Admissions
Type: News Story
Marked increases noted among international, out-of-state and Philadelphia applicants.
April 9, 2024
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The new Temple Promise grant program will ease the financial burden for Philadelphia residents who have earned admission to Temple.
January 31, 2024
Type: News Story
Temple University holds open house for Philadelphia high school students.
January 18, 2024
Type: News Story
Experts provide insight on how the Supreme Court’s decision could potentially impact Temple students.
July 19, 2023
Type: News Story
During the Take Off to Temple Tour, high school counselors from various states experienced Main Campus and Philadelphia.
June 9, 2022
Type: News Story
A record number of prospective students have applied to be part of Temple this fall.
March 15, 2022
Type: News Story
Temple Vice Provost Shawn Abbott details his team’s new approach to college admissions.
February 2, 2022
Type: News Story
As of the March 1 application deadline, Temple University received 36,840 applications, beating last year’s record of 34,504.
March 4, 2017
Type: News Story
Temple football’s success, especially the team’s appearance in the Military Bowl, has far-reaching impacts on the university.
December 22, 2016
Type: News Story
The number of freshman applications to Temple University has reached an all-time high.
February 24, 2016
Type: News Story
More than 6,000 people with an interest in Temple attended the latest Admissions open house event.
November 17, 2015
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In a bold move underscoring Temple University’s commitment to access and diversity, President Neil D. Theobald announced the Temple Option, an admissions path for talented students who show great potential for success but don’t perform well on standardized tests.
July 29, 2014
The next wave: a record-breaking class of new students
Type: News Story
The next crop of new students has arrived — and they're record breakers. In addition to being one of the largest and most diverse freshman cohorts ever, the Class of 2017's academic credentials are off the charts. The class also produced record numbers in Honors Program freshman enrollment and new international student enrollment.
September 3, 2013
Type: News Story
<p>Thanks to a bold, multi-level strategy led by a new academic scholarship program and the Temple Made branding campaign, Temple's incoming freshmen class will have the strongest academic profile in the history of the university.
May 22, 2013
Type: News Story
A record 4,900 prospective students and their family members have attended two Experience Temple days held in February and March. The events provide an opportunity for those admitted to Temple to take another look before deciding whether to become a member of the Fall 2013 entering class. More than 2,600 plan to attend the third Experience Temple Day, which will be held on April 13.
March 25, 2013
Type: News Story
With the last day to drop classes in the rear-view mirror and freshmen and new transfers wrapping up their first month of classes at Temple, the Office of Undergraduate Admissions announced final data on the incoming class. The university welcomed 6,868 new students — 4,132 freshmen and 2,736 new transfers — to Temple for Fall 2012, concluding one of the busiest admissions cycles ever.
September 21, 2012
Type: News Story
Temple's 35 Owl Ambassadors are an elite corps of tour guides who serve on the front line of the university’s admissions team and in the process lead the effort to grow the region’s economy by attracting students to Philadelphia.
October 26, 2011
Type: News Story
One of Temple's largest and most well-qualified cohorts of freshmen and transfer students began classes, capping a busy admissions season marked by surges in applications and campus visitors.
September 6, 2011