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Acceptance Rate 80.41%
Yield 15.19%
Applicants 39,754
Admitted 31,966
Enrolled 4,857

Temple Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 80.41% at Temple University. Total 39,754 students applied and 31,966 were accepted.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$55
Graduate Application Fees$75
Admission Informationwww.temple.edu/admissions
Online Applicationwww.temple.edu/apply
Acceptance Rate80.41%
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 80.41%. A total of 39,754 students (16,283 men and 23,394 women) have applied to and 31,966 (12,908 men and 18,984 women) students admitted to Temple University.
Among them, 2,052 male and 2,764 female students have enrolled into Temple and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 15.19%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Temple
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants39,75416,28323,39400
Admitted31,96612,90818,98400
Enrolled4,8572,0522,76400
Acceptance Rate 80.41% 79.27% 81.15% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 15.19% 15.90% 14.56% - -
[Chart] Temple University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Application Requirements

For applying to Temple University, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 4 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Recommendations, Work experience, Personal statement or essay.
Application Requirements for Temple
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✓
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✓
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✗
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✓
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Temple

The calendar system at Temple University is Semester. Temple University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Temple University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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