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Temple University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Philadelphia, PA
Population 5,000,000
Website http://www.temple.edu/
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 21,249
Men / Women 44% / 56%
White 41%
Black 21%
Asian 13%
Hispanic 11%
Mixed 4%
International 4%
Native American 0%
From State 60%
From Region 25%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 28%
Business & Economics 27%
Health Sciences 12%
Arts 10%
Life & Natural Sciences 8%
Computer Science 6%
Education 3%
Engineering 3%
Physical Sciences & Math 2%
Professional 1%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $23,011
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $38,958
Est. In-State Cost $29,767
Est. Out-of-State Cost $50,396
10-Year ROI $168,000
ROI Percentile 66th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 83%
4-Year Graduation Rate 59%
6-Year Graduation Rate 75%
Transfer-Out Rate 13%

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,540 (45%)
Days Without Precipitation 248 (54%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 72%
Yield (Unbound) 15%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $22M #69
Life & Natural Sciences $250M #73
Engineering, Computing & Math $21M #163
Graduate Degrees
Life & Natural Sciences 736 #15
Humanities & Social Sciences 344 #58
Engineering, Computing & Math 30 #135

Honors College

Name Honors Program
Students 2,000 (9%)

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Boyer College of Music and Dance 65 65% / 35% 6% $32,809 96%
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $37,461 5 —
Dance 8 — 12% / 88% 0% $36,092 4 100%
Jazz/Jazz Studies 9 — 67% / 33% 11% $32,258 3 95%
Music 7 — 57% / 43% 0% $32,258 3 95%
Music History, Literature, and Theory 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $32,258 3 95%
Music Performance 16 — 62% / 38% 19% $32,258 3 95%
Music Technology 23 — 91% / 9% 0% $32,258 3 95%
Music Theory and Composition — — — — $32,918 3 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education and Human Development 196 21% / 79% 1% $53,583 94%
Human Development and Family Studies 23 — 9% / 91% 0% $50,578 29 100%
Elementary Education 80 — 6% / 94% 1% $53,359 37 92%
English Education 18 — 28% / 72% 0% $53,579 38 94%
Language and Drama Education 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $53,579 38 94%
Mathematics Teacher Education — — — — $55,505 44 —
Middle School Education 7 — 29% / 71% 0% $53,359 37 92%
Social Studies Teacher Education 18 — 33% / 67% 0% $53,579 38 94%
Special Education and Teaching 6 — 33% / 67% 0% $68,425 73 94%
Trade and Industrial Teacher Education 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $53,579 38 94%
Art Education 13 — 8% / 92% 0% $53,579 38 94%
Music Education 26 — 65% / 35% 0% $53,579 38 94%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Engineering 247 74% / 26% 4% $90,302 97%
Biomedical Engineering 31 — 32% / 68% 13% $99,079 96 100%
Civil Engineering 37 — 78% / 22% 0% $83,575 89 99%
Electrical Engineering 28 — 86% / 14% 4% $102,736 97 92%
Environmental Engineering 5 — 80% / 20% 0% $78,479 85 —
General Engineering 6 — 100% / 0% 0% $93,092 94 —
Industrial Engineering 11 — 64% / 36% 9% $94,815 95 —
Mechanical Engineering 68 — 82% / 18% 6% $87,733 91 96%
CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician 11 — 18% / 82% 0% $91,781 93 —
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician 36 — 92% / 8% 0% $87,881 91 100%
Engineering Technologies 11 — 82% / 18% 9% $80,338 86 93%
Mechanical/Mechanical Engineering Technology/Technician 3 — 100% / 0% 0% $82,495 88 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Liberal Arts 1,123 30% / 70% 3% $53,836 93%
Environmental Studies 19 — 16% / 84% 0% $60,568 57 97%
Horticultural Science 9 — 44% / 56% 0% $35,013 4 94%
Economics 51 — 57% / 43% 10% $74,509 81 91%
African American Studies 8 — 12% / 88% 0% $48,727 24 88%
American Studies — — — — $47,070 20 —
Anthropology 10 — 20% / 80% 20% $48,314 23 87%
Asian Studies/Civilization 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $44,098 13 50%
Chinese — — — — $53,488 38 —
Classical Languages 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $53,565 38 —
Criminal Justice 176 — 34% / 66% 2% $55,843 45 94%
English 65 — 31% / 69% 0% $45,313 15 88%
Environmental Science and Policy 14 — 36% / 64% 0% $60,568 57 97%
French — — — — $53,493 38 —
General Studies 1 — 0% / 100% 100% $49,525 26 94%
Geography 11 — 45% / 55% 0% $53,400 37 91%
German 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $53,512 38 —
Global Studies 37 — 19% / 81% 0% $50,892 30 100%
History 44 — 70% / 30% 0% $52,654 35 91%
International Relations — — — — $58,094 51 —
Japanese Studies — — — — $47,048 19 —
Latin American Studies 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $44,098 13 50%
Legal Professions and Studies 27 — 33% / 67% 0% $72,555 79 99%
Philosophy 16 — 62% / 38% 12% $46,994 19 96%
Political Science 119 — 42% / 58% 2% $61,331 59 90%
Psychology 355 — 22% / 78% 3% $50,596 29 92%
Religion/Religious Studies 3 — 33% / 67% 33% $47,634 21 —
Social Work 67 — 12% / 88% 0% $50,360 28 95%
Sociology 30 — 10% / 90% 0% $48,805 24 94%
Spanish 11 — 18% / 82% 0% $53,813 39 96%
