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FACT #2:

One in every eight Greater Philadelphia college graduates holds a Temple University degree.

FACT #19:

Temple University Libraries boasts 3 million volumes, 10 million images, 50,000 print and online subscriptions and 35,000 linear feet of manuscripts.

FACT #88:

Temple University’s football team played in the first Sugar Bowl in 1935.

125 Facts About Temple

FACT #1:

Temple University celebrates its 125th anniversary in 2009.

FACT #3:

Approximately 12,000 students live on or around Temple University’s Main Campus in Philadelphia.

FACT #4:

Among its peers, Temple University’s School of Podiatric Medicine has the largest full-time faculty and the largest podiatric medical library.

FACT #5:

Former Temple University physics chair J. Lloyd Bohn designed and built an essential safety feature for Explorer 1, America’s first successful earth satellite, in 1960.

FACT #6:

In 1979, Temple University law professor Dolores Korman Sloviter ’53 became the first woman judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

FACT #7:

Martin Luther King Jr. spoke at Temple University’s Baptist Temple in 1965.

FACT #8:

Five Temple University gymnasts have competed or coached in the Olympic Games.

FACT #9:

Former Temple University professor Joseph Wolpe is considered the founding father of behavior therapy.

FACT #10:

Alumnus David Hartman ’76 was the nation’s first blind medical-school graduate.

FACT #11:

John F. Kennedy campaigned for president on Temple University’s Main Campus in 1960.

FACT #12:

Temple University alumnus Pepe Sanchez ’00 was the first Argentine to play in the NBA.

FACT #13:

More than $200 million in private residential and commercial development in North Philadelphia was spurred by Temple University in recent years.

FACT #14:

Six Super Bowl champion teams since 2001 have included former Temple football players.

FACT #15:

Temple University has 17 schools and colleges.

FACT #16:

U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated Temple University’s Sullivan Hall.

FACT #17:

Temple University alumnus Bill Mensch ’66 helped make personal computers possible by designing the 16-bit microprocessor that Apple Computer used in its Apple IIGs.

FACT #18:

Bill Cosby lettered in football and track while a student at Temple.

FACT #20:

Temple University alumnus Thomas Anthony Harris ’40 wrote the 1960s bestseller I’m OK, You’re OK.

FACT #21:

Temple University’s Tyler School of Art administers the Wolgin International Prize in the Fine Arts, the largest prize of its kind in the world.

FACT #22:

Temple University has hired nearly 300 new tenured and tenure-track faculty members from the world’s leading educational institutions since 2004.

FACT #23:

Temple University opens four state-of-the-art facilities devoted to business, medicine, art and music during 2009.

FACT #24:

The Kornberg School of Dentistry at Temple University receives 4,500 applications per year for 125 available slots.

FACT #25:

U.S. President Harry S. Truman dedicated the Baptist Temple’s Chapel of Four Chaplains on Temple University’s Main Campus.

FACT #26:

Among Temple University journalism alumni, John L. Dotson Jr. ’58 won the 1994 Pulitzer Gold Medal for Meritorious Public Service, Joby S. Warrick ’82 won the 1996 Pulitzer Prize in Public Service, and Clarence J. Williams III ’93 won the 1998 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography.

FACT #27:

Temple University generates $2.7 billion for the Delaware Valley each year.

FACT #28:

Researchers in Temple University’s School of Pharmacy were the first to produce evidence linking cocaine use with birth defects in 1980.

FACT #29:

Temple University alumna Karen Starko ’75 discovered link between Reye’s syndrome and aspirin in 1980, leading the FDA to require warnings on aspirin labels.

FACT #30:

Temple University alumnus Nicholas Peter Dallis ’38 developed the comics Rex Morgan, M.D., Judge Parker and Apartment 3-G.

FACT #31:

Temple University alumnus Bill Roth ’93 made U.S. Gymnastics Championship history in 1990 when he scored the first perfect 10.00 with his high bar routine.

FACT #32:

Temple’s university press was the first to produce a book series in American studies and in Asian American studies.

FACT #33:

Temple University alumnus Frederick Branch ’54 was the first African American officer in the United States Marine Corps.

FACT #34:

Temple University has 10 national Hall of Fame coaches — in football, basketball, soccer, baseball, lacrosse, fencing and gymnastics.

FACT #35:

Temple University alumnus Joe Klecko was the first defensive player in the NFL to be selected to the Pro Bowl at three different positions; his son Dan, also who also attended Temple, plays for the Philadelphia Eagles.

FACT #36:

Temple University Ambler has taken home 10 “Best of Show” Philadelphia Flower Show awards in the Academic Educational category since 1987.

FACT #37:

260,000 Temple alumni live in all 50 states and 145 countries.

FACT #38:

Temple University alumnus Joseph Torg ’61 saved thousands of athletes from serious knee injuries with his research leading to today’s athletic shoes with shorter cleats.

