Temple University Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at Temple University is 15:1, and the school has 37.4 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Temple University include: Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs; Visual and Performing Arts; Education; and Social Sciences. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 87.5 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required	Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Arts/fine arts Sciences (biological or physical) Humanities History Mathematics Social science English (including composition) Other
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio	15:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 23% Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs 10% Visual and Performing Arts 10% Education 8% Social Sciences 6%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Certificate, Diploma, Associate, transfer-associate, terminal-associate, Bachelor's, Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Post-master's certificate, Doctorate - professional practice, Doctorate - research/scholarship
Combined-degree programs	Physics B.A., B.S. Or B.A./M.A.(5yr) - Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics
Student participation in special academic programs
First-year experiences N/A Service learning N/A Senior capstone or culminating academic experience N/A Writing in the disciplines N/A Undergraduate research/creative projects N/A Learning communities N/A

Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate	88%
4-year graduation rate	36

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data