After Temple University: graduation, pay and debt

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Public · 20,970 undergrads

75% of Temple University students finish within six years, the typical student earns $71,027 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $24,250 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$71k

median pay 10 years after starting college.

75%

finish within six years.

57%

finish in four years.

83%

of first-years come back for year two.

$24.3k

median federal debt at graduation.

69%

of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.

All the federal numbers

Finishing

Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023

57%

Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023

75%

First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024

83%

Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017

72%

Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017

77%

Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017

5,139

Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015

77%

Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015

12%

Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015

5,013

Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release

12%

Pay after college

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$57,791

Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23

$71,027

Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release

72%

Pay is for students who got federal aid and are working, counted from the year they started college, whether or not they finished.

Debt and paying it back

Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25

$24,250

Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release

$19,750

Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release

$21,500

Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release

$18,500

Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25

69%

Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release

75%

Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release

79%

Federal student loans only. Private loans and Parent PLUS loans aren't counted.

Where these numbers come from

Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Deadlines: admissions.temple.edu, 2026-27 (checked Nov 5, 2026)
Test rule: admissions.temple.edu, fall 2027 (checked Nov 5, 2026)

Updated Nov 5, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers