Temple University

Temple University hosts the Red Diamond Battalion in North Philadelphia. Temple is a large R1 public research university with strong pre-med, pharmacy, engineering, and business programs — pipelines for Army Medical Service Corps, Signal, and Finance branches. The battalion averaged approximately 24 commissions per year between 2011 and 2021 according to GAO data, placing it among the more productive mid-sized Army ROTC programs nationally. Temple's urban location provides practical familiarity with complex civilian environments.