How has Temple University changed over time?
Multi-year trends in admissions, enrollment, test scores, and cost. Every chart is labeled with its data source and the years it covers — no smoothing, no mixing sources.
Admission rate
Admission rate rose from 65% (2010) to 80% (2024).
Applicants and students admitted
Applicants rose from 17,051 (2010) to 39,754 (2024).
Enrollment
Total enrollment fell from 37,367 (2010) to 29,640 (2024).
SAT mid-50% range
Not enough history yet
Temple University doesn't have enough years of comparable SAT data to chart. Many schools stopped reporting scores after going test-optional.
ACT mid-50% range
ACT mid-50% range moved from 19–23 (2001) to 22–28 (2014).
Cost
In-state tuition rose from $13,596 (2011) to $23,824 (2025).
See how similar schools have changed
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, GA76% admitted
Angelo State University, TX83% admitted
Appalachian State University, NC90% admitted
Share
Data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education) and school Common Data Set filings; each chart names the source its series comes from. Most recent data year: 2025. Last updated October 19, 2026.