Temple University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Temple University is a public research university in Philadelphia, PA (city setting), with 21,720 undergraduates (57% women). It admitted 83% of 36,399 applicants — lower half for selectivity among Division I schools (scores not considered). Cost of attendance is $60,136 a year for out-of-state students and $44,756 in-state; aided first-year students paid $29,641 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 75% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, health professions & nursing, communication & journalism. The campus reported 0.83 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — upper half for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Temple University ranks
0 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 63 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 75%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $21,991 in-state · $37,248 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 7 burglaries · 25 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Temple University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Temple University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | American Conference | 30 | 2 over | 4 | $1.9M | $64,372 | 1000 | |
| Men's Basketball | American Conference | 16 | 1 over | 1 | $6.8M | $423,155 | 1000 | |
| Women's Basketball | American Conference | 15 | at cap | 6 | $5.1M | $342,972 | 981 | |
| Men's Cross Country | American Conference | 11 | room 6 | 2 | $541k | $49,158 | 1000 | |
| Women's Cross Country | American Conference | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Field Hockey | BIG EAST Conference | 26 | room 1 | 1 | $1.6M | $61,008 | 997 | |
| Football | American Conference | 115 | 10 over | 1 | $26M | $228,656 | 987 | |
| Men's Golf | American Conference | 13 | 4 over | 2 | $948k | $72,892 | 986 | |
| Women's Gymnastics | Independent | 27 | 7 over | 4 | $1.3M | $48,063 | 1000 | |
| Women's Lacrosse | American Conference | 30 | room 8 | 3 | $1.5M | $51,243 | 1000 | |
| Men's Rowing | Independent | 50 | — | 5 | $1.6M | $32,309 | — | |
| Women's Rowing | Mid-American Conference | 60 | room 8 | 1 | $1.8M | $30,625 | 988 | |
| Men's Soccer | American Conference | 29 | 1 over | 4 | $1.7M | $58,631 | 983 | |
| Men's Tennis | American Conference | 9 | room 1 | 4 | $476k | $52,868 | 1000 | |
| Women's Tennis | American Conference | 9 | room 1 | 4 | $720k | $79,986 | 1000 | |
| Women's Track & Field | American Conference | 67 | 22 over | 1 | $1.4M | $21,440 | 984 | |
| Women's Volleyball | American Conference | 19 | 1 over | 4 | $1.5M | $79,938 | 1000 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.