Temple University
Admission Factor Importance
Academic
| Rigor of secondary school record | Very Important |
| Academic GPA | Very Important |
| Standardized test scores | Considered |
| Application Essay | Considered |
| Recommendation(s) | Considered |
| Class rank | Not Considered |
Non-academic
| Extracurricular activities | Considered |
| Talent/ability | Considered |
| Character/personal qualities | Considered |
| First generation | Considered |
| Alumni/ae relation | Considered |
| Geographical residence | Considered |
| State residency | Considered |
| Racial/ethnic status | Considered |
| Volunteer work | Considered |
| Work experience | Considered |
| Level of applicant's interest | Considered |
| Interview | Not Considered |
| Religious affiliation/commitment | Not Considered |
Cost & Tuition
In-State Tuition: $22,082
In-State Cost of Attendance: $39,799
Out-of-State Tuition: $37,462
Out-of-State Cost of Attendance: $55,179
Scholarships & Grants
Students with need-based aid: 3,576
Average need-based scholarship/grant: $19,252
Students with non-need merit aid: 1,077
Average non-need merit scholarship/grant: $11,562
Student Debt
Median total debt: $19,750
Students with federal loans: 55.3%
Students with Pell grants: 30.1%
Career Outcomes
All graduates median earnings:
After 1 year: $45,412
After 5 years: $63,202
Majors(100 programs)
- Finance and Financial Management Services.(375 graduates)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General.(353 graduates)
- Psychology, General.(353 graduates)
- Health and Physical Education/Fitness.(346 graduates)
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.(314 graduates)
- Marketing.(313 graduates)
- Biology, General.(261 graduates)
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication.(233 graduates)
- Accounting and Related Services.(222 graduates)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections.(191 graduates)
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts.(169 graduates)
- Insurance.(161 graduates)
- Business/Commerce, General.(158 graduates)
- Human Resources Management and Services.(150 graduates)
- Mechanical Engineering.(138 graduates)
- Political Science and Government.(137 graduates)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.(124 graduates)
- Communication and Media Studies.(110 graduates)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.(110 graduates)
- Fine and Studio Arts.(109 graduates)
- Public Health.(107 graduates)
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.(105 graduates)
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.(100 graduates)
- English Language and Literature, General.(98 graduates)
- Economics.(98 graduates)
- Neurobiology and Neurosciences.(96 graduates)
- International Business.(88 graduates)
- Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.(84 graduates)
- Journalism.(82 graduates)
- Civil Engineering.(80 graduates)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.(79 graduates)
- Hospitality Administration/Management.(76 graduates)
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.(74 graduates)
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.(72 graduates)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations.(70 graduates)
- Architectural Sciences and Technology.(65 graduates)
- Music.(65 graduates)
- Chemistry.(63 graduates)
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods.(61 graduates)
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering.(59 graduates)
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research.(55 graduates)
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.(55 graduates)
- Social Work.(54 graduates)
- Design and Applied Arts.(54 graduates)
- History.(53 graduates)
- International/Global Studies.(44 graduates)
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services.(39 graduates)
- Sociology.(39 graduates)
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations.(38 graduates)
- Medical Illustration and Informatics.(37 graduates)
- Legal Professions and Studies, Other.(30 graduates)
- Mathematics and Computer Science.(27 graduates)
- Engineering Technology, General.(26 graduates)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.(24 graduates)
- Philosophy.(23 graduates)
- Anthropology.(23 graduates)
- Dance.(23 graduates)
- Construction Engineering Technologies.(22 graduates)
- Statistics.(21 graduates)
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies.(20 graduates)
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences.(19 graduates)
- Real Estate.(16 graduates)
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(14 graduates)
- Natural Sciences.(14 graduates)
- Physics.(14 graduates)
- Geography and Cartography.(14 graduates)
- Applied Mathematics.(12 graduates)
- Mathematics.(11 graduates)
- Visual and Performing Arts, General.(11 graduates)
- Plant Sciences.(10 graduates)
- City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning.(10 graduates)
- Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services.(9 graduates)
- Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering.(6 graduates)
- Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(6 graduates)
- Landscape Architecture.(5 graduates)
- Physical Sciences, Other.(5 graduates)
- Engineering, General.(4 graduates)
- Computational Science.(4 graduates)
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.(4 graduates)
- Religion/Religious Studies.(3 graduates)
- Area Studies.(2 graduates)
- Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians.(2 graduates)
- East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(2 graduates)
- Historic Preservation and Conservation.(2 graduates)
- Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration.(2 graduates)
- International Relations and National Security Studies.(1 graduates)
- Architecture.
- Special Education and Teaching.
- Industrial Engineering.
- Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.
- Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.
- Genetics.
- Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology.
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General.
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.
- Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies.
- Materials Sciences.
- Health/Medical Preparatory Programs.
- Management Information Systems and Services.
Institution Details
Undergraduate Enrollment: 21,249 students
Admission Rate: 82.9%
Retention Rate: 83.4%
Graduation Rate: 74.7%
Student Demographics
White (46.3%)
Hispanic (9.9%)
Black (17.2%)
Asian (15.3%)
Two or More (4.5%)
International (3.4%)
Gender Distribution
Men (44.6%)
Women (55.4%)