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Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Temple University is a public institution. Philadelphia is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

2,136 Undergraduate Degrees
674 Graduate Degrees
$38,791 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
71% Acceptance Rate

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Temple University Rankings

According to our 2023 analysis, Temple is ranked #198 out of 1,477 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation. Out of the 87 colleges in Pennsylvania, it is ranked at #16.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Temple has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#135 Best Business Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Temple.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#2 Most Popular Insurance Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#6 Best Insurance Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#10 Most Popular International Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#12 Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#13 Most Popular Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#23 Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#28 Best Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#52 Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#85 Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#94 Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Temple has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#1 Best General Organizational Communication Graduate Degree Schools College Factual
#16 Best Hospitality Management Schools College Factual
#23 Best Human Resource Management Schools College Factual
#43 Best Finance & Financial Management Schools College Factual
#86 Best Business Administration & Management Schools College Factual
#115 Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools College Factual

Where Is Temple University?

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Contact details for Temple are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1801 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122-6096
Phone: 215-204-7000
Website: www.temple.edu
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/templeu
Twitter: https://twitter.com/templeuniv

How Do I Get Into Temple?

You can apply to Temple online at: www.temple.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for Temple

Submission Required?
High School GPA required
High School Rank considered but not required
High School Transcript required
College Prep Program required
Recommendations considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores neither required nor recommended
TOEFL required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Temple?

71% Acceptance Rate
60% Of Accepted Are Women
The acceptance rate at Temple University is 71%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 40% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 70%, and the acceptance rate for women is 72%.

Can I Afford Temple University?

$38,791 Net Price
66% Take Out Loans
3.5% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of Temple is $38,791. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Temple, approximately 66% of students took out student loans averaging $10,315 a year. That adds up to $41,260 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Temple is 3.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Temple University Undergraduate Student Diversity

24,915 Full-Time Undergraduates
56% Women
39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 27,306 undergraduate students at Temple, with 24,915 being full-time and 2,391 being part-time.

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There are also 9,930 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 24,915 full-time undergraduates at Temple, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Temple University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 3,173
Black or African American 3,353
Hispanic or Latino 2,073
White 13,797
International Students 1,024
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,495

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at Temple University. At this time, 42 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 132 countries are represented at Temple. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Kuwait.

Online Learning at Temple University

13,709 Took All Classes Online
34,137 Took At Least One Class Online
187.5% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 34,137 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Temple has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the most popular in Pennsylvania for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Temple

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Temple University was $16,970 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $29,882. The following table shows how Temple is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Tax Law/Taxation #1 #1
Tourism and Travel Services Management #4 #1
General Organizational Communication #7 #9
Entrepreneurial Studies #8 #11
Entrepreneurship #8 #8
Public Relations & Advertising #35 #38
Marketing/Marketing Management, General #36 #45
Supply Chain Management #37 #40
Hospitality Management #38 #38
Marketing #42 #51

Online Growth Rankings of Temple

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Temple University was 187.5%. This is the #243 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Temple regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Temple ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Temple.

Major Growth Rate Rank
International & Intercultural Communication #1
Entrepreneurship #1
Tourism and Travel Services Management #1
General Organizational Communication #1
Supply Chain Management #4
Entrepreneurial Studies #4
Public Relations & Advertising #4
Hospitality Management #7
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration #10
Marketing/Marketing Management, General #10
Marketing #13
Human Resource Management #14
Business Administration & Management #134

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Temple University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management 0 0 0 331 42 373
Marketing/Marketing Management, General 0 329 0 0 0 329
Finance 0 311 0 0 0 311
Accounting 0 197 0 39 0 236
Advertising 0 187 0 15 0 202
General Business/Commerce 0 182 0 0 0 182
Insurance 0 159 0 0 0 159
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration 0 76 4 24 0 104
General Economics 0 85 0 6 3 94
Public Relations 0 92 0 0 0 92
International Business/Trade/Commerce 0 90 0 0 0 90
Organizational Behavior Studies 0 77 2 9 0 88
Supply Chain Management 0 86 0 0 0 86
Entrepreneurship 15 39 3 26 0 83
General Hospitality Administration/Management 3 65 0 14 0 82
Actuarial Science 0 47 0 7 0 54
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods 0 0 0 42 0 42
Business Statistics 0 0 3 36 0 39
Financial Planning & Services 0 35 0 0 0 35
General Organizational Communication 0 8 0 15 0 23
Real Estate 0 21 0 0 0 21
Banking, Corporate, Finance, & Securities Law 0 0 20 0 0 20
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication 0 19 0 0 0 19
Tourism and Travel Services Management 0 0 0 11 0 11
Taxation 0 0 0 10 0 10
International & Intercultural Communication 0 0 10 0 0 10
Meeting and Event Planning 8 0 0 0 0 8
Organizational Leadership 3 0 0 0 0 3
Business Management & Marketing 0 0 1 0 0 1
Investments and Securities 0 0 0 1 0 1
Hospitality and Recreation Marketing Operations 1 0 0 0 0 1
Other Economics 1 0 0 0 0 1
E-Commerce 0 0 0 0 0 0
International Finance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Hospitality Administration/Management 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Management Information Systems and Services 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tax Law/Taxation 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 31 2,105 43 586 45 2,810

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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