Applying to Thomas Jefferson

Acceptance Rate	SAT Median
86.14%	1,250

Thomas Jefferson University's acceptance rate is 86.14% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 6,084 students applied and 5,241 were admitted to the school. Judging by the acceptance rate, it is relatively easy (higher than the national average) to get into Thomas Jefferson.

Thomas Jefferson's acceptance rate places 56th out of 120 Pennsylvania colleges with competitive admission.

The median SAT score is 1,250 and the ACT score is 30 at Thomas Jefferson. Thomas Jefferson's SAT score ranks 17th out of 91 Pennsylvania colleges that consider SAT score for admission.

To apply to Thomas Jefferson, recommendations and personal statement (or essay) are required to submit. The SAT and ACT score is not required, but considered for admission. In addition, english proficiency test score is also considered (required).

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Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-24, the acceptance rate of Thomas Jefferson University is 86.14% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 14.94%. 1,615 men and 4,468 women applied to Thomas Jefferson and 1,416 men and 3,824 women students were accepted.

Among them, 213 men and 570 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2023). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield at Thomas Jefferson.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics at Thomas Jefferson
	Total	Men	Women	Another Gender	Gender Unknown
Applicants	6,084	1,615	4,468	0	0
Admitted	5,241	1,416	3,824	0	0
Enrolled	783	213	570	0	0
Acceptance Rate	86.14%	87.68%	85.59%	-	-
Yield	14.94%	15.04%	14.91%	-	-

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Thomas Jefferson University 2023 Acceptance Rate By Gender chart

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

In 2024, 213 students (27% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 15 students (2%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees at Thomas Jefferson.

The median SAT score is 1,250 with 630 SAT EBRW and 620 SAT Math median scores. The 75^th percentile SAT score of EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading / Writing) is 680 and the 25^th percentile is 590. The SAT Math 75^th percentile score is 670 and 25^th percentile is 560 .

The median ACT composite score is 30 with 75^th percentile score of 32 and 25^th percentile score of 27 at Thomas Jefferson. The median ACT math score is 27 and the ACT English score is 28.

The SAT and ACT scores at Thomas Jefferson University are similar to the average score compared to similar colleges (SAT: 1,311, ACT: 29 - private (not-for-profit) research university with high research activity).

2024 SAT and ACT Scores at Thomas Jefferson
	25^th Percentile	50^th Percentile (Median)	75^th Percentile
SAT Total	1150	1250	1350
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	590	630	680
SAT Math	560	620	670
ACT Composite	27	30	32
ACT Math	25	27	33
ACT English	25	28	34

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Thomas Jefferson University 2023 SAT and ACT Score Chart

First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type

For the academic year 2023-24, total 783 first-year students enrolled in Thomas Jefferson. The proportion of full-time students is 99.87% and part-time students is 0.13%.

By gender, the proportion of men students is 27.20% and women students is 72.80%.

The following table and chart visualize the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at Thomas Jefferson.

First-Year Students by Gender and Enrolled Type at Thomas Jefferson
	Total	Men	Women
Total	783	213	570
Full-time	782	213	569
Part-time	1	0	1

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Rank, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, English Proficiency Test, and Personal statement or essay to its applicants.

The SAT and ACT test score is not reqired, but considered in admission process at Thomas Jefferson. The english proficiency test is reqired .

The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Thomas Jefferson University.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

Thomas Jefferson Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Required
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Required
Recommendations	Required
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Considered, if submitted
SAT / ACT	Considered, if submitted
English Proficiency Test	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)	Not Considered
Work experience	Considered, if submitted
Personal statement or essay	Required
Legacy status	Considered, if submitted

General Admissions Information

The application fee is $50 for undergraduate schools and $50 for graduate schools of Thomas Jefferson University. The next table provides general admission information for applying to Thomas Jefferson.

Admission Information for Applying to Thomas Jefferson
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$50
Graduate Application Fees	$50
Admission Information	www.jefferson.edu/admissions
Online Application	www.jefferson.edu/admissions/applying.html
Calendar System	Semester
Course for High School Students	Offers outside a dual enrollment
Credits Accepted	Credits for Life Experiences, Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	1-Year Certificate, 2-Years Certificate, Associate, Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master, Post-Master Certificate, Doctoral (Research), Doctoral (Professional Practice), Doctoral (Other)

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