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Temple University

Philadelphia, PA - Enrollment, Demographics, Student Costs

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Carnegie Foundation Classification

Research Universities (high research activity)
UndergraduateProfessions plus arts & sciences, high graduate coexistence
GraduateComprehensive doctoral with medical/veterinary
Undergraduate PopulationFull-time four-year, selective, higher transfer-in
EnrollmentHigh undergraduate
Size & SettingLarge four-year, primarily nonresidential

General Characteristics

Title IV EligibilityParticipates in Title IV federal financial aid programs
Highest offeringDoctoral degree
Calendar SystemSemester
Years of college work requiredN/A
Variable Tuition
Religious AffiliationN/A
Congressional District4201

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance Learning
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force  —   /   / 
Study Abroad
Weekend College
Teacher Certification

Student Tuition Costs and Fees

What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending Temple University?
564th for total cost of attendance
  In District In State Out of State
Effective as of 2010-08-04
FT Undergraduate Tuition $11,174 $11,174 $21,044
FT Undergraduate Required Fees $590 $590 $590
PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour $432 $432 $728
FT Graduate Tuition $14,260 $14,260 $20,664
FT Graduate Required Fees $590 $590 $590
PT Graduate per Credit Hour $590 $590 $861
Total Cost of Attendance — On-Campus $26,398 $26,398 $36,268
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family $27,300 $27,300 $37,170
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus with Family $15,050 $15,050 $24,920

Student Tuition Cost History and Trends

Prior year comparison and trends on the cost of attending / attendance cost.
  In District In State Out of State
Published Tuition & Fees $10,802 $11,448 $10,802 $11,448 $19,320 $20,468
  Cost (regardless of residency)
Effective as of 2010-08-04
Books & Supplies $1,000(N/C)
On-Campus – Room & Board $8,518 $8,884
On-Campus – Other Expenses $3,900(N/C)
Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board $9,464 $9,860
Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses $3,900(N/C)
Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board $1,750(N/C)

Admission Details

Effective as of 2010-08-05
Application Fee RequiredN/A
Undergraduate Application Fee$50
Graduate Application Fee$50
First Professional Application FeeN/A
Applicants 18,574 (8,063 male / 10,511 female)
Admitted 11,265 (4,844 male / 6,421 female)
Admission rate 61%
First-time Enrollment 4,203 (1,875 male / 2,328 female)
FT Enrollment 4,186 (1,865 male / 2,321 female)
PT Enrollment 17 (10 male / 7 female)
Total Enrollment36,507

Admission Criteria

What criteria does Temple University use for admissions?  = Required,   = Recommended,   = Neither required nor recommended
Open Admissions
Secondary School GPA / Rank / Record  /  N/A / 
College Prep. Completion
Recommendations
Formal competency demoN/A
Admission test scores
TOEFL
Other testsN/A

Admission Credits Accepted

What types of credits does Temple University accept?
Dual Credit
Life Experience
Advanced Placement (AP)

Athletics - Association Memberships

Sports / Athletic Conference Memberships NCAA
NCAA Football Conference Mid-American Conference
NCAA Basketball Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
NCAA Baseball Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
NCAA Track & Field Conference Atlantic 10 Conference

ACT Test Admission

453rd for 75pctl scores
Applicants submitting ACT results 17%
Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) /
Math scores (25/75 %ile) /
Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) 21 / 26

SAT Test Admission

468th for 75pctl scores
Applicants submitting SAT results 97%
Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) 490 / 600
Math scores (25/75 %ile) 510 / 610
Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) 1000 / 1210

Student Services

Remedial Services
Academic / Career Counseling
PT Cost-defraying Employment
Career Placement
On-Campus Day Care
Library Facility

Student Living

First-time Room / Board Required
Dorm Capacity5,111
Meals per WeekN/A
Room Fee$6,126
Board Fee$3,072

Student Completion / Graduation Demographics

How many students are successful graduates?
 
