Temple University is one of six universities in Pennsylvania
classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity." Temple has more than 650 degree programs at 17 schools and colleges
Schools and colleges Tyler School of Art and Architecture The
Tyler School of Art and Architecture was founded in
Elkins Park, Pennsylvania in the 1930s, when Stella Elkins Tyler donated her estate to Temple University. Temple’s Architecture program, founded in 1969, joined the school in 1990s. In 2016, four more Temple programs joined Tyler: City & Regional Planning, Community Development, Horticulture, and Landscape Architecture. Tyler moved to a state-of-the-art facility at Temple's Main Campus in Philadelphia in 2009, which is connected to the Boyer College of Music and Dance's Presser Hall. In 2019, the school expanded its name, becoming the Tyler School of Art and Architecture. Tyler was ranked number 15 in fine art schools in the United States by
U.S. News & World Report in 2016.
Fox School of Business The
Fox School offers 15 undergraduate majors, 19 minors, 10 professional master's programs, and two PhD programs, and the school has a variety of international partnerships. Established in 1918, it was named in honor of
Richard J. Fox in 1999. It ranked in the top 30 in the nation in the 2017 Times Higher Ed World University Rankings and top 80 in the world for undergraduate studies. The Fox School of Business is housed in Alter Hall and 1810 Liacouras Walk. On March 9, 2020, the
Department of Veterans Affairs suspended
G.I. Bill reimbursement eligibility for Temple University and several other schools due to what the V.A. said were "erroneous, deceptive, or misleading enrollment and advertising practices", giving the schools 60 days to take "corrective action". The
Philadelphia Inquirer states that the action is a result of misreporting by the Fox School of Business. The VA withdrew its threat of sanctions in July 2020.
Maurice H. Kornberg School of Dentistry The
Kornberg School of Dentistry, established in 1863, is the second oldest dental school in continuous existence in the United States. The college has a longstanding relationship with the School District of Philadelphia, helping to teach and prepare future educators for the city. The College of Engineering's building is on 12th and Norris Street.
Beasley School of Law The
Beasley School of Law was founded in 1895 as Temple College’s Department of Law. The school’s first Dean, Henry S. Borneman, proposed to Russell Conwell that he organize evening courses in the study of law for students wishing to prepare for the bar examination. The Law School graduated its first class (of 16) in 1901, and received accreditation from the Pennsylvania State Board of Bar Examiners in 1907. The school has had many homes over the years, both on Temple's Main Campus and in Center City: these included a location over a shoe repair shop, another above the noisy printing presses of the Philadelphia Ledger, and one in the
Gimbels Department Store (where students had to walk through the retail merchandise floors to get to class). In 2013, the Sheller Center for Social Justice at Temple Law School was created. The center partners with local community advocacy organizations to address civil access to justice issues confronting underserved populations. The Beasley School of Law is housed in Klein Hall, Shusterman Hall, and Barrack Hall. With an enrollment of approximately 650 students in Fall 2023, the school trains students with programs focused on trial advocacy, transnational law, and taxation, among others. The school offers full- and part-time programs, offering evening classes for working students. As of 2024,
U.S. News & World Report ranked the school the tied for 54th best law school in the United States.
College of Liberal Arts The
College of Liberal Arts at Temple University includes 28 academic departments, offering 35 undergraduate majors and 36 minors. The College of Liberal Arts is housed in Mazur (formerly Anderson) and Gladfelter Halls. The Criminal Justice department is one of the leading criminal justice programs in the United States. The college offers 15 master's degrees and 13 doctoral programs.
Klein College of Media and Communication Founded in 1927, the
Klein College of Media and Communication (formerly the School of Media and Communication) is one of the largest and most comprehensive schools of media and communication in the country. The school has about 3,000 undergraduate and graduate students, more than 20,000+ alumni, and more than 60 full-time faculty members. The school expanded to the School of Communications and Theater in 1967.
Lewis Katz School of Medicine The
Lewis Katz School of Medicine was founded in 1901, making it one of the oldest schools at Temple University. In July 2014, Lewis Katz School of Medicine scientists were the first to remove
HIV from human cells. In October 2015, the school was officially named the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University in honor of Temple alumnus and former trustee
Lewis Katz.
