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Established :
1884
University Type and Campus :
Public ; Urban (Main campus)
Temple University (commonly referred to as Temple) is an American state-related-public doctoral university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1884 by Baptist Minister Russell Conwell. In 1882, Conwell came to Pennsylvania to lead the Grace Baptist Church while he began tutoring working class citizens late at night to accommodate their work schedules. These students, later dubbed "night owls," were taught in the basement of Conwell's Baptist Temple, hence the origin of the university's name and mascot. By 1907, the institution revised its institutional status and incorporated as an university.
Quick facts
Motto: Perseverance Conquers
Endowment: $386.2 million (2015)
Administrative staff: 1,599 part time; 2,089 full time
Students: 39,515
Undergraduates: 28,408
Postgraduates: 9,543
52 : 48
Gender ratio (in %)
International students
Students : Staff ratio
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