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Temple is Philadelphia's Public University

Founded in 1884 by Russell Conwell, Temple University is a comprehensive public research institution in Philadelphia, PA. It is the 38th-largest university in the United States, enrolling more than 38,000 students from all 50 states and 118 nations.

Temple is one of the largest public employers in the city of Philadelphia and contributes more than $6 billion per year to Pennsylvania's economy.

The university has nine campuses in Pennsylvania and abroad: the Main, Center City, Health Sciences and Podiatric Medicine campuses in Philadelphia; the Ambler and Ft. Washington campuses in the Philadelphia suburbs; a campus in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania's capital; and international campuses in Rome and Tokyo.

Undergraduate, graduate, and professional students are enrolled in 464 academic degree programs across 17 schools and colleges. Temple is the fifth largest provider of professional education in the United States.

Temple is in the midst of a capital building program, Visualize Temple, that is transforming its Main Campus through the addition or redevelopment of recreational, residential, research and green space. The plan recommends signature projects, such as state-of-the-art library and an academic quad at the core at the core of Main Campus.

More than 316,000 Temple alumni live and work around the world.

Temple University Fast Facts

• Temple is led by President John Anderson Fry.
• Nearly 38,000 students attend from 50 states and 118 nations.
• 38th largest university in United States.
• 5th largest provider of professional education in the nation.
• Official motto: Perseverantia Vincit, or "Perseverance Conquers".
• Temple’s mascot is the owl, which honors the university's beginning as a night school for ambitious young people.
• Temple’s colors are cherry and white.
• 464 academic degree programs.
• 17 schools and colleges (including 5 professional schools: dentistry, law, medicine, pharmacy and podiatric medicine).
• 9 campuses.
• Pennsylvania: Main, Center City, Podiatric Medicine, Health Sciences, Ambler, Ft. Washington, Harrisburg.
• Rome: Est. 1966.
• Tokyo: Est. 1982 (the largest and oldest American university in Japan).
• Approximately 72 percent of all students are Pennsylvania residents; 28 percent are out-of-state.
• More than 316,000 living alumni in 162 countries.