Total 842 2,068 488 1,474 70 9,158 1,372 15,472
Accounting 46 48 10 90 4 206 38 442
Acting 4 18 2 58 8 90
Actuarial Science 10 2 6 2 40 12 72
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching 2 4 18 24
Advertising 2 48 4 6 142 24 226
African-American/Black Studies 44 4 12 60
American/United States Studies/Civilization 14 4 18
Anatomy
Anthropology 28 2 10 2 108 14 164
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, General 2 18 4 24
Applied Mathematics, Other 4 2 6
Arabic Language and Literature
Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD) 2 8 86 10 106
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 2 2 66 4 74
Art Teacher Education 2 34 4 40
Art/Art Studies, General 4 6 4 42 56
Asian Studies/Civilization 2 2 14 2 20
Athletic Training/Trainer 2 10 6 2 20
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 6 2 4 76 16 104
Biochemistry 6 6 2 38 30 10 92
Biology/Biological Sciences, General 20 44 6 106 168 38 382
Biomedical/Medical Engineering 4 2 6
Biophysics 4 2 2 8
Broadcast Journalism 2 14 4 4 2 44 4 74
Business Administration and Management, General 60 20 10 16 160 100 366
Business Teacher Education 4 6 10
Ceramic Arts and Ceramics 2 2 30 4 38
Chemistry, General 24 14 2 64 28 4 136
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning 6 2 4 50 2 64
Civil Engineering Technology/Technician 2 2 16 20
Civil Engineering, General 14 4 2 6 50 18 94
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 10 2 12
Clinical Psychology 2 2 8 2 14
Clinical and Industrial Drug Development (MS, PhD) 2 8 2 28 138 10 188
Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics 2 2
Community Health and Preventive Medicine 2 4 2 8
Computer Engineering, Other 4 8 12
Computer Hardware Technology/Technician 2 2
Computer and Information Sciences, General 20 4 2 14 20 2 62
Conducting 2 6 8
Counseling Psychology 2 10 4 2 2 28 8 56
Creative Writing 2 2 2 4 2 12
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies 104 26 22 2 278 40 472
Dance, General 8 10 30 48
Dentistry (DDS, DMD) 22 2 10 52 96 20 202
Developmental and Child Psychology
Directing and Theatrical Production
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 4 56 10 8 148 26 252
E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce
Economics, General 10 4 2 4 72 6 98
Educational Leadership and Administration, General 12 6 2 2 50 10 82
Educational Psychology 2 6 4 32 4 48
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering 38 8 2 6 32 2 88
Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology 2 20 2 24
Elementary Education and Teaching 68 22 34 2 518 48 692
Endodontics/Endodontology (Cert 2 6 8
Energy Management and Systems Technology/Technician
Engineering Technology, General 4 2 2 2 10
Engineering, General 2 2
English Language and Literature, General 2 48 8 4 204 32 298
English/Language Arts Teacher Education 2 2 4 58 6 72
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies 2 6 2 36 46
Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology 2 2
Environmental Health 2 2 4
Environmental Science 2 2
Environmental Studies 2 2 46 10 60
Epidemiology 2 2
Exercise Physiology 4 2 8 14
Experimental Psychology
Fiber, Textile and Weaving Arts 12 2 14
Film/Cinema Studies 8 24 6 12 226 30 306
Finance and Financial Management Services, Other 14 2 6 22
Finance, General 66 58 10 84 2 246 52 518
Foreign Language Teacher Education 2 10 14 4 30
French Language and Literature 10 2 12
General Studies 2 2
Geography 2 2 4
Geography, Other 6 28 4 38
Geology/Earth Science, General 2 14 2 18
German Language and Literature 6 2 8
Graphic Design 4 4 6 46 12 72
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator 22 26 12 4 64
Health Services Administration 2 2
Health Teacher Education 2 2
Hebrew Language and Literature
History, General 20 6 6 152 10 194
Horticultural Science 2 22 24
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management 2 2
Hospitality Administration/Management, General 16 12 4 12 112 10 166
Information Technology 6 22 4 12 28 8 80
Insurance 12 24 2 8 4 80 6 136
International Business/Trade/Commerce 46 12 10 34 70 40 212
International Law and Legal Studies (LL 86 8 2 10 14 2 122
Italian Language and Literature 8 8
Jazz/Jazz Studies 18 4 22
Jewish/Judaic Studies 2 2 4
Journalism 4 40 10 6 2 204 18 284