Women's Studies 8 — 0% / 100% 0% $48,727 24 88%
General Education 20 — 30% / 70% 5% $49,525 26 94%
Visual and Performing Arts 15 — 20% / 80% 7% $39,341 7 92%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Public Health 575 15% / 85% 1% $59,759 96%
Art Therapy/Therapist 15 — 0% / 100% 0% $55,622 44 97%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 45 — 7% / 93% 0% $58,948 53 98%
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 185 — 21% / 79% 1% $43,428 12 98%
Music Therapy/Therapist 8 — 12% / 88% 12% $55,622 44 97%
Nursing 109 — 11% / 89% 1% $92,650 94 99%
Public Health 81 — 16% / 84% 0% $56,494 46 90%
Public Health Education and Promotion 94 — 13% / 87% 0% $56,494 46 90%
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy 23 — 22% / 78% 0% $55,622 44 97%
Medical Informatics 15 — 13% / 87% 7% $75,388 82 100%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Science and Technology 924 49% / 51% 4% $79,135 96%
Computational Science 8 — 88% / 12% 0% $96,184 95 —
Computer Graphics 46 — 24% / 76% 9% $83,017 88 —
Computer Science 135 — 85% / 15% 4% $104,762 98 99%
Computer and Information Sciences 95 — 55% / 45% 4% $104,762 98 99%
Information Technology 49 — 82% / 18% 2% $104,762 98 99%
Mathematics and Computer Science 9 — 67% / 33% 0% $124,858 99 95%
Applied Mathematics 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $92,116 94 —
Applied Mathematics 3 — 67% / 33% 67% $92,586 94 —
Chemistry 24 — 50% / 50% 0% $72,121 78 89%
Geosciences 8 — 50% / 50% 0% $61,968 61 100%
Mathematics 19 — 58% / 42% 5% $63,318 63 89%
Physical Sciences 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $76,267 83 —
Physics 8 — 75% / 25% 0% $77,151 84 —
Statistics 21 — 43% / 57% 10% $88,109 92 100%
Biochemistry 25 — 44% / 56% 8% $65,444 67 94%
Biology 232 — 32% / 68% 3% $73,979 80 93%
Biophysics 2 — 50% / 50% 50% $65,444 67 94%
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $54,039 39 —
Genome Sciences/Genomics 10 — 0% / 100% 10% $66,887 70 —
Natural Sciences 22 — 41% / 59% 0% $57,150 48 92%
Neuroscience 87 — 20% / 80% 7% $51,432 31 97%
Interdisciplinary Studies 108 — 57% / 43% 0% $53,462 38 —
Historic Preservation and Conservation 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $59,787 55 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Fox School of Business 1,098 56% / 44% 5% $78,260 95%
Accounting 121 — 59% / 41% 7% $78,957 85 95%
Actuarial Science 31 — 71% / 29% 6% $103,049 97 97%
Entrepreneurship 26 — 50% / 50% 15% $69,655 75 90%
Finance 218 — 74% / 26% 3% $82,053 88 96%
Financial Planning and Services 13 — 54% / 46% 0% $82,053 88 96%
General Business 166 — 63% / 37% 5% $73,326 80 95%
Human Resources Management 41 — 20% / 80% 2% $78,584 85 95%
International Business 35 — 31% / 69% 14% $69,609 75 84%
Logistics 66 — 67% / 33% 6% $80,919 87 100%
Marketing 216 — 42% / 58% 4% $74,250 81 95%
Organizational Behavior Studies 37 — 38% / 62% 0% $78,584 85 95%
Real Estate 18 — 78% / 22% 0% $77,707 84 89%
Risk Management 110 — 54% / 46% 5% $80,919 87 100%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Media and Communication 507 37% / 63% 3% $57,525 92%
Advertising and Public Relations 141 — 24% / 76% 5% $63,387 63 95%
Journalism 66 — 48% / 52% 3% $54,063 39 92%
Mass Communication/Media Studies 106 — 42% / 58% 4% $51,965 33 84%
Organizational Communication 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $63,387 63 95%
Public Relations 55 — 16% / 84% 2% $63,387 63 95%
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication 24 — 25% / 75% 4% $63,387 63 95%
Radio and Television 114 — 55% / 45% 1% $53,336 37 96%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Pharmacy 9 22% / 78% 0% $139,370 94%
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design 9 — 22% / 78% 0% $139,370 100 94%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Management 219 55% / 45% 6% $61,186 97%
Kinesiology 68 — 40% / 60% 3% $63,192 63 97%
Hospitality Management 41 — 17% / 83% 10% $53,432 37 94%
Meeting and Event Planning 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $53,432 37 94%
Sport Management 106 — 79% / 21% 8% $63,192 63 97%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Theater, Film and Media Arts 215 49% / 51% 2% $40,813 92%
Acting 48 — 25% / 75% 4% $37,446 5 92%
Film Production 144 — 58% / 42% 1% $42,474 10 92%
Musical Theatre 18 — 50% / 50% 0% $37,446 5 92%
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology 5 — 0% / 100% 0% $37,446 5 92%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Tyler School of Art and Architecture 172 39% / 61% 2% $53,916 91%
Architecture 76 — 53% / 47% 3% $62,285 61 91%
Art History 18 — 22% / 78% 0% $39,186 7 89%
Ceramics 7 — 57% / 43% 0% $39,186 7 89%
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning 10 — 20% / 80% 0% $69,841 75 91%
Fiber, Textile and Weaving Arts 5 — 20% / 80% 0% $39,186 7 89%
Fine Arts and Art Studies 4 — 0% / 100% 0% $39,186 7 89%
Graphic Design 11 — 27% / 73% 0% $63,888 64 97%
Landscape Architecture 13 — 69% / 31% 8% $52,793 36 96%
Metal and Jewelry Arts — — — — $39,162 6 —
Painting 13 — 15% / 85% 0% $39,186 7 89%
Photography 7 — 14% / 86% 0% $42,474 10 92%
Printmaking 7 — 14% / 86% 14% $39,186 7 89%
Sculpture 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $39,186 7 89%

