Admissions & selectivity
Thomas Jefferson University Acceptance Rate & Admissions
What is the acceptance rate at Thomas Jefferson University?
Thomas Jefferson University’s reported acceptance rate is 81.0%.
- Acceptance rate · Fall 2024
- 81.0%
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.
Source: Thomas Jefferson University Common Data Set 2024-25, C1 · first-time, first-year students.
How to interpret the acceptance rate
Thomas Jefferson University admitted 81.0% of applicants, meaning most applicants in the reported pool were admitted. That rate is above the median of 71.2% for comparable institutions (same type and size).
In its 2024-25 Common Data Set, the university reported 7,082 first-year applicants and 5,735 admitted applicants.
What SAT and ACT scores do enrolled Thomas Jefferson University students report?
In its 2024-25 Common Data Set, the university reported a 3.73 average high-school GPA among enrolled first-year students who reported one, representing 99.4% of that class. This is a reported average, not an admission cutoff.
Applicants should use the 1180 to 1320 SAT range as context for recent enrolled score submitters; 23% of the first-year class submitted SAT scores. ACT submitters had scores from 25 to 30, and they represented 2% of enrolled first-year students.
Among first-year students with a reported class rank, 23% were in the upper tenth of their high-school class and 56% were in the upper quarter. A class rank was reported by 36% of the entering class.
The ranges below describe enrolled students who submitted test scores at Thomas Jefferson University. Use them as academic context, then check the university’s current testing policy for your application cycle.
23% of entering students submitted SAT scores
- 25th percentile
- 1180
- Median
- 1240
- 75th percentile
- 1320
CDS 2024-25 · enrolled first-year score submitters. This range is not an admission cutoff.
2% of entering students submitted ACT scores
- 25th percentile
- 25
- Median
- 27
- 75th percentile
- 30
CDS 2024-25 · enrolled first-year score submitters. This range is not an admission cutoff.
Source: Thomas Jefferson University Common Data Set 2024-25, C9 · Enrolled first-time, first-year score submitters.
Who enrolls at Thomas Jefferson University?
- Pell Grant recipients
- 37.5%
- Entering students outside the first-time, full-time group
- 49.5%
- First-year retention
- 82.5%
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.
In its 2024-25 Common Data Set, Thomas Jefferson University reported 1,865 degree-seeking transfer applicants, 1,030 admitted, and 684 enrolled, pointing to transfer as a visible route into the undergraduate population. Pell Grant recipients make up 37.5% of undergraduates, and the estimated share of entrants outside the first-time, full-time group is 49.5%.
Federal enrollment data count 3,755 undergraduates, a composition that includes both grant-aided students and people continuing coursework begun elsewhere. These figures describe who attends, rather than admission priorities or any individual applicant's odds.
At Thomas Jefferson University, completion is close to the comparable-institution reference point, while early retention and Pell completion sit lower than their respective benchmarks. In its 2024-25 Common Data Set, the university reported that 83% of the first-time, full-time fall 2023 entering class returned the next fall.
Federal data show a first-year retention rate of 82.5%, compared with a peer median of 83.4% for comparable institutions. For the first-time full-time cohort, the federal six-year graduation rate was 68.6%, versus 68.8% at comparable institutions.
Pell recipients completed within six years at 45.7%, below the overall rate by 22.9 percentage points. For the first-time, full-time fall 2018 entering class, the university reported a six-year graduation rate of 68.6%, with 63.3% for Pell recipients, below the overall rate.
Enrolled students can expect published measures tracking return after the first year and completion within six years.
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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