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Temple University

The student guide to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: where to eat, live and get help, what a year really costs, and the free stuff most students miss.

Temple at a glance

20,970
undergrads
80%
of applicants admitted
83%
come back for year 2
75%
graduate
12 : 1
students per teacher
$71,027
typical pay 10 years in

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard.

What a year really costs

After grants and scholarships, by family income. Average: $23,058.

Under $30k $19,047
$30k–$48k $18,541
$48k–$75k $20,684
$75k–$110k $24,345
Over $110k $29,206
Tuition, in state
$23,824
Tuition, out of state
$36,887
Typical debt at graduation
$24,250
39% of students get a Pell Grant

Free stuff most students miss

Academics & admin

Academic Resource Center

Free tutoring, supplemental instruction, and academic coaching for Temple students in Mitten Hall, Suite 110.

Getting around

FLIGHT Nighttime Shuttle

Free nighttime shuttle bus service with North and South loop routes, providing safe late-night transportation around campus for Temple students.

Health & safety

Tuttleman Counseling Services

Free confidential counseling for Temple students including individual therapy, group counseling, crisis intervention, and psychiatric services.

Student life

Cherry Pantry

Free food pantry for students experiencing food insecurity, located in the Student Center

Eat

Dining halls, quick bites and coffee on campus.

12 places
Esposito Dining Center
Esposito Dining Center
Dining hall

Temple's all-you-care-to-eat residential dining hall in Johnson & Hardwick Halls, featuring allergen-friendly stations, vegan options, and rotating…

2029 N. Broad Street
Morgan Hall Food Court
Morgan Hall Food Court
Food court

Food court in Morgan Hall featuring Chick-fil-A, Freshens Fresh Food Studio, Panda Express, and more. Accepts meal swipes and dining dollars.

1819 N. Broad Street
Student Center Food Court
Student Center Food Court
Food court

Walker Food Court in the Howard Gittis Student Center with Chick-fil-A, Burger Fi, Which Wich, Twisted Taco, Zen, WingStop, and Saladworks.

1755 N. 13th Street
Chick-fil-A (Morgan Hall)
Chick-fil-A (Morgan Hall)
Fast food

Chick-fil-A location inside Morgan Hall Food Court serving chicken sandwiches, nuggets, and waffle fries. Accepts meal equivalency swipes.

1819 N. Broad Street
Panda Express
Panda Express
Fast food

Panda Express in Morgan Hall Food Court serving Chinese-American cuisine including orange chicken, Beijing beef, and fried rice.

1819 N. Broad Street
Freshens Fresh Food Studio
Freshens Fresh Food Studio
Healthy dining

Freshens in Morgan Hall serving smoothies, crepes, rice bowls, and fresh salads. A healthier campus dining option.

1819 N. Broad Street

Where to live

Residence halls, apartments and help finding a place.

6 places

Get around

Shuttles, parking and accessible rides.

7 ways

Majors that pay most at Temple

Typical pay 4 years after graduating. Top 6 of 62 bachelor's majors with published pay.

Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods $104,311
Computer Science $101,670
Biomedical/Medical Engineering $101,101
Electrical Engineering $97,839
Nursing $96,342
Insurance $92,555

Source: College Scorecard, field-of-study data.

Your Temple checklist

5 things worth doing early

When you need help

5 things Temple freshmen wish they knew sooner

Watch the video
  1. 1 Office hours sit next to your class time

    "Full-time faculty are required to hold a minimum of three office hours per week and should schedule one hour immediately before or after one of the scheduled class meeting times for each course." Adjuncts too. So you do not need a free afternoon: stay after class.

  2. 2 A D- passes, but not in your GenEds

    "All GenEd courses must be completed with a grade of C- or higher to satisfy a GenEd requirement." The grading page adds: "Although D- is a passing grade, a minimum grade of C- is required in General Education courses and, in many programs, courses required by the major."

  3. 3 Your opinions cannot lower your grade

    "Student performance should be evaluated solely on an academic basis, not on opinions or conduct in matters unrelated to academic standards." You can disagree, but you still learn the material. If something feels off, "an informal complaint can be made to the Student Ombudsperson for the student's school or college."

  4. 4 Limited Edition GenEd may never come back

    GenEd Limited Edition courses "are approved to be offered no more than three times. For this reason, there is no guarantee that a student will be able to repeat a GenEd Limited Edition course."

  5. 5 Record the lecture — Gus makes the notes, flashcards and quiz

    Gus is an AI college companion built around your actual classes. Record a lecture and it writes the notes, pulls out the key topics, builds a flashcard deck, and makes a practice quiz from what was actually said. The flashcards come back on a spaced-review schedule, so the thing you missed shows up again right before you would have forgotten it. It is free to try.

One more thing

A summer class elsewhere cannot fill a GenEd

"Students may use only Temple University courses at the 0800- and 0900-levels or specified waiver courses to satisfy General Education requirements." Courses taken elsewhere are capped at "two (2) summer or special session courses (up to a maximum of 8 credits)" and need a C or better.

Temple Undergraduate Bulletin — taking a course at another institution

Took a math class? Retests stop counting

"Students who take a course in the math sequence (Math 0702, 1021, 1022, 1041/1941) are bound by their performance in the course for future course eligibility (rather than performance on previous or future placement assessments)."

Temple Undergraduate Bulletin — placement assessment

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