Temple University

Philadelphia, PA · Public · 20,970 undergrads (large, city) · website ↗

Test scores not considered
$55 application fee

What you'll actually pay

Average net price per year — tuition, fees, room & board minus grant and scholarship aid — for in-state students by household income.

Household income	Avg net price / year
Under $30,000	$22,694
$30,000 – $48,000	$23,431
$48,000 – $75,000	$26,534
$75,000 – $110,000	$29,397
Over $110,000	$34,947
All incomes (average)	$28,198

Sticker tuition and fees: $23,011 in-state, $38,958 out-of-state — before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.

These are averages. For an estimate for your family, use Temple University's own net price calculator — every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.

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Other costs of attendance, 2025–26

The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.

Housing and meals, on campus	$18,896
Housing and meals, off campus (not with family)	$18,896
Books and supplies	$1,290
Other expenses, on campus	$4,905
Other expenses, off campus	$4,905

Grants and loans for first-year students, 2022–23

What the college reported for its full-time, first-time students (4,614 of them) in 2022–23; 94% got some kind of aid, loans included. Each average is over the students who received that kind of aid, not over everyone. It is an older year than the 2025–26 costs above.

Type of aid	Students awarded	Average amount
Any grant or scholarshipFederal, state, local and the college's own	89%	$11,891
Federal Pell GrantNeed-based, from the federal government	33%	$5,268
The college's own grants and scholarshipsNeed- or merit-based, funded by the college	86%	$8,925
Federal student loansBorrowed by the student; repaid with interest. No Parent PLUS or private loans	59%	$5,175

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release); full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates; public domain.

Admissions & outcomes

Acceptance rate: 80%
Average SAT: —
Median ACT: —
Students with Pell grants: 32%
Graduation rate (6yr): 75%
Freshman retention: 83%
Median earnings @ 10yr: $63,727
Median debt at graduation: $24,395
International undergrads: 817 (3.8%)

For comparison, the median across all 1,596 four-year colleges on this site: graduation rate 56%, earnings ten years after entering $54,869, debt at graduation $23,250.

Admission policy, test scores and teaching

SAT/ACT policy: Not considered
Application fee: $55
Students per faculty member: 12 to 1
Faculty who are full-time: 57%
Open admission: No

What the college considers in admission decisions, fall 2023

How the college said it used each item when deciding on first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking applicants for fall 2023. For SAT and ACT scores, see the fall 2024 policy above.

High school GPA	Required
High school class rank	Considered if submitted
High school record	Required
Completion of a college-preparatory program	Required
Recommendations	Considered if submitted
Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g. portfolio)	Not considered
English proficiency test (for applicable students)	Required
Other test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Not considered
Work experience	Considered if submitted
Personal statement or essay	Considered if submitted
Legacy status	Considered if submitted

First-time applicants: 36,399
Admitted: 30,181
Enrolled: 3,763

Counts of first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking students, including early decision and early action. The acceptance rate higher up this page comes from a different College Scorecard release, so it may not match these counts.

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release), fall 2023; open admission from IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 (revised); public domain.

Most popular fields of study

Share of bachelor's degrees awarded.

Business20%

Health & Nursing11%

Communications & Media10%

Computer Science9%

Visual & Performing Arts8%

Psychology7%

Biology & Life Sciences7%

Social Sciences4%

Education3%

Criminal Justice3%

Earnings and debt by field of study

Median annual earnings of graduates who received federal student aid and were working, not studying: one year after completing (graduates of 2020–21 and 2021–22) and four years after (2017–18 and 2018–19), measured in 2022 and 2023 and shown in 2024 dollars. Median debt is federal Direct and Grad PLUS loans borrowed at this college by 2022–23 and 2023–24 graduates; it leaves out Parent PLUS and private loans. “National” is the median for the same field and credential across all US colleges.

