Temple University
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City: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Type: | Public |
Sports: | baseball, basketball, crew, cross country, fencing, field hockey, football, golf, gymnastics, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field, volleyball[1] |
Colors: | cherry, white |
Mascot: | Owls |
Degrees: | Certificate, Diploma, Associate, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctoral |
Website: | http://www.temple.edu/ |
Temple University is a Pennsylvania public university founded in 1884.[2] Its main campus is 1.5 miles north of Center City Philadelphia, and the University also operates programs for studying abroad in London, Beijing, Paris, Mumbai and other locations.[2] It was ranked a third-tier school in US News's 2008 "National Universities: Tier 3" list.[3]
History
Dr. Russell Conwell founded the school as an informal adult-education outgrowth of his Baptist Temple ministry, Temple College was chartered in 1888 and was incorporated as Temple University in 1907.[2]
Notes
- ↑ http://owlsports.cstv.com/
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 about Temple (English). Temple University.
- ↑ National Universities: Tier 3 (English). US News.