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Temple University Overview

Temple University is a comprehensive public research university that enrolls 34,000 students, is the 28th largest university in America and is one of the nation's leading centers of professional education.

Founded in 1884 by Dr. Russell Conwell, Temple College was chartered in 1888 and was incorporated as Temple University in 1907. In 1965, Temple became a member of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education.

Temple maintains seven campuses in Pennsylvania. Its 105-arce Main Campus and its 19-acre Health Sciences Center, both in Philadelphia, will be the primary sites of more than $400 million in construction and renovation over the next several years. A third campus in Philadelphia - Temple University Center City - serves the credit and non-credit education needs of area corporations and their employees and provides enrichment opportunities for area residents.

In suburban Philadelphia, the 185-acre campus in Ambler, Pa., offers programs in community and regional planning, horticulture, landscape architecture and other majors. The Tyler School of Art occupies a 10-acre campus in Elkins Park, Pa., until its planned 2007 relocation to a new facility on Main Campus; and a campus in Fort Washington, Pa.; hosts a graduate and professional center for adult learners. A seventh Pennsylvania campus is located in the heart of the state's capital, Harrisburg.

Today, Temple is well on its way to providing students with the best urban research university experience in the country. Check out these facts:

  • The Princeton Review ranked Temple as one of the 25 most entrepreneurial campuses in the United States.
  • More than $400 million in facility construction and renovation projects are under way or about to begin, including a new School of Medicine, a new Tyler School of Art and an expansion of the Fox School of Business and Management.
  • More than 10,000 students now live on or around an increasingly vibrant and residential main campus.
  • Temple employs over 5,300 people full-time and around 10,000 individuals overall, making it one of the largest employers in the state of Pennsylvania.
  • Temple University has over 238, 866 alumni living in all 50 states and 125 countries. Over 118,139 alumni live in the Philadelphia metropolitan area.