	Temple University 2016 University Academic Rankings
Temple University (commonly referred to as Temple) is a comprehensive state-related research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded in 1884 by Baptist Minister Russell Conwell. Temple is classified as a "Doctoral University: Highest Research Activity." In 2013, Temple received over $224 million in research funding, ranking it 94th out of 643 institutions in the NSF's Higher Education Research and Development Survey. As of 2014, more than 37,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students are enrolled in over 400 academic degree programs offered at seven campuses and sites in Pennsylvania, and international campuses in Rome, Tokyo, Singapore and London. Temple is among the nation's largest providers of professional education (law, medicine, podiatry, pharmacy, dentistry, and architecture), preparing the largest body of professional practitioners in Pennsylvania. History Martin Luther King, Jr. lecturing at Temple UniversityTemple University was founded in 1884 by Russell Conwell, a Yale-educated Boston lawyer, orator, and ordained Baptist minister, who had served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Conwell came to Pennsylvania in 1882 to lead the Grace Baptist Church while he began tutoring working class citizens late at night to accommodate their work schedules. These students, later dubbed "night owls," were taught in the basement of Conwell's Baptist Temple, hence the origin of the university's name and mascot. The Grace Baptist Church quickly grew popular within the North Philadelphia area. A temporary board of trustees was created to handle the rapidly growing formalities associated with the church's programs. When the board conducted its first meeting they named Russell H. Conwell president of "The Temple College." Within the following months, Grace Baptist Church appointed a new board of trustees, printed official admissions files, and issued stock to raise funds for new teaching facilities. Regardless of whether they had the resources to support the school, Conwell's desire was â€œto give education to those who were unable to get it through the usual channels". Philadelphia granted a charter in 1888 to establish â€œThe Temple College of Philadelphia", but the city refused to grant authority to award academic degrees. By 1888, the enrollment of the college was nearly 600. It was in 1907 that Temple College revised its institutional status and incorporated as a university. Legal recognition as a university enhanced Temple in noticeable ways including its reputation, professional and graduate programs, overall enrollment, and financial support. Over time, Temple expanded: Samaritan Hospital was founded, a Medical School was added, and Temple merged with the Philadelphia Dental College. After the merger, Temple officially reincorporated as Temple University on December 12, 1907. Today, Temple is a Pennsylvania state-related university, meaning the university receives state funds, subject to state appropriations, but is independently operated. Academics Temple University offers more than 400 degree programs at 17 schools and colleges and five professional schools, including programs in art, business, communications, education, engineering, liberal arts, music, science, and the health professions. In U.S. News & World Report's 2016 rankings, Temple is 55th among U.S. public universities, tied for 115th among all national universities and ranked 356th globally. Temple undergraduate college is among the top colleges profiled in The Princeton Review's The Best 379 colleges (2015). Temple's Arts and Humanities faculty, Social Science and Management faculty, Life Science and Medicine faculty are ranked 182nd, 339th, 350th respectively in the world in 2014 by QS World University Ra ... [more on wikipedia]

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Temple University Details

Temple University Details
detail	value
state	Pennsylvania
conference	American Athletic Conference
public	Public
scores	1675/1117/25
level	AboveAverage
rank	[168
overall ROI rank	[199
size	large
undergrads	28287
grads	9198
price	40700
drop	30
stem	17
research	127
scores valid	True

Common Questions...

What are the academic rankings for Temple University?

1. number 168 for Academics.

2. number 199 for ROI (Return on Investment).

What universities are similar to Temple University?

1. University of Missouri-Columbia

2. University of North Texas

3. Georgia State University

4. University of South Carolina-Columbia

5. University of Cincinnati

6. Florida State University

7. Virginia Commonwealth University

National Academic Rankings

(summary of all ranking placements)

Temple University National Academic Rankings

Temple University National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Top250	168	216	240	109	97	141	119	193	199
Div1	90	83	94	71	63	87	78	91	96
Div1 Nonivy	77	78	92	63	55	81	70	90	94
Div1 Public	60	53	84	46	44	70	68	90	83
Public	87	78	94	55	50	81	77	80	91
American Athletic Conference	7	7	8	6	5	7	4	10	9
New England Region	70	92	96	47	40	54	43	64	68
State of Pennsylvania	13	21	25	7	6	7	6	40	19
Top Ten Top250	168	216	240	109	97	141	119	193	199
Top Ten American Athletic Conference	7	7	8	6	5	7	4	10	9
Top Ten State of Pennsylvania	10	10	10	7	6	7	6	9	10

Peer Universities / Similar Universities

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Temple University Peer Universities, Similar Universities to Temple University

