If you are reading this page, you have landed at a remarkable place – a place, where people are working to become bold innovators, problem solvers and boundary pushers in a deeply, supportive community.
Transferring to Tyler
The Tyler School of Art and Architecture is a school within a school, offering the personal, connected environment of a small college with all the resources of Temple University, a prestigious public research university located in Philadelphia, a city that throbs with creativity.
We welcome transfer students here for many reasons, some of which have to do with the perspective you bring to our community. Because you’ve experienced other schools, you come focused on doing great work with life experience we want in our classes.
Once here, take advantage of everything. Try new media, disciplines and internships. Take risks in our innovative workspaces and galleries. Grow under the guidance of expert faculty. And begin the work you are meant to do. What’s next for you at Tyler?
Engaging Programs
Exciting Programs
Historic Preservation, a BFA with Entrepreneurial Studies, and emerging programs in UX/UI Design and Illustration and Emerging Media. Plus so many more. Tyler offers creative degrees that let you explore across disciplines and make a mark on the world in different ways.
Visit Tyler
People say over and over again that Tyler is a “special place.” The way to experience it is to see for yourself.
Apply To Tyler
Learn how to apply to Temple University and the Tyler School of Art and Architecture as a transfer student.
Finance Tyler
As a small school inside a large public university, we are a remarkable value. That said, we do offer scholarships and financial aid to transfer students. The secret is to apply.
Contact Us
Of course, we’ll help you transfer. Work closely with our transfer Admissions counselor, so you know what to submit when, what credits transfer and how to chart an efficient, exciting pathway to graduation.
Tyler at a Glance
Stackable Academic Programs
21 Tyler majors
11 Tyler minors
7 Tyler certificates
160+ Temple majors
As a transfer student at Temple University, your possibilities are endless. Add a Tyler creative minor or undergraduate certificate to your resume. Or explore Temple University’s catalog for another credential to augment your Tyler degree.
Tyler Faculty Members
Faculty Mentorship and Expertise
All professors at Tyler are practicing artists, architects, graphic artists, scholars, city planners and environmental designers as well as teachers. We do what we ask you to do: make work, consult with clients, write books and articles and use the vocabularies of our disciplines to tell real stories.
World-Class Facilities
2 state-of-the-art buildings, 1 arboretum
A cutting-edge, 255,000-square-foot Arts Building with makerspaces, studios and tools that will expand your ideas of what’s possible
An Architecture Building, bathed in light, on Temple’s main campus with studios, labs and technology resources you can begin imagining the built environment of the future
Temple University’s suburban Ambler Campus houses a 187-acre arboretum, gardens, greenhouses, and studios where you can grow new landscapes.
What Are We Doing at Tyler?
Take a look at recent work by Tyler students.
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What Will You Be Doing at Tyler?
Explore our calendar of events to see what you might do at Tyler.
What I Like About Tyler
“Classes that I’ve taken so far have taught me how to build a solid portfolio and narrow down my work. I’d love to learn more about lighting and studio settings and work more with film. The environment at Tyler is so welcoming, and I’ve never felt nervous here despite being a transfer student.”
Lindsey Dadourian (BFA Photography, '23)
Founder and editor-in-chief of PLEASER, a music magazine.
What’s on Our Social Media?
See what’s happening daily at the Tyler School of Art and Architecture.