Temple University has made it to the Military Friendly Schools List 2013 which is conducted annually by the G.I. Jobs website.

The annual list honors top 15 percent of colleges, universities and trade schools that do the most to embrace America's military service members, veterans, and spouses as students and to ensure their success on campus.

Temple has been featured on the list each year since its inception four years ago.

The list is compiled by Victory Media, 'premier media entity for military personnel transitioning into civilian life', founded in 2001. It owns G.I. Jobs and other military-related magazines and started publishing "Guide to Military Friendly Schools" in 2009.

"Inclusion on the 2013 list of Military Friendly Schools shows Temple University's commitment to providing a supportive environment for military students," said Sean Collins, director for G.I. Jobs magazine and vice president of Victory Media.

The Military Friendly Schools list is compiled through extensive research and a data-driven survey of more than 12,000 schools nationwide approved by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Each year, schools are held to a higher standard via improved methodology, criteria and weightings developed with the assistance of an Academic Advisory Board of educators from across the country.

Categories in which schools are rated include military support on campus, academic credibility, veteran graduation rates and tuition assistance, among others.

The 2013 list includes more than 1,700 schools that represent the top tier of U.S. colleges, universities and trade schools doing the most to educate America's veterans. The publication says, these schools offer military students the best services, programs, discounts, scholarships, clubs, networking and staff.

The list is categorized depending on the states they are based. Apart from Temple University, the list for Pennsylvania also features Carnegie Mellon University, Gwynedd-Mercy College, Penn State Altoona, University of Pittsburgh Bradford, Saint Francis University, Pennsylvania College of Technology among others.

For a complete list visit- https://www.militaryfriendlyschools.com