Temple earned 104 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 27 in the top 5%, 49 in the top 10% and 28 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #4 of 298 in Most Popular (Pennsylvania), a top 5% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 104 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 0 / 27
Highest placement: #4 of 298, a top 5% award
Fields of study with a badge: 19
Placements this edition: 550
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
How Many Ranking Badges Has Temple University Earned?
Temple University holds 104 ranking badges across 19 fields of study, 27 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. Rankings on this page are updated as new federal data is released. Placements shown are from the 2027 edition. A check mark sits in the highest award tier the school reached. Find out more about our data sources and methodologies. Want to feature these awards on your college’s site? Administrators can contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
0
Top 5%
27
Top 10%
49
Top 15%
28
Total
104
What Is Temple University Known For?
Temple University is best known for Health Professions: 12 of its 85 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Music, Drama & Theater Arts and Public Relations & Advertising.
In College Factual’s 2027 athletics rankings, Temple University earned 15 badges across 14 sports, 4 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #13 of 930 in Basketball.
How Does Temple University Rank for Online Students?
Temple University earned no online-program badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s online-program rankings is #13 of 75 in Most Popular Online for Computer Software Applications (top 18%).
How Does Temple University Rank for Veterans?
In College Factual’s 2027 veterans rankings, Temple University earned 4 badges; its highest placement is #377 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
These rankings are drawn from U.S. Department of Education data, 2027 edition. Temple University appears in 550 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
by our College Data Analytics Team