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About Temple University

Temple University is a comprehensive public research university in Philadelphia, which is the county seat of Philadelphia County, in the US state of Pennsylvania, the largest city in the state, the 6th most populous city in USA, as well as the nation's fourth-largest urban area by population and its fourth-largest consumer media market as ranked by the Nielsen Media Research, gaving a population estimated at a number of over 1 and half million inhabitants, during the 2008 census.

Temple University was founded by by Dr. Russell Conwell, in 1884. It became known as Temple College in 1888, and became a fully accredited university in 1907. Today, the institution is among the nation’s largest providers of professional education, in law, medicine, podiatric medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, architecture, preparing the largest body of professional practitioners in the state, offering over 300 academic degree programs at seven campuses and sites in Pennsylvania and its international campuses in Rome, Tokyo, and London.

Many of the educational programs, offered by Temple are nationally ranked, the university having the Most Diverse Student Population in Princeton Review's 2008 list of the 371 Best Colleges, still holding its position. It has been named one of the "Best Northeastern Colleges", being said to have the 5th best entrepreneurial undergraduate program in the nation and the top undergraduate and graduate business programs in the nation.

Athletics

Temple's athletic teams are known as the Temple Owls, which compete in the NCAA's Division I and are primary members of the Atlantic Ten Conference (A-10), being, perhaps, best known for their achievements in football, in which they transitioned into the Mid-American Conference from being a I-A Independent. Besides football, the university is also known for the men's basketball program, which is currently ranked 6th in All-Time NCAA wins with 1711. The basketball team won the first-ever National Collegiate basketball championship in 1938, under Coach James Usilton.

Notable Alumni

Among the most resonant names, on the list of notable alumni, there are: Bill Cosby - comedian, actor, author, Joe Masteroff - Tony Award-winning playwright, Benny McLaughlin - National Soccer Hall of Fame, Richard Brooks - Oscar award-winning Hollywood filmmaker, Norman Fell - comic actor best known for Three's Company, Howard Bryant - Senior writer for ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine, and John F. Street - Former Mayor of Philadelphia, among many others.