Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Also known as Temple · Website
$63,727
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$63,727
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Temple University is a public 4-year college in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with 20,970 undergraduates and 8,183 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $28,198 a year (tuition and fees $23,011 in-state, $38,958 out-of-state). It admits 80% of applicants and 75% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $63,727 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $24,395 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$28,198
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$23,011
Out-of-state $38,958
Admission rate
80%
US median 78%
Completion rate
75%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$24,395
About $259 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$63,727
Rank 574 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $28,198
- Tuition in-state
- $23,011
- Tuition out-of-state
- $38,958
- Cost of attendance
- $40,903
- Students with a need-based grant
- 32%
- Students with federal loans
- 53%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $22,694
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $23,431
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $26,534
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $29,397
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $34,947
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $15,188 in 2015-16 to $23,011 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 80%
- Undergraduates
- 20,970
- Graduate students
- 8,183
- Part-time students
- 6.0%
- Women
- 56%
- Students per teacher
- 12
- Completion rate
- 75%
- Retention rate
- 83%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 355
- Endowment
- $960.9M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 574 of 5,094 US colleges and 50 of 270 in Pennsylvania (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | PA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $28,198 | $19,970 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $23,011 | $19,182 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 80% | 81% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 75% | 66% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 83% | 78% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $24,395 | $17,500 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $50,860 | $42,275 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $63,727 | $49,700 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 68% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 76% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
355 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 355 | $22,120 | $30,054 | $50,582 | $50,706 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 299 | $25,000 | $73,393 | $101,670 | $92,374 |
| MedicineProfessional | Professional | 255 | $208,393 | $67,343 | $113,007 | $112,460 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 253 | $23,827 | $41,165 | $67,840 | $63,560 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 245 | $25,065 | $35,101 | $72,134 | $57,214 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 237 | $23,553 | $47,460 | $72,289 | $69,303 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 235 | $23,125 | $58,807 | $85,011 | $83,343 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 231 | $45,067 | $129,690 | $155,271 | $103,485 |
| LawProfessional | Professional | 210 | $81,733 | $71,729 | $117,775 | $107,773 |
| Public HealthBachelor's | Bachelor's | 190 | $27,000 | $43,093 | $57,499 | $58,808 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 189 | $20,500 | $29,950 | Withheld | $61,296 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 182 | $25,501 | $29,322 | $63,714 | $54,562 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 171 | $25,000 | $29,112 | $53,818 | $50,497 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 161 | $19,500 | $58,307 | $82,570 | $68,257 |
| DentistryProfessional | Professional | 155 | $296,851 | $106,820 | $183,560 | $170,812 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 148 | $25,000 | $48,747 | $75,632 | $68,407 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationProfessional | Professional | 143 | $136,167 | $106,021 | $134,752 | $138,348 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 136 | $24,125 | $38,612 | $56,164 | $55,378 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 134 | $23,562 | $63,202 | $85,777 | $76,194 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 133 | $21,500 | $24,345 | $42,526 | $43,765 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 130 | $23,881 | $36,011 | $59,848 | $63,293 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 120 | $25,750 | $50,128 | $73,127 | $68,069 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 119 | $24,250 | $47,825 | $55,494 | $47,382 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's | Master's | 114 | $39,000 | $83,298 | $105,003 | $124,807 |
| Social WorkMaster's | Master's | 104 | $52,379 | $51,621 | $62,274 | $65,123 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Temple University cost?
$28,198 a year is the average net price at Temple University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $23,011 for in-state students and $38,958 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $40,903. Families earning under $30,000 pay $22,694 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Temple University?
80% of applicants are admitted to Temple University. The median admission rate of colleges in Pennsylvania is 81%.
How much do Temple University graduates earn?
$63,727 a year is the median pay of former Temple University students who work, 10 years after they started ($50,860 after 6 years). That ranks 574 of 5,094 US colleges and 50 of 270 in Pennsylvania. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctoral) at $132,390.
How much student debt do Temple University graduates have?
$24,395 is the median federal student loan debt of Temple University graduates, about $259 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 53% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Temple University?
75% of first-time, full-time students at Temple University finish within 6 years. 83% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Temple University?
Psychology, General (355 bachelor's graduates), Computer and Information Sciences, General (299 bachelor's graduates), Medicine (255 professional graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 355 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.