Bachelor's degrees (72)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Psychology, General	355	$37,714	$50,582national $50,706	$22,482
Computer and Information Sciences, General	279	$78,710	$101,670national $92,374	$23,500
Biology, General	232	$41,018	$72,134national $57,214	$23,250
Finance and Financial Management Services	231	$64,646	$85,011national $83,343	$20,500
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	221	$47,170	$67,840national $63,560	$25,000
Marketing	216	$54,969	$72,289national $69,303	$22,093
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	185	$36,983	—national $61,296	$24,187
Criminal Justice and Corrections	176	$43,541	$56,164national $55,378	$24,390
Business Administration, Management and Operations	176	$68,864	$82,570national $68,257	$23,250
Public Health	175	$44,581	$57,499national $58,808	$25,000
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	174	$43,749	$63,714national $54,562	$25,250
Business/Commerce, General	166	$55,705	$75,632national $68,407	$23,375
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	151	$28,160	$42,526national $43,765	$21,500
Accounting and Related Services	121	$67,901	$85,777national $76,194	$24,250
Political Science and Government	119	$43,628	$59,848national $63,293	$22,250
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	114	$37,464	$53,818national $50,497	$25,000
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	109	$91,116	$96,342national $88,910	$27,000
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	108	$50,585	—national $50,532	$26,000
Communication and Media Studies	106	$42,172	$54,283national $56,359	$24,250
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	87	$49,274	$55,494national $47,382	$24,250
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	87	$43,040	$64,063national $62,451	$21,500
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	80	$49,198	$52,739national $51,389	$27,000
Human Resources Management and Services	78	$52,521	$73,127national $68,069	$25,000
Architectural Sciences and Technology	76	$45,135	$66,518national $70,074	$26,000
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	71	$26,778	$36,994national $39,775	$25,250
Mechanical Engineering	68	$74,428	$91,131national $92,135	$25,000
Social Work	67	$40,680	$54,166national $51,790	$24,125
Journalism	66	$42,208	$53,518national $56,278	$26,000
English Language and Literature, General	65	$40,207	$53,018national $48,590	$24,882
Music	56	$31,470	$40,387national $42,892	$27,000
Fine and Studio Arts	55	$30,212	$42,126national $41,367	$25,125
Economics	51	$61,624	$73,154national $82,686	$26,150
Computer Software and Media Applications	46	—	—national $58,894	$27,000
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	46	$37,414	$51,599national $55,792	$26,000
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	45	$34,680	$62,061national $58,928	$23,000
Hospitality Administration/Management	45	$47,940	$60,347national $56,726	$25,267
History	44	$45,984	$52,584national $50,680	$21,500
Civil Engineering	37	$71,963	$82,553national $86,517	$25,000
International/Globalization Studies	37	$39,924	$51,931national $59,972	$21,500
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	36	$76,765	$89,674national $93,843	$27,000
International Business	35	$51,944	$65,302national $73,201	$24,499
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	33	$35,406	$60,864national $55,012	$22,500
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	31	$69,227	$101,101national $93,451	$26,000
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	31	$79,641	$104,311national $86,176	$20,500
Sociology	30	$37,160	$47,631national $52,657	$24,812
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	28	$82,239	$97,839national $100,647	$24,875
Legal Professions and Studies, Other	27	$52,494	$60,714national $57,149	$26,280
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	27	$43,237	$80,364national $65,466	$27,000
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	26	$49,661	$60,437national $61,027	$23,750
Chemistry	24	$54,798	$78,052national $65,120	$25,000
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	23	$38,549	$51,610national $48,568	$23,750
Natural Sciences	22	$55,228	—national $57,935	$29,750
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	21	$37,233	$50,536national $53,072	$25,000
Statistics	21	$71,313	—national $92,425	$26,000
Mathematics	19	$53,803	$91,330national $69,562	$21,500
Real Estate	18	$64,346	$65,650national $84,821	—
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	16	$35,106	$39,449national $51,710	$27,000
Philosophy	16	$29,390	$47,414national $54,455	$26,000
Visual and Performing Arts, General	15	—	$42,731national $41,688	—
Medical Illustration and Informatics	15	$57,289	$76,927national $73,739	$27,000
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General	11	$64,641	$79,351national $80,526	$24,500
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	11	$37,204	$60,672national $55,000	—
Geography and Cartography	11	$34,310	—national $57,853	—
Design and Applied Arts	11	$47,578	$60,782national $51,490	$26,976
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	10	$48,637	—national $66,874	—
Anthropology	10	$40,000	$43,793national $46,676	—
Plant Sciences	9	—	$35,728national $56,567	—
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	9	—	—national $116,539	$14,625
Dance	8	$25,834	$36,524national $39,980	—
Area Studies	3	$33,277	—national $56,625	$21,875
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	0	—	—national $51,642	$20,750
Insurance	—	$70,465	$92,555national $88,472	$22,875

