Campus environment

Colleges and Universities A-Z Temple University
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Given that the school is in Philadelphia, how much of an actual traditional campus does the school have?

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Temple, unlike some urban schools, has a well-defined campus. Temple completely encompasses many city blocks in North Philly. The campus are itself is about 1/2 mile by 1/2 mile area, but the surrounding blocks are also mostly apartments that are student occupied and businesses that cater to the student population.

Now, what you won’t find are vast quads of green areas, as you’d typically find in suburban or rural college campuses, just because it’s in the middle of the city and it’s a compact campus. So if by “traditional campus” you’re looking for the quads of ivy-sided buildings, then that’s not Temple. There’s some smaller green areas right in the middle of campus where students hang outside. You’ll see lots of students eating outside in the green areas or picnic tables between classes from some of the great food truck faire available on campus. Temple has over 50 food trucks on campus, and the quality and diversity of food offerings provided by the trucks is great.

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TY @stencils! That’s an INCREDIBLY helpful breakdown! Few quick questions:

  1. Do they have many"X-Area" Studies majors, along with foreign languages

  2. How diverse is the student body?

  3. Glad you mentioned food trucks! Never thought about those. Do they have good, diverse cuisine choices?

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  1. Temple is a large university with most common majors. There are language majors and regional studies majors. You can search to see if they offer any specific major here: Degree Programs | Temple University

  2. The student body is pretty diverse. Look at the College Factual website for actual diversity numbers for the student and teaching population. Remember to look at faculty diversity at schools as well!

  3. There is a huge variety of food trucks. Halal, Mex, Vegan, Asian to name a few. The crepe truck is a favorite. Temple has a big enough commuter student population that the food trucks are bustling when the campus is full (the last year being an oddity due to COVID).

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