 | 5 | ||
| Directing and Theatrical Production | 0 | ||||
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | 126 | ||||
| Fiber, Textile and Weaving Arts | 6 | 1 | |||
| Film/Cinema Studies | 144 | 9 | |||
| Graphic Design | 33 | 3 | |||
| Jazz/Jazz Studies | 11 | ||||
| Metal and Jewelry Arts | 16 | 1 | |||
| Music History, Literature, and Theory | 2 | 1 | |||
| Music Pedagogy | 0 | 2 | |||
| Music Performance, General | 19 | 14 | 1 | ||
| Music Theory and Composition | 3 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Music, General | 2 | ||||
| Painting | 29 | 11 | |||
| Photography | 15 | 1 | |||
| Piano and Organ | 2 | ||||
| Printmaking | 9 | 5 | |||
| Sculpture | 7 | 1 | |||
| Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology | 3 | ||||
| Voice and Opera | 13 | 7 | 0 | ||
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