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Acceptance Rate 79.70%
Yield 15.13%
Applicants 38,666
Admitted 30,817
Enrolled 4,664

Temple Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 79.7% at Temple University. Total 38,666 students applied and 30,817 were accepted.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to Temple.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$55
Graduate Application Fees$75
Admission Informationwww.temple.edu/admissions
Online Applicationwww.temple.edu/apply
Acceptance Rate79.70%
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2022-2023, the acceptance rate is 79.70%. A total of 38,666 students (15,129 men and 23,537 women) have applied to and 30,817 (11,880 men and 18,937 women) students admitted to Temple University.
Among them, 1,982 male and 2,682 female students have enrolled into Temple and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 15.13%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Temple
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants38,66615,12923,53700
Admitted30,81711,88018,93700
Enrolled4,6641,9822,68200
Acceptance Rate 79.70% 78.52% 80.46% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 15.13% 16.68% 14.16% - -
[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, 5 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Recommendations, Work experience, Personal statement or essay, Legacy status.
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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