FACT #39:

Temple University alumnus Robert K. Merton ’31 coined the phrase “self-fulfilling prophecy” in his landmark work Social Theory and Social Structure.

FACT #40:

Temple University Ambler was formerly the Pennsylvania School of Horticulture for Women.  Founded in 1911, it merged with Temple’s Ambler Junior College in 1958.

FACT #41:

Thirteen Temple University gymnasts have been NCAA national gymnastics individual champions.

FACT #42:

More than 140,000 Pennsylvanians are Temple University alumni.

FACT #43:

Temple University has more than $140 million in external research, public service and other funding each year.

FACT #44:

The first physical medicine and rehabilitation department in the U.S. was established at Temple University Hospital in 1928.

FACT #45:

The Temple University men’s basketball team played in 17 National Invitation Tournaments, winning in the first-ever tournament in 1938 and again in 1969.

FACT #46:

Temple University has more than $500 million in facility construction and renovation projects under way.

FACT #47:

Temple University Health System contributes more than $1.9 billion to the Greater Philadelphia economy each year.

FACT #48:

Temple University is one of the 25 most high-tech campuses in the U.S. according to The Princeton Review.

FACT #49:

Temple University Health System’s expenditures support nearly 19,400 jobs in Greater Philadelphia each year.

FACT #50:

Temple University’s Beasley School of Law created the first and only juris doctor semester-abroad program in Japan.

FACT #51:

Temple University is the 28th largest university in the United States.

FACT #52:

Temple University Health System operates the fourth largest hospital in the Greater Philadelphia area.

FACT #53:

There are 11 men’s and 13 women’s varsity sports at Temple University.

FACT #54:

The Edwin and Trudy Weaver Historical Dental Museum at Temple University houses some of the finest museum-quality dental antiquities in the U.S.

FACT #55:

Temple University’s Film and Media Arts master’s program is among the top 10 in the U.S. according to U.S.News & World Report.

FACT #56:

Temple University public radio station WRTI 90.1 FM established the nation’s first radio service transmitting printed text for the deaf in 1977.

FACT #57:

Temple University is the fifth largest provider of professional education in the U.S. with schools in medicine, dentistry, podiatry, pharmacy and law.

FACT #58:

Temple University is the third largest private employer in the city of Philadelphia.

FACT #59:

Temple University Japan is the first non-Japanese university to be formally recognized by the government of Japan.

FACT #60:

Professors of rehabilitation medicine and biomedical engineering at Temple University developed the first artificial arm that was fully mobile and operated on command from the brain in 1973.

FACT #61:

Temple University Hospital surgeons performed the Delaware Valley’s first heart transplant in 1984.

FACT #62:

Temple men's basketball is the 6th most successful Division I college basketball program.

FACT #63:

The first American law degree-granting program in China’s history was offered by Temple University.

FACT #64:

Temple University offers more than 300 academic degree programs.

FACT #65:

Temple University operates a full degree-granting campus in Tokyo.

FACT #66:

Temple University operates the largest school of education in the metropolitan area and among the largest in the state and country.

FACT #67:

The doctoral program in Mass Media and Communication at Temple University is 10th in the U.S. for faculty scholarly productivity according to Academic Analytics.

FACT #68:

The Shoe Museum at Temple University has more than 1,000 pairs of shoes—including those of first ladies Nancy Reagan, Mamie Eisenhower, Betty Ford and Lady Bird Johnson.

FACT #69:

Professors at Temple University performed the first minimally invasive human brain surgery in 1947. The device they used is now displayed at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.

FACT #70:

Temple University was one of the first universities to offer women’s sports, beginning in 1923.

FACT #71:

Temple University Rome is one of the largest and longest-standing international programs in Italy.

FACT #72:

Temple University’s School of Pharmacy was the first to award a master of science degree in Quality Assurance/Regulatory Affairs, and its program remains the most comprehensive of its kind in the world.

FACT #73:

There are 185 community outreach programs at Temple University.

FACT #74:

Temple University sprinter Eulace Peacock was one of the few runners to ever defeat the great Olympian Jesse Owens.

FACT #75:

More than 37,000 students study at nine Temple University campuses worldwide.

FACT #76:

Temple University surgeon W. Emory Burnett performed the first human lung removal in Philadelphia in 1938.

FACT #77:

Temple University was one of the first institutions in the nation to offer a bachelor of social work degree.

FACT #78:

Temple University’s Ambler Campus is designated as an arboretum and features gardens that have won national awards in recent years.

FACT #79:

Temple University’s Beasley School of Law offers the only accredited master of trial advocacy program in the U.S.

FACT #80:

Temple was one of the first universities in the United States to sponsor athletics programs, establishing football and basketball in 1894.

FACT #81:

The men’s varsity 8 crew at Temple University has won 20 of the past 26 Dad Vail Regattas.

FACT #82:

The famous Temple “T” was created in 1983 by students in a graphic arts and design class at Temple’s Tyler School of Art.

FACT #83:

Temple University was the first university in the nation to adopt the owl as its mascot, signifying its beginning as a night school.

