Perceived Campus Safety at Temple University (StudentsReview ™)

Breakdown of “Perceived Campus Safety” at Temple

By Gender

Males	B
Females	C+

By Major

Accounting	B-
Anthropology	C+
Architecture	B+
Art & Design Department	D
Biology	B
Business - Management and Administration	B
Chemistry	B
Civil Engineering	A
Communications	B
Computer Science	C+
Criminal	A-
Cultures/Civilization	B-
Economics	B-
Education	C
English	B-
Finance	C
Fine Arts - Painting/Sculpture/Photography/etc	B+
History/Histories (art history/etc.)	B+
Journalism	B-
Kinesiology	C-
Language - French/Spanish/etc.	A+
Linguistics	A-
Math	A-
Mechanical Engineering	C+
Music - Composition/Theory	C-
Music Education	F
Neuroscience/Cognitive Science	B
Nursing	C
Other	B-
Pharmacy	F
Philosophy	B+
Physical Therapy/Exercise Science	B-
Physics	C+
Political Science	B-
PreMed and Medical	D-
Psychology	B
Sociology	C-
Telecommunications	B
Undecided	C+
Urban Planning	A
Video/Media	B-

Against similar schools

Perceived Campus Safety compared with similar schools in class.

Temple University
B-
Average of All Schools
B+
Average of schools in class
B+
Harvard University
B+
New York University
B+
Rutgers University - New Brunswick
B-
Princeton University
A-
Yale University
B+
Villanova University
A
Boston University
B+
F
A+

Perceived Campus Safety

“... Campus and near will never be safe because the school is an open wound to north philly- which has plenty of those to begin with ...Read full comment

“... Off-campus will never be safe ...Read full comment

“... Campus and near will never be safe because the school is an open wound to north philly- which has plenty of those to begin with ...Read full comment

“... Off-campus will never be safe ...Read full comment

“... I see Temple Police on every corner i go, and the security guards in the booths also make you feel safe ...Read full comment

“... Off-campus will never be safe ...Read full comment

“... + You're in North Philadelphia - get out of your stupid suburban comfort sphere and learn how to deal with the real world: learn street smarts,...Read full comment

“... Temple is an unsafe school in an unsafe city ...Read full comment

“... Safety in North Philly is a concern but the Temple Police (the third largest police force in the state) does the best that anyone could ask from...Read full comment

“... On one hand, it's amazing because you're a few subway stops away from world-class museums, performing arts, historical sites, and shopping, but ...Read full comment

“... Campus and near will never be safe because the school is an open wound to north philly- which has plenty of those to begin with ...Read full comment

“... Off-campus will never be safe ...Read full comment

“... Was raped by Bill Cosby ...Read full comment

“... Yes, the campus is safe-during the day, where there are Temple flags ...Read full comment

“... Campus and near will never be safe because the school is an open wound to north philly- which has plenty of those to begin with ...Read full comment

“... Off-campus will never be safe ...Read full comment

“... As for safety ...Read full comment

“... I feel safe on campus during the day, but not outside the campus ...Read full comment

“... I believe that will be changing soon, which would be good because apartments in that area are horrendously expensive and not exactly safe due to...Read full comment

“... Campus and near will never be safe because the school is an open wound to north philly- which has plenty of those to begin with ...Read full comment

“... I was assured that the campus is very safe and well-lit ...Read full comment

“... Off-campus will never be safe ...Read full comment

“... Campus and near will never be safe because the school is an open wound to north philly- which has plenty of those to begin with ...Read full comment

“... I was warned heavily about this school because of safety issues, but honestly, as long as you're not being stupid and wandering around outside TU...Read full comment

“... Campus and near will never be safe because the school is an open wound to north philly- which has plenty of those to begin with ...Read full comment

“... I have never felt safer and I am a white kid from a small town ...Read full comment

“... Campus and near will never be safe because the school is an open wound to north philly- which has plenty of those to begin with ...Read full comment

“... Unlike many more rural schools, the cops here won't try to bust everyone for an underage; they're more concerned with everyone getting home safe ...Read full comment

“... Use common sense, don't go half naked to a party in a high-crime area (which Temple surrounds, and every other school in Philly minus UArts surro...Read full comment

“... Speaking of North Philadelphia, I have never felt that unsafe on campus or on the surrounding area ...Read full comment

“... The surrounding area is unbelievable unsafe ...Read full comment

“... Campus and near will never be safe because the school is an open wound to north philly- which has plenty of those to begin with ...Read full comment

“... Safety is not an issue here and the campus police are everywhere (so are philly police); common sense is all it takes to be safe if you think it'...Read full comment

“... Campus and near will never be safe because the school is an open wound to north philly- which has plenty of those to begin with ...Read full comment

“... All they talked about was how safe Temple was and how big the police force is ...Read full comment

“... Campus and near will never be safe because the school is an open wound to north philly- which has plenty of those to begin with ...Read full comment

“... Temple is an unsafe school in an unsafe city ...Read full comment

“... Campus and near will never be safe because the school is an open wound to north philly- which has plenty of those to begin with ...Read full comment

“... Negative: While campus is safe North Philly isn't ...Read full comment

“... They claim campus is safe yet the cops on bikes do nothing but ride around and talk to each other in the campus 7/11 store or next to the on-camp...Read full comment

“... Off-campus will never be safe ...Read full comment

“... Yes some parts of campus are not safe ...Read full comment

“... Off-campus will never be safe ...Read full comment

“... Campus and near will never be safe because the school is an open wound to north philly- which has plenty of those to begin with ...Read full comment

“... The only gripes I have is with the safety off campus ...Read full comment

“... Temple is an unsafe school in an unsafe city ...Read full comment

“... You should be safe though if you're with a group of people ...Read full comment

“... Despite the appearance of the surrounding community the campus is probably the safest area in the city due to having three different police forc...Read full comment

“... Safety on campus is pretty good ...Read full comment

“... Off-campus will never be safe ...Read full comment

“... I love it here, even though yeah, the city is crime ridden and falling apart ...Read full comment

“... The only bad thing- SAFETY ...Read full comment

“... Despite this, Temple does a great job ensuring the safety of students on campus ...Read full comment

“... On campus it's, for the most part,safe and the campus is beautiful ...Read full comment

“... The campus itself is actually quite safe, as Temple has a huge police force and security system ...Read full comment

“... Off-campus will never be safe ...Read full comment

“... Campus and near will never be safe because the school is an open wound to north philly- which has plenty of those to begin with ...Read full comment

“... North Philadelphia is a little sketchy but the University is very safe (Temple Police department is the third largest police force in the state) ...Read full comment

“... Campus and near will never be safe because the school is an open wound to north philly- which has plenty of those to begin with ...Read full comment

“... The outside neighborhood is rough around the campus, inside the campus is really safe ...Read full comment

“... Campus and near will never be safe because the school is an open wound to north philly- which has plenty of those to begin with ...Read full comment

“... I applied to it for safety reasons (75% acceptance rate) ...Read full comment