Temple University

By: Dominic Marano

Section 25

History

Temple University was founded in 1884, chartered as Temple College in 1888 and incorporated as Temple

University in 1907. In 1965, by the Act of the Legislature of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Temple

University became a state-related institution in the Commonwealth System of Higher Education. It is located

in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Temple University is the 36th largest university in the United States. It also has the third largest professional

(law, dentistry, medicine, pharmacy, and podiatric medicine) program in the country.

Campuses

• Main Campus

• Health Sciences Campus (HSC)

• Temple University Center City (TUCC)

• Temple University Ambler (TUA), PA

• Tyler School of Art Elkins Park, PA

Temple University Schools and Colleges

• Ambler College • College of Allied Health

Professions • Fox School of Business and

Management • School of

Communications and Theater • School of Dentistry • College of Education • College of Engineering • Beasley School of Law • College of Liberal Arts

• School of Medicine • Esther Boyer College of

Music • School of Pharmacy • School of Podiatric

Medicine • College of Science and

Technology • School of Social

Administration • Health Studies

Department • School of Tourism and

Hospitality Management • Tyler School of Art

Temple Territory

Temple University has over 30,000 students. Temple's Main Campus covers 114 acres in North Philadelphia. The Health Sciences Center, which includes Temple University Hospital, the School of Medicine, School of Dentistry,

School of Pharmacy, and College of Allied Health Professions, is located two miles north of the Main Campus. The

Ambler Campus is situated on 186 acres of rolling fields in suburban Montgomery County. Temple has two other

Philadelphia area campuses--The Tyler School of Art and Temple University Center City, which also offers

continuing education and cultural programs as well as academic courses. The University opened its Harrisburg

Center in 1987. The Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine, formerly the Pennsylvania College of Podiatric

Medicine (PCPM), joined Temple University on July 1, 1998.

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