FACT #84:

Temple University’s original health sciences campus was at 18th and Buttonwood streets in Philadelphia.

FACT #85:

Temple University’s African American Studies Department, founded in 1969, established the first black studies doctorate in 1988.

FACT #86:

The Boyer College of Music and Dance at Temple University presents more than 300 performances each year.

FACT #87:

The Current Good Manufacturing Practices facility in Temple University’s School of Pharmacy is one of only six such university-based facilities in the U.S.

FACT #89:

Temple University’s first graduating class in 1892 consisted of four women and 14 men.

FACT #90:

Surgeons at Temple University Hospital performed the world’s fifth implantation of an artificial heart in 1982.

FACT #91:

Temple was the first university in the United States to offer a bachelor’s degree in broadcasting in 1948.

FACT #92:

Musicians Daryl Hall and John Oates met while students at Temple University.

FACT #93:

The Foot and Ankle Institute at Temple University is the largest dedicated podiatric treatment facility in the world.

FACT #94:

Temple University’s annual spending accounts for 30,000 jobs in the Delaware Valley.

FACT #95:

Temple University’s Fox School of Business is the largest, most comprehensive business school in the Philadelphia region and among the largest in the world.

FACT #96:

Temple University Hospital surgeons conducted the first combined heart and kidney transplant in the Delaware Valley in 1989.

FACT #97:

Temple University’s Beasley School of Law has won more national trial team victories than any other law school.

FACT #98:

Temple University’s Psychology Department ranks fourth in the country in extramural funding, according to National Science Foundation rankings.

FACT #99:

Temple University’s Institute for Survey Research is one of only three university-based facilities in the country that can conduct large-scale in-person surveys representative of the U.S. population.

FACT #100:

The doctoral program in music therapy at Temple University was the first of its kind in the U.S.

FACT #101:

Temple University’s School of Dentistry is the second oldest in continuous operation in the U.S. and was the first in Philadelphia.

FACT #102:

Temple University’s Fox School of Business MBAs rank in the nation’s top 5 for international experience and female students according to Financial Times.

FACT #103:

350,000 listeners tune in to Temple University public radio station WRTI 90.1 FM each week.

FACT #104:

Temple University’s School of Medicine was the first co-educational medical school in Pennsylvania to award the MD degree to women.

FACT #105:

The Beasley School of Law at Temple University ranks No. 2 for trial advocacy, No. 3 for legal writing and No. 16 for international programs in the U.S. according to U.S.News & World Report.

FACT #106:

The women’s lacrosse team at Temple University won national championships in 1984 and 1988.

FACT #107:

Temple University’s School of Pharmacy established one of the first undergraduate programs in radiopharmacy in the U.S. in 1973.

FACT #108:

Temple University’s School of Podiatric Medicine is the only such school in the U.S. that is part of a large research university, and the only one with a connection to a major university health system.

FACT #109:

The first woman president of Princeton University, Shirley M. Tilghman ’75, is a Temple University alumna and former faculty member in molecular biology at Temple.

FACT #110:

Dentistry students at Temple University perform close to 300,000 dental procedures annually.

FACT #111:

There are more than 1,000 hospital beds in the Temple University Health System.

FACT #112:

Temple University’s Sol Sherry Thrombosis Research Center, the largest of its kind in the world, was founded in 1971.

FACT #113:

The Tyler School of Art at Temple University is ranked No. 14 in the U.S. for graduate programs, with its painting and drawing program at No. 7 and its sculpture program at No. 8, according to U.S.News & World Report.

FACT #114:

The founder of Temple University, Russell H. Conwell, and his wife are buried in the Founder’s Garden on Main Campus.

FACT #115:

Two Temple University alumni are NCAA wrestling champions: Bill Hyman ’86 and Wayne Boyd ’70.

FACT #116:

100 percent of students in Temple University’s School of Tourism and Hospitality Management find employment opportunities after graduation.

FACT #117:

Temple University Opera Theater productions have won four National Opera Association awards.

FACT #118:

Three of the four members of Sister Sledge hold Temple University degrees.

FACT #119:

More than 1,000 Temple University students study abroad each year.

FACT #120:

Temple University’s College of Health Professions ranks third in funding from the National Institutes of Health.

FACT #121:

Temple University offers 120 international programs and activities in 35 countries.

FACT #122:

Two Temple University alumni have been commissioned for official White House portraits: Aaron Shikler ’48 painted John F. Kennedy, and Simmie Knox ’70 ’72 painted Bill Clinton.

FACT #123:

Temple Theaters’ production of In Conflict was honored with a Fringe First Award at Scotland’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

FACT #124:

Temple’s Access to Excellence campaign has raised more than $350 million dollars in support of the university’s students, faculty, facilities and programs.

FACT #125:

You can participate in Temple University’s 125th Anniversary Celebration and Temple’s future by visiting www.temple125years.com.

(Accurate as of Jan. 1, 2009)