Boyer College of Music and Dance Founded in 1962, the
Esther Boyer College of Music and Dance is part of the Center for Performing and Cinematic Arts at Temple University, along with the School of Theater, Film and Media Arts. The Boyer College of Music and Dance is housed in Presser Hall and Rock Hall. Areas of study include Instrumental and Voice studies, Jazz studies, Music Theory, Music History, Music Composition, Music Technology, Music Therapy, Music Education, and Dance. Boyer offers 500 concerts, performances, master classes, lectures, faculty and guest artist recitals each year, most of which are free and open to the public. Venues for ensemble performances include the Temple Performing Arts Center,
Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Lincoln Center's
Alice Tully Hall and Jazz at
Lincoln Center.
School of Pharmacy The Temple University
School of Pharmacy (TUSP), located at Temple's Health Science Campus, is one of six schools of pharmacy in Pennsylvania conferring the
Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree. It also confers the
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) and
Master of Science M.S. degrees in pharmaceutical sciences.
School of Podiatric Medicine Temple's
School of Podiatric Medicine is a school of
podiatry. The school's Foot and Ankle Institute is the largest podiatric medical treatment facility anywhere, logging more than 40,000 patient visits annually. Students also train through programs through Temple University Health System. On October 10, 2025 it was announced that the college would be named in honor of Temple alumnus and trustee Christopher M. Barnett.
College of Science and Technology Temple University's
College of Science and Technology (CST) houses the departments of Biology, Chemistry, Computer & Information Sciences, Earth & Environmental Science, Mathematics, and Physics. It is one of the largest schools or colleges of its kind in the Philadelphia region with more than 230 faculty and 4,000 undergraduate students. The College of Science and Technology offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in all six departments as well as science with teaching bachelor's degrees through the TUteach program. CST's advanced Science Education and Research Center (SERC), which opened in 2014, is 247,000 square feet research center, home to 7 research center and institutes. SERC has 52 research labs and 16 teaching rooms, and cost $137 million. The College of Science and Technology's Biology department is housed in the BioLife building, while the Chemistry and Earth & Environmental Science departments are housed in Beury Hall. The Mathematics department is housed in Wachman Hall, while the Physics and Computer Science departments are housed in SERC.
School of Social Work Temple's
School of Social Work, part of the College of Public Health, offers full-time, part-time and online programs. It had an enrollment of more than 600 students in Fall 2017. Before STHM's founding, Temple began offering programs in its fields since 1908. In 2024, three new undergraduate degree programs were offered: Bachelor of Science in Sport and Entertainment Management, Bachelor of Science in Tourism, Hospitality and Event Management and Bachelor of Science in Multidisciplinary Studies in Sport, Tourism, Hospitality and Event Management. Created in 2012, TFMA offers BA and BFA programs in 13 concentrations in disciplines from musical theater to cinematography, screenwriting to theater design. Graduate programs include MFA programs in Film and Media Arts, Musical Theater Collaboration, Acting, Design, Directing and Playwriting, as well as MA programs in Media Arts and Musical Theater Studies, and a PhD in Documentary Arts and Visual Research.
Foreign study Temple offers undergraduate and graduate programs at its campus in Japan, study-abroad opportunities at its campuses in Rome and Tokyo, and semester and summer programs in London, Rome, Japan, Dublin, Germany, France, China, South Africa, Spain, Ecuador, and Australia. Temple University has a global internship program, offering internships in Spain, Costa Rica, Australia, India, Chile, China, Singapore, and various U.S. cities
Rankings In
U.S. News & World Report 2024 rankings, Temple is tied for 89th among all national universities. Temple undergraduate college is among the top colleges profiled in
The Princeton Review's The Best 382 colleges (2018). Temple's Arts and Humanities faculty, Social Science and Management faculty, Life Science, and Medicine faculty are ranked 401–450, 451–500, and 369th respectively in the world in 2024 by
QS World University Rankings. Additionally, Temple's Hospitality and Tourism Management faculty is ranked 9th in the world in 2024 by
ARWU.
Forbes ranked Temple 192nd out of the top 500 rated private and public colleges and universities in America for the 2024–25 report. Temple was also ranked 87th among public colleges and 76th in the northeast. In 2024,
Washington Monthly ranked Temple 144th among 438 national universities in the U.S. based on Temple's contribution to the public good, as measured by social mobility, research, and promoting public service. According to the
National Science Foundation, Temple spent $301,395 million on research and development in 2022, ranking it 98th out of 899 institutions. ==Student life==