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching 2 2
Kinesiology and Exercise Science 8 52 4 26 172 10 272
Labor and Industrial Relations 4 32 10 18 100 12 176
Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD) 4 2 2 46 6 60
Landscaping and Groundskeeping 4 4 2 10
Latin American Studies 4 4 8
Law (LL 4 34 18 36 6 442 8 548
Legal Professions and Studies, Other 28 2 10 56 2 98
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other 10 2 4 26 12 54
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies 12 6 4 22
Linguistics 2 2 4 4 12
Management Information Systems, General 12 8 2 14 28 4 68
Manufacturing Technology/Technician 2 2
Marketing/Marketing Management, General 22 80 10 42 2 340 48 544
Mass Communication/Media Studies 8 2 10
Mathematics Teacher Education 2 2 4 26 4 38
Mathematics, General 8 12 22 2 44
Mechanical Engineering 8 18 4 12 38 6 86
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology 12 2 2 16
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (MS, PhD)
Medicine (MD) 18 32 78 196 2 326
Metal and Jewelry Arts 2 2 4 24 2 34
Molecular Biology 2 8 10
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 2 2
Music History, Literature, and Theory 2 2 2 6
Music Pedagogy 4 4
Music Performance, General 16 2 2 38 10 68
Music Teacher Education 6 6 42 54
Music Theory and Composition 2 10 4 16
Music Therapy/Therapist 2 2 10 2 16
Music, General 2 2 4
Neuroscience 2 2
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) 6 48 10 48 2 172 24 310
Occupational Therapy/Therapist 2 8 2 40 52
Oral Biology and Oral Pathology (MS, PhD) 4 12 16 32
Organizational Behavior Studies 4 2 2 6 14
Organizational Communication, General 2 10 16 2 30
Orthodontics/Orthodontology (Cert
Painting 4 4 64 8 80
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies 2 26 2 8 96 12 146
Periodontics/Periodontology (Cert
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design (MS, PhD) 2 6 8
Pharmacology 6 6
Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada]) 14 38 86 160 18 316
Philosophy 2 6 2 44 10 64
Photography 26 6 32
Physical Therapy/Therapist 6 28 8 30 294 10 376
Physics, General 8 2 4 8 22
Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology 2 2 4
Physiology, General 2 2 4
Piano and Organ 4 4
Podiatric Medicine/Podiatry (DPM) 8 14 6 14 16 68 10 136
Political Science and Government, General 6 30 14 12 214 28 304
Printmaking 20 8 28
Programs for Foreign Lawyers (LL 72 72
Psychology, General 8 146 32 46 386 54 672
Public Health Education and Promotion 6 56 8 14 62 22 168
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Other (NEW) Any instructional program in organizational communication, public relations, and advertising not listed above 6 4 10
Public Relations/Image Management 20 2 2 108 4 136
Radio and Television 12 106 16 6 4 248 26 418
Real Estate 2 4 30 36
Religion/Religious Studies 6 8 2 34 14 64
Russian Language and Literature
School Psychology 8 40 2 50
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education 2 2 2 6 12
Sculpture 14 2 16
Secondary Education and Teaching 2 2 4
Social Psychology 2 2
Social Studies Teacher Education 8 2 4 40 2 56
Social Work 142 16 14 2 230 90 494
Sociology 38 6 10 2 56 16 128
Spanish Language and Literature 4 20 40 14 78
Speech and Rhetorical Studies 16 16
Statistics, General 16 2 6 2 26
Tax Law/Taxation (LL 4 2 30 6 42
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other 2 16 4 22
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other 4 8 12
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor 4 6 8 6 24
Technical Teacher Education 2 2
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology 2 2 2 6
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy 18 6 18 56 6 104
Trade and Industrial Teacher Education 16 2 18
Urban Education and Leadership 18 18 4 40
Urban Studies/Affairs 4 4
Voice and Opera 4 4 2 6 20 4 40
Women's Studies 4 10 2 16

Faculty Compensation / Salaries

Temple University 199th for the average full-time faculty salary.
Effective as of 2010-08-31
Tenure system
Average FT Salary $90,747 ($95,735 male / $82,430 female)
Number of FT Faculty 1,427 (892 male / 535 female)
Number of PT Faculty 1,585
FT Faculty Ratio 0.9 : 1
Total Benefits $36,698,351

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