Temple University Peer Universities, Similar Universities to Temple University
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
93.18	University of Missouri-Columbia	Missouri	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	121	98
93.00	University of North Texas	Texas	Conference USA	Public	AboveAverage	192	165
92.64	Georgia State University	Georgia	Sun Belt Conference	Public	Average	253	230
92.53	University of South Carolina-Columbia	South Carolina	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	93	130
92.39	University of Cincinnati	Ohio	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	202	106
92.39	Florida State University	Florida	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	76	104
92.24	Virginia Commonwealth University	Virginia	Atlantic 10 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	178	207
91.93	George Mason University	Virginia	Atlantic 10 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	156	143
91.91	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	Massachusetts	Mid - American Conference / At...	Public	AboveAverage	88	144
91.90	University of Kentucky	Kentucky	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	159	130
91.77	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	Tennessee	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	116	188
91.23	University of Kansas	Kansas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	172	130
90.25	Syracuse University	New York	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	AboveAverage	172	216
86.64	San Diego State University	California	Mountain West Conference	Public	Average	183	218
86.34	University of Georgia	Georgia	Southeastern Conference	Public	Good	82	65
85.72	Utah State University	Utah	Mountain West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	165	120
85.56	Ohio University	Ohio	Mid American Conference	Public	Average	215	174
85.50	Kent State University at Kent	Ohio	Mid American Conference	Public	Average	347	358
85.32	West Virginia University	West Virginia	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	320	192
85.31	Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis	Indiana	The Summit League	Public	Average	427	342
85.27	University of Iowa	Iowa	Big Ten Conference	Public	Good	68	79
85.15	University of Arkansas	Arkansas	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	171	119
84.86	Michigan State University	Michigan	Big Ten Conference	Public	Average	111	74
84.85	University of Oregon	Oregon	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	174	221
84.71	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	Nebraska	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	119	98
84.47	University of Delaware	Delaware	Colonial Athletic Association	Public	AboveAverage	107	138
83.98	CUNY Hunter College	New York	City University of New York At...	Public	AboveAverage	193	228
83.81	DePaul University	Illinois	Big East Conference	Private	AboveAverage	193	150
80.82	Webster University	Missouri	St.Louis Intercollegiate Ath Conf	Private	AboveAverage	458	421
79.19	Texas State University	Texas	Sun Belt Conference	Public	Average	364	290
79.10	California State University-Fullerton	California	Big West Conference	Public	Average	362	435
79.04	University of Houston	Texas	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	89	60
78.96	Washington State University	Washington	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Average	189	193
78.89	Kennesaw State University	Georgia	Atlantic Sun Conference	Public	Average	290	291
78.83	Northern Arizona University	Arizona	Big Sky Conference	Public	Average	336	333
78.58	East Carolina University	North Carolina	American Athletic Conference	Public	Average	312	325
78.51	Indiana University-Bloomington	Indiana	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	102	92
78.48	Brigham Young University-Idaho	Idaho	No Conference Affiliation	Private	Average	312	164
78.43	Grand Valley State University	Michigan	Great Lakes Intercollegiate At...	Public	Average	247	239
78.11	Middle Tennessee State University	Tennessee	Conference USA	Public	Average	384	372
78.10	University of California-Santa Barbara	California	Big West Conference	Public	Good	63	122
78.07	Old Dominion University	Virginia	Conference USA	Public	Average	356	368
77.36	University of Memphis	Tennessee	American Athletic Conference	Public	Average	359	314
77.06	Miami University-Oxford	Ohio	Mid American Conference	Public	Good	118	67
76.83	CUNY Bernard M Baruch College	New York	City University of New York At...	Public	AboveAverage	135	182
76.67	Western Washington University	Washington	Great Northwest Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	297	338
76.39	University of North Carolina Wilmington	North Carolina	Colonial Athletic Association	Public	AboveAverage	221	228
76.25	Saint Louis University	Missouri	Atlantic 10 Conference	Private	AboveAverage	169	165
76.25	University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras	Puerto Rico	Independent Southeast Region	Public	AboveAverage	176	232
75.92	University of Vermont	Vermont	America East	Public	AboveAverage	136	191

Academic Peer Universities / Similar Academics

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Temple University Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to Temple University

Temple University Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to Temple University
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
99.52	Conference USA (Average)	-	Conference USA	-Conf-	AboveAverage	-	148
99.44	Big Sky Conference (Average)	-	Big Sky Conference	-Conf-	AboveAverage	-	170
97.70	New Jersey Institute of Technology	New Jersey	Independent Northeast Region	Public	AboveAverage	195	185
97.00	University of Arkansas	Arkansas	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	171	119
96.73	Pacific - 12 Conference (Low)	-	Pacific 12 Conference	-Conf-	AboveAverage	-	115
96.10	Mississippi State University	Mississippi	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	197	130
95.92	University of California-Riverside	California	Big West Conference	Public	Average	167	212
95.92	San Diego State University	California	Mountain West Conference	Public	Average	183	218
95.82	DePaul University	Illinois	Big East Conference	Private	AboveAverage	193	150
95.81	Mountain West Conference (Average)	-	Mountain West Conference	-Conf-	AboveAverage	-	193
95.50	University of Kansas	Kansas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	172	130
95.48	Utah State University	Utah	Mountain West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	165	120
95.40	University of Kentucky	Kentucky	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	159	130
95.40	The University of Alabama	Alabama	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	175	112
94.92	Florida International University	Florida	Conference USA	Public	Average	163	170
94.48	University of Oregon	Oregon	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	174	221
93.92	Texas Tech University	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	176	104
93.55	Oklahoma State University	Oklahoma	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	182	124
92.84	Saint Louis University	Missouri	Atlantic 10 Conference	Private	AboveAverage	169	165
92.82	Syracuse University	New York	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	AboveAverage	172	216
92.35	America East (Average)	-	America East	-Conf-	AboveAverage	-	202
91.64	University of Hawaii at Manoa	Hawaii	Mountain West Conference / Big...	Public	Average	204	245
90.06	Truman State University	Missouri	Great Lakes Valley Conference	Public	AboveAverage	208	189
87.92	University of San Diego	California	Pioneer Football League / West...	Private	Good	203	195
87.63	Chapman University	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Good	208	242
86.40	Elon University	North Carolina	Colonial Athletic Association	Private	Good	200	178
86.16	Washington State University	Washington	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Average	189	193
85.73	The College of New Jersey	New Jersey	New Jersey Athletic Conference	Public	Good	164	193
83.49	Gettysburg College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Excellent	170	148
82.64	Union College	Kentucky	Mid - South Conference / Appal...	Private	BelowAverage	162	178
82.36	Lafayette College	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	165	106
81.02	Occidental College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Excellent	158	162

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