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Temple University

Temple publishes 86% (Fall 2025). Out-of-State applicants got in at 88%; international at 72%.

Acceptance rate
80%
College Scorecard, latest cycle
SAT middle 50%
Not published
ACT middle 50%
Not published
Avg. HS GPA
3.42
Fall 2024 entering class (CDS 2024-25, section C12)
Test policy
Not published
Regular deadline
Not published

Acceptance rate

What Temple's 86% is made of

The published rate averages groups with very different odds. These are the splits Temple reports itself.

By residency

88%
Out-of-State
72%
International

Fall 2025

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Part of Real Acceptance Rates, our series decomposing published rates from each school's own Common Data Set.

Testing

Test scores at Temple

SAT middle 50%
Not reported
ACT middle 50%
Not reported
Average HS GPA
3.42Fall 2024 entering class (CDS 2024-25, section C12) · Source

At a glance

Size and cost

Undergraduate enrollment
20,970
Tuition (out-of-state)
$38,958
Category
Public
Admissions site
www.temple.edu

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