What SAT score do you need for Temple? (Middle 50%: 1130–1358)
First-year students at Temple who sent an SAT scored 1130–1358, with a median of 1250 (Common Data Set 2024–25). Temple admits 80% of applicants.
Where your score lands at Temple
First-year students who sent an SAT: 1130–1358, median 1250
Middle 50% of admitted students Median
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Temple by the numbers
- Admit rate
- 80%
- Middle 50% SAT
- 1130–1358
- Median SAT
- 1250
- About on the ACT
- 23–30
- Sent an SAT
- 18%
Test policy not confirmed for 2026–27 · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2024–25; admit rate from it or IPEDS
Temple admit rate over 10 years
Applications rose 38%, from 28,886 in 2015 to 39,754 in 2024, and Temple's admit rate went from 56% to 80%.
- 56%
- 80%
Show the numbers
| Fall | Applied | Admitted | Admit rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 39,754 | 31,966 | 80% |
| 2023 | 36,399 | 30,181 | 83% |
| 2022 | 38,666 | 30,817 | 80% |
| 2021 | 37,571 | 27,176 | 72% |
| 2020 | 33,805 | 24,144 | 71% |
| 2019 | 35,599 | 21,375 | 60% |
| 2018 | 35,501 | 20,771 | 59% |
| 2017 | 35,880 | 20,333 | 57% |
| 2016 | 33,139 | 17,295 | 52% |
| 2015 | 28,886 | 16,084 | 56% |
In fall 2024, 4,857 of the 31,966 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.
What each SAT score means at Temple
Which tier your score puts them in, and whether it's worth sending.
- Under 1080Far reachHold
- 1080–1120ReachHold
- 1130–1240TargetHold
- 1250–1350TargetSend
- 1360 and upLikelySend
Tiers here use only your SAT and their admit rate. Essays, activities and recommendations still decide most admissions at selective colleges. *Send it? assumes they're test optional; we haven't confirmed their policy.
Temple SAT sections, ACT and GPA
Scores of enrolled first-year students who sent one, by percentile.
| Test | 25th | Median | 75th |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAT Math | 550 | 620 | 680 |
| SAT Reading and Writing | 570 | 630 | 680 |
| SAT total | 1130 | 1250 | 1358 |
| ACT composite | 24 | 29 | 31 |
Of enrolled first-year students, 18% sent an SAT and 2% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2024–25.
- Average high school GPA
- 3.42
Temple waitlist
Waitlist
2,030 applicants were offered a spot, 354 took it, and 118 were admitted from it.
33%of students who stayed on the waitlist got in
Common Data Set 2024–25.
Temple cost and outcomes
What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.
- Average net price
- $28,198
- per year, after grants
- Graduate in 6 years
- 75%
- Median earnings
- $63,727
- 10 years after starting
- Undergraduates
- 22,994
College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.
Colleges like Temple
Similar SAT ranges and admit rates.
- University of Mary WashingtonFredericksburg, VA · 80% admitted1180–1340, median 1250
- University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, NC · 80% admitted1150–1340, median 1250
- Duquesne UniversityPittsburgh, PA · 84% admitted1130–1333, median 1250
- Messiah UniversityMechanicsburg, PA · 79% admitted1150–1350, median 1240
- University of ScrantonScranton, PA · 81% admitted1160–1300, median 1230
- Dominican University of CaliforniaSan Rafael, CA · 83% admitted1240–1260, median 1250
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Sources
- Temple Common Data Set 2024–25
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
- College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
- College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
- Temple website
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