Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

$55000

For the 2023-2024 academic year: The average cost of attendance of an international student (Tuition Cost + Living Expenses) for undergraduate students is approximately $55,000.

Temple University (Temple or TU) is a public state-related research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1884. As the largest university in one of the nation’s most iconic cities, Temple educates diverse future leaders from across Philadelphia, the country and the world who share a common drive to learn, prepare for their careers and make a real impact. Temple offers students a dynamic and nurturing learning environment with the support of a renowned faculty, dedicated academic advisors focused on setting a clear path to graduation and a broad curriculum of more than 500 academic programs.
Pride

Points of Pride

  • Temple University is R1 research category (“highest research activity”) university in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. 
  • Temple University offers merit scholarships to international students with strong academic records. These awards range from $2,000 to full tuition. 
  • 12-1 student-faculty ratio with 42% of classes with fewer than 20 students. 
  • Located in North Philadelphia, Temple’s Main Campus offers access to professional internships and experiences in Philadelphia.
  • More than 149,000 Temple alumni live and work in the Philadelphia region, creating an unparalleled professional network for our students. There are opportunities in every industry, and our students seamlessly work internships into their schedules. 
  • Philadelphia’s public university, Temple provides an unparalleled value to families in the region and serves as an essential resource to the surrounding community.  
  • The Temple University Internship Program (TUIP) provides paid, meaningful experiential opportunities through on-campus internships. 

University Highlights

US News and World Report, 2023: 
  • #121 in National Universities 
  • #56 in Top Public Schools  
  • #91 in Best Value Schools 
  • #123 in Best Undergraduate Engineering 
  • #108 in Undergraduate Business Program
  • #5 in Undergraduate Insurance 
  • #13 in Undergraduate International Business  
  • #14 in Undergraduate Management Information Systems  
  • #121 in Undergraduate Computer Science

Programs

UnderGraduate

  • Accounting
  • Actuarial Science – STEM Designated
  • Adult and Organizational Development
  • Advertising
  • Africology and African American Studies
  • American Studies
  • Anthropology
  • Applied Mathematics – STEM Designated
  • Arabic
  • Architecture
  • Art Education
  • Art History
  • Art Therapy
  • Asian Studies
  • Audio and Live Entertainment
  • Bachelor of General Studies (BGS)
  • Bachelor of Social Work (BSW)
  • Biochemistry – STEM designated
  • Bioengineering – STEM designated
  • Biology with Teaching – STEM designated
  • Biology   – STEM designated
  • Biophysics – STEM Designated
  • Business Management
  • Career and Technical Education
  • Ceramics
  • Ceramics with Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Chemistry with Teaching – STEM designated
  • Chemistry – STEM designated
  • Chinese
  • Civil Engineering – STEM Designated
  • Classics
  • Communication and Social Influence
  • Communication Studies
  • Community Development
  • Composition-Music
  • Computer Science and Physics – STEM designated
  • Computer Science – STEM Designated
  • Construction Engineering Technology – STEM designated
  • Criminal Justice
  • Dance
  • Data Science - STEM designated
  • Data Science: Computation and Modeling - STEM designated
  • Data Science: Computational Analytics - STEM designated
  • Data Science: Genomics and Bioinformatics - STEM designated
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Earth and Space Science with Teaching  - STEM designated
  • Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity
  • Economics
  • Electrical Engineering – STEM designated
  • Engineering Technology – STEM designated
  • English
  • Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management
  • Environmental Engineering – STEM Designated
  • Environmental Science – Applied Ecology – STEM designated
  • Environmental Science – Climate – STEM designated
  • Environmental Science – Environmental Geochemistry– STEM designated
  • Environmental Science – Hydrology – STEM designated
  • Environmental Science – STEM designated
  • Environmental Studies
  • Event and Entertainment Management
  • Exercise and Sport Science
  • Facilities Management
  • Fibers and Materials Studies
  • Fibers and Materials Studies with Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Film and Media Arts
  • Finance
  • Financial Planning
  • French
  • Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies
  • General Science and Technology with Teaching – STEM designated
  • General Science with Teaching – STEM designated
  • Genomic Medicine – STEM designated
  • Geography and Urban Studies
  • Geology – STEM designated
  • German
  • German Language and Cultural Studies
  • Glass
  • Glass with Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Global Studies
  • Graphic and Interactive Design
  • Graphic and Interactive Design with Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Health Information Management
  • Health Professions
  • Health Studies
  • Historic Preservation
  • History
  • Horticulture
  • Human Development and Community Engagement
  • Human Resource Management
  • Industrial and Systems Engineering – STEM designated
  • Information Science and Technology – STEM designated
  • Interdisciplinary German Studies
  • International Business
  • Italian
  • Italian Studies
  • Japanese
  • Jazz Studies Composition
  • Jazz Studies Performance
  • Journalism
  • Kinesiology
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Latin American Studies
  • Legal Studies
  • Liberal Studies
  • Management Information Systems – STEM designated
  • Marketing
  • Materials Science – STEM designated
  • Mathematical Economics – STEM designated
  • Mathematics and Computer Science with Teaching – STEM designated
  • Mathematics and Computer Science – STEM designated
  • Mathematics and Physics – STEM designated
  • Mathematics and Technology with Teaching – STEM designated
  • Mathematics with Teaching – STEM designated
  • Mathematics – STEM designated
  • Mechanical Engineering Technology – STEM designated
  • Mechanical Engineering – STEM designated
  • Media Studies and Production
  • Metals, Jewelry, CAD-CAM
  • Metals, Jewelry, CAD-CAM with Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Middle Grades Education
  • Music
  • Music Education
  • Music Education Jazz
  • Music History
  • Music Technology
  • Music Therapy
  • Music Therapy Jazz
  • Musical Theater
  • Natural Sciences – STEM designated
  • Neuroscience – STEM designated
  • Neuroscience: Cellular and Molecular – STEM designated
  • Nursing
  • Painting
  • Painting with Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Performance
  • Pharmaceutical Science – STEM designated
  • Philosophy
  • Photography
  • Photography with Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Physics with Teaching – STEM designated
  • Physics – STEM designated
  • Political Science
  • Pre-Pharmacy – STEM designated
  • Printmaking
  • Printmaking with Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Psychology
  • Public Health
  • Public Relations
  • Real Estate
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Religion
  • Risk Management and Insurance – STEM designated
  • Screen Studies
  • Sculpture
  • Sculpture with Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Secondary Education-English Education
  • Secondary Education-Math Education
  • Secondary Education-Social Studies
  • Secondary Education-World Languages Education
  • Sociology
  • Spanish
  • Special Education (Pre-K to 12)
  • Speech, Language and Hearing Science
  • Sport and Recreation Management
  • Sport Management
  • Statistical Science and Data Analytics – STEM designated
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Sustainable Food Systems
  • Technical Production and Management
  • Theater
  • Theory
  • Tourism and Hospitality Management
  • Undeclared
  • Virtual Media Management
  • Visual Studies 
For a complete list of majors please visit the URL:
admissions.temple.edu/academics/degrees-and-programs

Standardised Tests

Undergraduate

  • IELTS:  6 
  • TOEFL: 79 
  • PTE: 53 
  • Duolingo-110 
  • SAT/ACT: Optional 
  • Application Fee: $55

Intakes

Fall (September) and Spring (January).

Accreditation

Fox School of Business and Management is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business AACSB. 

The Engineering Bachelor of Science programs (Bioengineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering) are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET. 

The Engineering Technology Bachelor of Science programs (Construction Engineering Technology, Engineering Technology are accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET.