Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Public
- City
- 20,970 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 80%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $23,058per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 74%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $71,02710 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
The Temple Promise covers full-time tuition and the mandatory university services fee for eligible students whose families have an adjusted gross income of $65,000 or less.
Under the Fly in 4 partnership, Temple University guarantees students will complete their degree on time or the university will pay for the remaining coursework.
Source: Tuition & Financial Aid - Fox School of Business - Temple University
The Temple Promise covers remaining undergraduate tuition and eligible fees after all other aid is applied for eligible students.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 80%About 8 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-blindScores are not considered, even if you send them.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
From Temple University's own report
These numbers come from the school's Common Data Set, a standard report colleges publish about their applicants and first-year students. Open the report.
- Admit rate in this report
- 86%36,922 admitted of 42,824 first-year applicants
- SAT, middle 50%
- 1030–1310First-years who sent scores
- ACT, middle 50%
- 23–30First-years who sent scores
What the admissions office says it weighs
Very important
- How challenging your classes were
- GPA
Considered
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Activities
- A talent or ability
- Character and personal qualities
- Being first in your family to go to college
- Family who went there (legacy)
- Where you live
- Living in the state
- Volunteer work
- Work experience
- Showing interest in the school
Not considered
- Class rank
- Interview
- Religious affiliation
Where you'd stand
Enter your numbers to see where they'd fall among Temple University's first-year students. This isn't a prediction: it shows how you compare with students who enrolled, using the sources linked below.
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Sources: Temple University Common Data Set. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $23,058full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $41,338sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $23,824Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $36,887Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 74%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 83%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $71,02710 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $24,250federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 20,970Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 39%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 30%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA — admits 78%
- University of Iowa Iowa City, IA — admits 84%
- University of Oregon Eugene, OR — admits 88%
- James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA — admits 72%
- Montana State University Bozeman, MT — admits 82%
- University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY — admits 74%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Temple University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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