[prepared July 6, 2000]
SECTION ONE: STUDENTS
New Undergraduate Freshmen: up 30%
From 2,451 in Fall 1981, to 3,180 projected for Fall 2000.
New Undergraduate Transfer Students: up 20%
From 2,053 in Fall 1981, to 2,474 projected for Fall 2000.
SAT Scores: up 109 points
Average SATs of entering freshmen were 930 in Fall 1981; projected at 1039 for
Fall 2000.
Student Residential Living: up 175%
Number of beds on Main Campus up from 1,481 in Fall 1981 to 4,074 projected for
Fall 2001.
Number of beds in all University-sponsored housing (including the Franklin House and Presidential Apartments) up from 2,015 in Fall 1981 to 4,250 for Fall 2000.
New Undergraduates in the Top 10% of Their High School Class: up 23%
From 492 in Fall 1982 to 607 in Fall 2000.
Undergraduate Students (excluding "nonmatriculants"): up 7%
From 16,878 in Fall 1981, to 18,080 projected for Fall 2000.
Professional Students (i.e., Law, Medicine, Dentistry and Podiatric
Medicine): up 10%
From 2,564 in Fall 1981, to 2,810 projected for Fall 2000
Temple
University is
now #1 in the number of first professional students.
Graduate Students: down 2%
From 5,788 in Fall 1982 to 5,685 in Fall 2000.
Total Full-Time Students: up 6%
From 18,822 in Fall 1981, to 19,950 projected for Fall 2000.
Students in Degree Programs ("matriculants"): up 5%
From 25,230 in Fall 1981, to 26,575 projected for Fall 2000.
Students Not in Degree Programs ("nonmatriculants"): down
47%
From 6,241 in Fall 1981, to 3,295 projected for Fall 2000.
Note: Does not include summer courses, workshops and other noncredit offerings.
Geographic Origins of New Undergraduate Freshmen:
In Fall 1982, Philadelphia students made up 51% of class; 26% in Fall 2000.
In Fall 1982, students from immediate PA suburbs made up 26% of class; 25% in
Fall 2000.
In Fall 1982, students from rest of Pennsylvania made up 6% of class; 14% in
Fall 2000.
In Fall 1982, students from rest of the U.S. made up 15% of class; 27% in Fall
2000.
In Fall 1982, students from countries abroad made up 2% of class; 8% in Fall
2000.
SECTION TWO: FACULTY
Research: up 300%
From $24.8 million in 1981-82, to $73.8 million in 1999-00.
Became Carnegie Research I University in 1993.
Faculty Named Professorships: up 810%
Pre-1982: 10; Fall 2000: 81
Great Teacher Awards (1987)
To recognize outstanding teachers, 3 annually; award including $15,000
Faculty Teaching Load: down 8.5%
From 10.5 semester hours in Fall 1982 to 9.6 semester hours in Fall 1999.
SECTION THREE: ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
New Academic Programs, Departments and Schools
Since 1982, numerous academic initiatives were implemented, as follows:
SECTION FOUR: BUDGET
Consolidated University Budget (University and Health System): up 254%
June 30, 1982, $356 million; June 30, 1999, $1.26 billion.
Consolidated Net Financial Position of the University and Health System
June 30, 1982, negative of $3 million; June 30, 1999, positive of $293 million.
True Endowment: up 726%
From $15 million in June 1982 to $109 million in June 1999.
Unrestricted Reserves (Quasi-Endowment)
Temple University's unrestricted reserves increased from negative $3 million as
of June 30, 1982 to $124 million in June 1999 (using same accounting
principles).
Fundraising (Annual Fund): up 584%
From $6.49 million raised in 1981-82 to $44.4 million in 1999-00.
Annual Appropriations:
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: up 124%, from $80.225 million in 1981-82 to
$179.021 million in 2000-01.
City of Philadelphia: before 1982, zero; after 1982, zero.
Scholarship Funds (University funds): up 414% (11.25% of total tuition
revenue)
From $6.7 million in 1981-82 to $28 million for 2000-01.
Tuition and Fees: up 192%
From $2,382 in Fall 1981 to $6,948 (including fees) in Fall 2000 for full-time,
undergraduate, Pennsylvania resident.
Note: Over this period, Temple still had the lowest cumulative increase of all peer institutions.
SECTION FIVE: EMPLOYEES
Full-Time Employees, University Only (excluding the Health System):
down 5%
5,428 on June 30, 1982; 5,172 on December 31, 1999, not counting 1,211 part time
(Temple University Health System has 5,955 full-time employees.)
Participation in Decision Making
Most decisions affecting students and faculty are made within the schools and
colleges, each with a Collegial Assembly and a Student Assembly.
Prior to 1982, University-wide budget decisions made by 3 officers; after 1982, by the University Budget Review Committee (3 faculty, 1 student, 9 officers, 3 deans).
Prior to 1982, Executive Cabinet of 3 officers and Cabinet of 5 officers; after 1982, University Cabinet of 23, including all officers, selected deans, faculty leaders and student leaders.
Prior to 1982, 5 Standing Presidential Committees; after 1982, 11 Standing Presidential Committees.
Prior to 1982, 15 unions; after 1982, 15 unions (excluding the Health System; if the Health System is included then 29 unions now).
Prior to 1982, 4 strikes; after 1982, 4 strikes.
SECTION SIX: FACILITIES
Temple Town
Students and staff living on or within 3 blocks of Main Campus: up 205%; From
1,581 in 1982 to 4,824 for Fall 2001
Capital Projects since 1982 (including those under way): $922 million
Major Construction since 1982 (excluding investments in advanced
technology)
New facilities since 1982:
The University acquired the following facilities since 1982:
Virtually every building on campus has been substantially renovated during this period. The most thorough renovations, effectively creating new buildings, were the following:
SECTION SEVEN: ATHLETICS
NCAA Tournament Appearances, Men's Basketball
8 in 46 years prior to 1982, and 16 since 1982
Football Bowl Games:
2 before 1982; none since then; Sugar Bowl is still the goal