About the Main Campus

Temple University is a large, well-known, highly respected state-related university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1884, the university is today the 28th largest university in the United States and one of the nation's leading centers of professional education. Temple University is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, which accredits colleges and universities in the eastern part of the United States. This accreditation includes Temple's campus in Japan and assures that the university maintains high-quality academic programs internationally.

At Temple's campuses in Philadelphia, undergraduate students can choose their majors from approximately 130 areas, all of which can be either started or completed by students at the Japan campus. With this many majors, Temple offers an academic program that will meet almost every educational goal.

Temple University has a strong and enduring commitment to international education. This is illustrated by the university's permanent campuses in Japan and Italy; by its number of student exchange and study programs abroad; and by its number of international students, who are attracted by the university's high-quality programs, thereby producing one of the most ethnically diverse student bodies of any American university.

International Campuses & Programs

Temple University is a truly international institution with a global focus. In addition to having campuses in Rome and Tokyo, we also offer an exciting array of study-abroad programs all around the world.

International Campuses

• Tokyo / Osaka / Fukuoka, Japan
• Rome, Italy

Programs around the World

• Oviedo, Spain
• Salvador, Brazil
• Paris & Lyon, France
• Leipzig, Germany
• Ghana
• Dhrangadhra in Gujarat & Mumbai, India
• St. Thomas, Jamaica
• Oaxaca & Mexico City, Mexico
• Saint-Louis, Senegal
• Dublin, Ireland
• Beijing, China
• Rome, Italy
• Tokyo, Japan
• London, U.K.