Temple University, a state-related research university, is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and one of the top 115 institutions of higher learning in the United States. A Baptist minister and lawyer Russell Conwell founded the school in 1884, and today, it sits on 118 acres of land in an urban setting. There are additional campuses throughout Pennsylvania, Tokyo and Rome. The main campus has more than 3.7 million titles in its library, and a 583-bed teaching hospital. Nearly 9 percent of students are international and 70 percent are Pennsylvania residents. Temple University’s motto is “Perseverantia Vincit” or “Perseverance Conquers.” Notable alumni include comedian Bob Saget, actor Kunal Nayyar, broadcaster Tamron Hall, musician Daryl Hall, DJ Diplo, musician John Oates, comedy film director Adam McKay, scholar Shirley M. Tilghman, stand-up comedian David Brenner and actress Veronica Hamel. The school’s colors are cherry and white, its mascot is Hooter T. Owl and its teams are nicknamed the Owls. Its sports affiliation is NCAA Division I FBS – The American, and varsity sports offered there include men’s football, soccer, rowing, basketball, golf, lacrosse, gymnastics and tennis, and women’s lacrosse, soccer, basketball, rowing, tennis gymnastics and volleyball.
Philadelphia is the largest city in the U.S. state and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the sixth-most populous U.S. city, with a 2017 census-estimated population of 1,580,863. Since 1854, the city has been coterminous with Philadelphia County, the most populous county in Pennsylvania and the urban core of the eighth-largest U.S. metropolitan statistical area, with over 6 million residents as of 2017. Philadelphia is also the economic and cultural anchor of the greater Delaware Valley, located along the lower Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers, within the Northeast megalopolis. More from Wikipedia...
coffee score
restaurants score
Typical Cost
Out-Of-State (published)
In-State (published)
Recieve Financial Aid
Have Loans
Median Debt
Student to Faculty Ratio
Highest Degree Offered
Doctorates Awareded
Top Major
Faculty Awards
National Academy Members
Post Docs Employed
Dorm Food:
StandardClubs & Extracurriculars:
Important, more than 300 to choose fromGreek Life:
Important, there are 29 fraternities and sororities on campusParty Scene:
Standard, mostly on the weekendsAmerican Athletic Conference
American Athletic Conference
American Athletic Conference
1
1
1