Temple University (Beasley)

1719 N. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122
(800) 560-1428

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National Comparison: Overview of Facts

#30 in Employment Rate at 10 Months

#37 in Employment Rate at Graduation
Temple Law ranks #30 in terms of graduates employed ten months after graduation (86.2%) and #37 in terms of graduates employed at the time of graduation (61.3%) .

#43 in Median LSAT

Temple Law is tied for #43 in terms of the median LSAT score (161) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students. The LSAT measures reading comprehension, analytical reasoning, and logical reasoning.

#44 in Presence of Minority Faculty

Temple Law ranks #44 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are racial or ethnic minority (17.7%).

#51 in Library Size

Temple Law ranks #51 in terms of library size with 578,659 volumes or equivalents.

#53 in Student to Faculty Ratio

Temple Law is tied for #53 in terms of lowest student to faculty ratio (6.1:1).

#54 in Acceptance Rate

Temple Law ranks #54 in terms of student selectivity with an acceptance rate of 35.9% among those who applied for admission.

#66 in Private Sector Salary

Temple Law is tied for #66 in terms of the median starting salary among graduates working in private practice as law firm associates ($80,000).

#67 in Median Undergraduate GPA

Temple Law ranks #67 in terms of highest median undergraduate GPA (3.54) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students.

#72 in Bar Passage Rate

Temple Law ranks #72 in terms of bar passage rate among first-time test takers (83.8%), and it outperforms by +4.2% the state of Pennsylvania’s overall bar passage rate of 79.6%. (A national comparison on this metric should be taken in a qualified sense and with caution, because every state has a different bar passage rate.)

#90 in Presence of Minority Students

Temple Law ranks #90 in terms of the highest percentage of students who are racial or ethnic minority (32.8%).

#100 in Presence of Female Faculty

Temple Law is tied for #100 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are female (39.6%).

#109 in Public Sector Salary

Temple Law is tied for #109 in terms of median starting salary among graduates working in government jobs or judicial clerkships at the federal or state level ($52,000).

#129 in Highest Tuition (out-of-state)

#224 in Highest Tuition (in-state)
Temple Law ranks #129 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students for its out-of state tuition of $41,341, and it ranks #224 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students for its in-state tuition of $27,103. We rank from a total of 283 tuition rates from 194 law schools, ranking twice those law schools that have different in-state and out-of-state tuition rates. Room and board expenses average $14,200 per year.

Fall 2020 Application Information

Application Deadline: March 1
Application Fee: $60

Admissions Statistics

2020 2017
Acceptance Rate 35.9% 43.1%
LSAT Score (Median) 161 159
LSAT Score (25th-75th percentile) 157-163 155-162
GPA (Median) 3.54 3.49
GPA Range (25th-75th percentile) 3.31-3.70 3.29-3.69

Bar Exam Statistics

2020 2017
State in which most graduates took bar exam: PA PA
School's bar passage rate: 83.8% 84.1%
State overall bar passage rate: 79.6% 80.8%
School bar pass rate vs. state bar pass rate: +4.2% +3.3%

Employment Statistics

2020 2017
Graduates employed at graduation: 61.3% 46.8%
Graduates employed 10 months after graduation: 86.2% 71.4%

Tuition and Expenses

2020 2017
Tuition (In-State): $27,103 N/A
Tuition (Out-of-State): $41,341 N/A
Room and Board: $14,200 $11,865
Proportion of full-time students receiving grants: 80.2% 74.9%
Median grant amount among full-time students: $20,000 $12,500
Average indebtedness of those who incurred debt: $78,725 $86,999
Proportion of graduates who incurred debt: 66.0% 83.5%
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Students & Faculty

2020 2017
Total Students: 696 534
Men: 45.1% 50.6%
Women: 54.7% 49.4%
Student Racial Demographics:

White: 67.2% N/A
Black: 7.9% N/A
Hispanic: 11.4% N/A
Asian: 8.2% N/A
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 6.1 : 1 N/A
Total Faculty: 192 N/A
Male: 60.4% N/A
Female: 39.6% N/A
Minority: 17.7% N/A

Full-Time Starting Salaries

2020 2017
Private Sector (Median): $80,000 $80,000
Public Sector (Median): $52,000 $50,000
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Library Resources

2020 2017
Volumes and equivalents: 578,659 629,258