Undergraduate certificates (5)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
American Sign Language	32	$35,113	$66,762national $41,771	$21,000
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	23	$77,971	$108,764national $52,615	$27,000
Genetics	21	—	—	$21,750
Geography and Cartography	14	$46,274	$64,668national $58,705	$21,077
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	13	$41,418	$52,030national $53,696	$24,071

Master's degrees (35)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Social Work	176	$55,820	$62,274national $65,123	$54,350
Business Administration, Management and Operations	150	$135,765	$155,271national $103,485	$44,625
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	109	$100,184	$105,003national $124,807	$20,500
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	84	$65,718	$74,120national $71,416	$87,500
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	70	$51,319	$65,578national $65,184	$60,000
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	65	$130,306	$149,741national $129,214	—
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	62	$85,961	$98,481national $101,000	$49,538
Public Policy Analysis	61	$65,771	$91,832national $93,020	$41,000
Special Education and Teaching	44	$52,146	$58,619national $64,397	$28,395
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	44	$56,054	$63,516national $59,916	$29,647
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	44	$121,223	$128,438national $127,347	$111,050
Music	40	$29,103	$44,122national $48,285	$33,922
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	37	$68,595	$68,990national $67,030	$54,220
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	34	$56,214	$70,566national $62,033	$41,000
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	34	$112,339	$117,753national $97,366	—
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	33	$71,004	—national $100,487	—
Architectural Sciences and Technology	32	$58,374	$69,474national $77,466	$57,959
Public Health	30	$71,641	—national $82,751	$45,500
Human Resources Management and Services	30	$77,485	$97,819national $83,558	$40,975
Educational Administration and Supervision	27	$62,699	$73,176national $71,685	$34,940
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	26	$77,601	—national $80,125	$43,875
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	26	—	$128,874national $121,855	—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	24	$64,941	$69,374national $63,707	—
Fine and Studio Arts	23	$37,317	$45,465national $49,079	—
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	21	$60,946	—national $82,527	$47,000
Medical Illustration and Informatics	19	$86,097	—national $101,441	$47,500
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	16	$74,856	$118,378national $75,972	$41,000
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	14	$58,549	—national $79,665	—
Biotechnology	10	—	$99,847national $107,682	—
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	9	$51,412	—national $55,035	—
Geography and Cartography	9	$66,794	$78,144national $79,784	—
Hospitality Administration/Management	9	$74,619	$77,510national $74,856	—
Health and Medical Administrative Services	6	—	$94,956national $89,981	—
Accounting and Related Services	—	$83,683	$110,473national $95,833	$20,500
Finance and Financial Management Services	0	—	$102,128national $110,694	—

First professional degrees (4)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Medicine	298	$67,797	$113,007national $112,460	$209,229
Law	212	$80,956	$117,775national $107,773	$70,398
Dentistry	149	$118,731	$183,560national $170,812	$302,418
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	138	$99,898	$134,752national $138,348	$146,167

Doctoral degrees (6)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Educational Administration and Supervision	29	$98,648	—national $100,573	—
Biology, General	21	$76,070	—national $92,983	—
Business Administration, Management and Operations	15	$214,825	—national $113,566	—
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	6	—	—national $99,878	$65,715
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	1	$76,533	$83,407national $82,893	$155,118
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	—	$65,272	—national $101,721	—

Graduate certificates (3)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	69	$70,295	—national $63,709	$38,874
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	45	$88,379	—national $114,740	$76,132
Educational Administration and Supervision	9	$68,621	—national $86,288	—

Post-baccalaureate certificates (1)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Biology, General	—	$24,016	—national $64,779	—

A dash means the Department of Education suppressed the figure because too few graduates were measured — not zero. 236 more programmes at this college have every figure suppressed and are not listed.

Contact and accreditation

Address: 1801 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122-6096
Phone: (215) 204-7000
Institutional accreditor: Middle States Commission on Higher Education

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts) and IPEDS Fall Enrolment for international student counts. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. IPEDS Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release) for admission requirements and first-time applicants, admits and enrolments (fall 2023). IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release) for grants and loans to full-time, first-time students. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Verify current costs and requirements with the school.

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