Rankings

My Tribe

Call Your Mother! Most Jewish
Huge Community

Engineering

I Have Always Loved Legos General Engineering
Actually Employable and Won't Spend 10 Years Paying Off Debt

Physical Sciences & Math

No Words Allowed Pure Mathematics
Sigma Grindset

Life & Natural Sciences

Pre-Med Reject Waiting Room Biology
The Control Group

Health Sciences

Open Wide Dentistry & Oral Health
Express Drill Track
Behind Every Doctor Health Services
Bedside Manner Bunch
Future Heroes (With 12-Hour Shifts) Nursing
Clinical Hours
Legal Drug Dealers Pharmacy
Mortar & Pestle
Sweat Equity Sports & Fitness
The Training Room

Business & Economics

LIFO the Party Accounting
Spreadsheet Soldiers
The House Always Wins Actuarial Science
Spreadsheet Prophets
PowerPoint Presentation Power Rankings Business Administration
Regional Boardroom Rulers
It's Basic Supply and Demand, Bro Economics
Urban Economists & Regional Anchors
Wolf of Wall Street Prep Finance
Fortune 500 Feeders
May I Take Your Order? Hospitality & Tourism
The Gold Standard
Office Politics 101 Human Resources
People Operations
Ballers, Shot Callers & Hollywood Hustlers Sports & Entertainment Business
Aspiring Ari Golds

Humanities & Social Sciences

Nosy for a Living Journalism
Reliable Sources (Allegedly)
Professional Yapping Media & Communication Studies
Solidly Upper-Middle-Class Comm Degrees
Spin Class Professional Communication
Press-Release Artisans & Crisis-Comms JV
I Want To Understand Myself Psychology
Stealth Overachievers

Education

No Johnny, Don't Eat Your Buggers Early Education
Nap Time Navigators
Surviving PTA Karens General Education
The PTA

Arts

The "Will Paint for Food" Brigade Fine & Studio Arts
State School Studio Stars