The enrolled student population at Temple University is 45% White, 15.5% Black or African American, 14.5% Asian, 9.33% Hispanic or Latino, 3.85% Two or More Races, 0.175% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.0596% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Doctoral Universities is 46.5% White, 15.9% Hispanic or Latino, and 9.78% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 1,578 students (5.22%) did not report their race.