Temple University

  • Details

    • Name: Temple University
    • Location: Philadelphia, PA 19122-6096
    • Control: Public
    • Accreditation: Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  • Attendance

    • Admissions Rate 82.92%
    • Average SAT Scores No data
    • Four Year Completion Rate 57.42% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 4 years
    • Six Year Completion Rate 74.68% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 6 years
    • Eight Year Completion Rate 76.51% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 8 years. This is what is normally reported for college completion rates.
    High Completion
    4 Year
    57.4%
    6 Year
    74.7%
    8 Year
    76.5%
  • Costs

    • Yearly Costs: $39,799 The average annual cost of attendance includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses for all full-time, first-time, degree-certificate-seeking undergraduates
    • Out of State Tuition: $37,462 Tuition and required fees for out-of-state students
    • In State Tuition: $22,082 Tuition and required fees for in-state students
    • Median Debt Total: $19,750 Median loan debt accumulated at the institution (the sum of all undergraduate federal loans over students’ college education at the institution for which the median debt is reported)
    • Median Debt for Graduates: $24,395 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Median Debt for Withdrawals: $10,996 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Net Price Quintile 1 $23,080 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $0-$30,000
    • Net Price Quintile 2 $24,278 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $30,001-$48,000
    • Net Price Quintile 3 $28,493 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $48,001-$75,000
    • Net Price Quintile 4 $31,578 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $75,001-$110,000
    • Net Price Quintile 5 $34,632 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $110,000+
  • Earnings

    • Median 6 Year Earnings $50,860 Median earnings measured 6 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 7 Year Earnings $50,130 Median earnings measured 7 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 8 Year Earnings $59,076 Median earnings measured 8 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 9 Year Earnings $55,249 Median earnings measured 9 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 10 Year Earnings $63,727 Median earnings measured 10 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
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What This College Costs By Family Income

Net price after grants and scholarships, by family income band.

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What Graduates Earn By Family Background

Median earnings by family income tercile, showing income mobility over time.

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Name Credential Debt Mean Debt Median Earnings
Plant Sciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data $31,249
Journalism Bachelor's Degree $52,096 $47,459 $30,806
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Bachelor's Degree $55,965 $49,500 $37,662
Landscape Architecture Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Area Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Architectural Sciences and Technology Bachelor's Degree $54,089 $59,700 $39,809
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies Bachelor's Degree No data $42,761 No data
Special Education and Teaching Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Engineering, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree $47,459 $38,958 $61,636
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree $35,908 $22,443 $34,144
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Biology, General Bachelor's Degree $57,549 $40,929 $30,888
Architecture Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Computer and Information Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree $41,825 $27,349 $65,773
Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree $56,683 $40,875 $59,557
Engineering Technology, General Bachelor's Degree $49,851 No data $48,434
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Natural Resources Conservation and Research Bachelor's Degree $38,756 No data $29,508
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Communication and Media Studies Bachelor's Degree $52,800 $41,493 $32,400
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication Bachelor's Degree $48,506 $43,738 $29,024
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering Bachelor's Degree $41,813 $28,032 $64,953
Construction Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree $22,987 No data No data
English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's Degree $39,604 $25,374 $31,644
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology Bachelor's Degree $42,776 No data $31,460
Genetics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Bachelor's Degree $41,749 $30,000 $36,892
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Bachelor's Degree $40,238 $26,923 $40,122
Biomedical/Medical Engineering Bachelor's Degree $68,437 $66,705 $41,801
Industrial Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians Bachelor's Degree No data No data $61,841
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data $26,077
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Bachelor's Degree $43,161 $24,150 $29,266
Legal Professions and Studies, Other Bachelor's Degree $39,917 No data $41,249
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Statistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Historic Preservation and Conservation Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Health and Physical Education/Fitness Bachelor's Degree $56,110 $45,807 $30,914
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Social Work Bachelor's Degree $39,924 $36,653 $35,540
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Bachelor's Degree $47,055 No data $27,578
Neurobiology and Neurosciences Bachelor's Degree $51,761 $48,517 $35,780
Mathematics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $43,319
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Philosophy Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Psychology, General Bachelor's Degree $47,199 $39,134 $28,627
Applied Mathematics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
International/Global Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data $30,816
Economics Bachelor's Degree $55,322 $33,000 $41,791
Political Science and Government Bachelor's Degree $44,466 $38,146 $32,575
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft Bachelor's Degree $51,821 $50,400 $18,590
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Public Health Bachelor's Degree $48,142 $29,596 $38,314
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Natural Sciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Computational Science Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Chemistry Bachelor's Degree $37,196 No data $44,868
Materials Sciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Criminal Justice and Corrections Bachelor's Degree $43,232 $33,828 $34,097
Geography and Cartography Bachelor's Degree No data No data $31,439
Sociology Bachelor's Degree $43,980 $33,000 $32,903
Dance Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Film/Video and Photographic Arts Bachelor's Degree $52,095 $49,399 $23,947
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services Bachelor's Degree $55,422 No data $23,224
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions Bachelor's Degree No data $53,646 $35,630
Medical Illustration and Informatics Bachelor's Degree $30,587 No data No data
Finance and Financial Management Services Bachelor's Degree $62,001 $51,215 $50,577
Mathematics and Computer Science Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Physics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Physical Sciences, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Anthropology Bachelor's Degree No data No data $28,166
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Bachelor's Degree No data $37,960 $70,899
Business/Commerce, General Bachelor's Degree $35,520 $27,472 $46,806
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Bachelor's Degree No data No data $40,221
International Business Bachelor's Degree $45,018 $37,000 $44,898
Marketing Bachelor's Degree $52,591 $46,734 $43,899
Insurance Bachelor's Degree No data $46,666 $56,967
International Relations and National Security Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Fine and Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree $50,454 $38,010 $23,678
Business Administration, Management and Operations Bachelor's Degree No data No data $50,782
Accounting and Related Services Bachelor's Degree $38,271 $24,727 $48,617
Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor's Degree $52,861 $31,266 $41,472
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods Bachelor's Degree No data No data $60,681
Real Estate Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Visual and Performing Arts, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data $21,796
Design and Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree $63,047 $56,954 $43,047
Music Bachelor's Degree No data No data $18,810
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree $49,733 $40,160 No data
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Bachelor's Degree No data No data $27,579
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Human Resources Management and Services Bachelor's Degree $49,341 $38,153 $48,337
Management Information Systems and Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data $50,100
History Bachelor's Degree $44,829 $37,629 $30,832