Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Public · 20,970 undergraduates · temple.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
86%
of 42,824 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1030 to 1310
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$45,360Est.Estimate
$63,050 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at Temple University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
86% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$63,050
a year in 2027-28, from a $63,050 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1200
Send your score
About 80% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 930, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
Source: First-year Students | Undergraduate Admissions · Checked October 16, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Early Action · November 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Feb1Regular Decision · February 1, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
86%
of applicants were admitted: 36,922 of 42,824 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 11/1, hear by 1/10.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 19% of them sent SAT scores and 1% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1030 to 1310
Reading and Writing 530 to 670
Math 490 to 650
ACT composite 23 to 30
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160011%
- 1200 to 139941%
- 1000 to 119927%
- 800 to 99915%
- 600 to 7995%
- 400 to 5990.5%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$45,360
a year, in state
$63,050
a year, out of state (tuition $41,850)
- Tuition (in state)$24,160
- Fees$1,130
- Food and housing$16,340
- Books and supplies$1,370
- Transportation and other$2,360
Temple University published $44,088 in state for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$19,047
- $30,001 to $48,000$18,541
- $48,001 to $75,000$20,684
- $75,001 to $110,000$24,345
- Over $110,000$29,206
Financial aid
64%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$19,252
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
22%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $11,562 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 2/1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
38 of 38
Earn credit with a score of 3
20 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $2,420Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | Art Elective |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | Art Elective |
| African American Studies | 3 | 4 | AAAS LL Elective |
| Art History | 4 | 6 | Art History 1155 & 1156 |
| Biology | 3 | 8 | Biology 1001 & Biology 1002 |
| Biology | 4 | 8 | Biology 1011 & Biology 1012 |
| Biology | 5 | 8 | Biology 1111 & Biology 1112 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | Math 1031 |
| Calculus AB | 5 | 4 | Math 1041 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 4 | Math 1031 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | Math 1041 & Math 1042 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 8 | Chemistry 1031/1033 Chemistry 1032/1034 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | Chinese 1001 & Chinese 1002 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | Chinese 2001 & Chinese 2002 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | Political Science 1201 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 4 | Computer & Information Science 1068 |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 | 3 | CIS L |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | Art Elective |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 6 | English 0802 & English LL elective |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 6 | English LL Elective |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 4 | Environmental Studies 2002 |
| European History | 4 | 3 | History 1301 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | French UL Elective |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | German LL Elective & UL Elective |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | Geography & Urban Studies 2002 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | Italian LL Elective |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | Italian 2001 & Italian UL elective |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | Japanese 1001 & Japanese 1002 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | Japanese 2001 & Japanese 2002 |
| Latin | 5 | 8 | Latin 1001 & Latin 1002 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | Economics 1101 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | Economics 1102 |
| Music Theory | 4 | 3 | Music Studies 1711 |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 4 | Physics 1021 |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 4 | Physics 1022 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | Physics 1062 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | Physics 1061 |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 4 | Math LL Elective |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | Psychology 1001 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 7 | Spanish 1002 & Spanish 1003 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | Spanish 1003 & Spanish UL Elective |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 3 | Spanish 2002 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 6 | Spanish 2002 & Spanish UL Elective |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | Statistics 2101 |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | Political Science 1101 |
| United States History | 4 | 6 | History 1101 & History 1102 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 3 | History 1702 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
73%
Come back for a second year
83%
Typical earnings
$71,027
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Temple University$72,685
- All colleges$59,032
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 57 majors here have earnings data.
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