Admissions & selectivity
Temple University Acceptance Rate & Admissions
What is the acceptance rate at Temple University?
Temple University’s reported acceptance rate is 80.4%.
- Acceptance rate · Fall 2024
- 80.4%
Source: College Scorecard · Fall 2024 admissions. Acceptance rates can change from year to year; this figure does not predict the current or next admission cycle.
How to interpret the acceptance rate
Temple University admits 80.4% of applicants, a rate that sits close to the median of 78.1% for comparable institutions (same type and size). The figure reflects broad access at a large public university in Philadelphia.
What SAT and ACT scores do Temple University students report?
SAT and ACT ranges are not available for Temple University in the data shown here. Missing scores do not establish whether tests are required, optional or excluded from review.
Figures cover fall 2024.
Who enrolls at Temple University?
- Pell Grant recipients
- 32.0%
- Entering students outside the first-time, full-time group
- 21.9%
- First-year retention
- 82.6%
Retention source: College Scorecard; full-time first-year retention.
About these student measures
The entering-student group includes part-time entrants as well as other attendance patterns.
Temple University enrolls 20,970 undergraduates, with 32.0% receiving Pell Grants and an estimated 21.9% entering as transfers or part-time students. The composition is a large public campus where federal grant aid reaches a broad share of students and roughly one in five arrives from another institution.
Pell-eligible applicants should use the net price calculator to see their own estimated cost before committing, and transfer applicants should review the articulation agreements for their intended program.
Of full-time bachelor's-seeking entrants, 82.6% return for a second year, just below the peer median of 83.1% for comparable institutions (same type and size). The six-year graduation rate is 75.0%, well above the peer median of 65.0%.
Pell recipients in that cohort complete at 66.3%, 8.7 percentage points below the overall rate. Students who enroll can expect a campus where most who start full time finish, though Pell recipients complete at a lower rate.
Data & methodology
Sources and reporting periods: methodology.
Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.
Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.
Admission rates describe past applicants, not an individual’s chance of admission; confirm requirements and deadlines with the institution.
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