Temple University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Temple University

Temple University operates as a public institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 20,970 students of which 23,294 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Temple University is categorized as “15” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 80.4%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $28,198, with published in-state tuition of $23,011 and a Pell grant recipient share of 32.0%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $24,395, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 74.9%, and the first-year retention rate is 82.6%. Graduates earn a median of $63,727 ten years after enrolling, compared with $50,860 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 1294700.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 71.7% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.