Temple University is delighted to announce that it has just been awared a Dual R1 & OCU Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Temple is an R1 research institution, which helps attract world-class faculty and fund state-of-the-art academic facilities, and one of only 21 institutions nationwide who earned both R1 status and the Opportunity College & University designation in the 2025 Carnegie Classifications. This second designation effectively recognizes Temple as one of the most highly rated institutions for creating student success and pathways to opportunity and economic mobility.

The ranking follows the increased attention Temple has received for its work in student support. In March 2025, the university was selected to join the prestigious University Innovation Alliance (UIA)—a coalition of 18 public research universities committed to increasing student success and reducing equity gaps in higher education. Temple is the first and only Pennsylvania institution to join the UIA.