Lewis Katz School of Medicine (Temple)

Lewis Katz School of Medicine (Temple) admissions statistics

Median or average MCAT

510Average

Median or average GPA

3.7Average

Applications received

14,2782025-2026

Entering class

2272025-2026

Applications per seat

62.92025-2026

In-state share of applications

8.2%2025-2026

In-state share of the class

41.4%2025-2026

Applications received for each seat in the entering class. Not an acceptance rate: neither source publishes the number of offers made.

Lewis Katz School of Medicine (Temple) MCAT and GPA

Lewis Katz School of Medicine (Temple) reports average MCAT of 510 and average undergraduate GPA of 3.7 for its entering class.

• MCAT510 against a median of 512 across the 152 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 28th percentile of those programs.
• GPA3.7 against a median of 3.8 across the 155 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 12th percentile of those programs.
• Out-of-state tuition$64,136 against a median of $69,571 across the 154 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 36th percentile of those programs.
• Entering class size227 against a median of 139 across the 160 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 89th percentile of those programs.

A percentile here is against the programs that report the figure, not against every medical school and not against applicants. It says where the school sits among its reporting peers and nothing else.

Lewis Katz School of Medicine (Temple) acceptance rate

PreMD does not publish an acceptance rate for individual schools. The free national sources publish applications and matriculants, not the number of offers a school made, so an acceptance rate cannot be calculated from them without inventing the missing number.

What can be published from those figures is the ratio: Lewis Katz School of Medicine (Temple) received 14,278 applications for 227 seats in the entering class, or about 62.9 applications per seat.

Who Lewis Katz School of Medicine (Temple) accepts applications from

Community college coursework: If recommended coursework in Biology, Chemistry or Physics has been completed at a community college, we prefer to see classroom-based, upper-level science coursework in that discipline.

Lewis Katz School of Medicine (Temple) tuition and cost

In-state tuition and fees

$60,560

Out-of-state tuition and fees

$64,136

In-state cost of attendance

$88,396

Out-of-state cost of attendance

$91,972

In-state health insurance

$0

Out-of-state health insurance

$0

Students receiving aid

86%

Average graduating debt

$217,240

Deposit, in state

$100

Deposit, out of state

$100

A blank figure here means the school did not report it to the source PreMD tracks, never that it costs nothing. Check the school's own financial aid page before budgeting against it.

Lewis Katz School of Medicine (Temple) application requirements

Secondary fee

$100

Secondary deadline

January 15, 2027

Latest MCAT accepted

September 12, 2026

Oldest MCAT accepted

January 2024

Committee letter

Accepted

Letter packets

Accepted

Individual letters

Accepted

AAMC PREview

We are not using PREview scores in the admissions process

Who receives a secondary: After receipt of a verified AMCAS® application, an email is sent to US citizens or those with permanent resident or refugee/asylee status with a link to the online supplemental application.

Prerequisite coursework

Lewis Katz School of Medicine (Temple) interview

Applicants have 3 interviews. A Primary Interview with a faculty member of the Admissions Committee, a Second Interview with a faculty member or a student member of the admissions committee, and an Interview with a member of the local community.

PreMD reads that as a one-on-one interview, and sets up its interview practice for this school accordingly.

August 2026

The interview day includes a welcome from an admissions office representative who provides an overview of the admissions process, medical curriculum, as well as the clinical, service learning and extracurricular opportunities. Candidates interviewing at each campus participate in three interviews. A primary interview with a physician or PhD faculty member who is on the Admissions Committee, a secondary/blind interview with a faculty member or a student member of the admissions committee who is blinded to the application materials, and a community interview with a member of the local community. The interview day also includes a virtual tour of the campus and an information session with current medical students where the applicant will be able to learn more about student life.

Regional interviews

Candidates being considered for admission to the St. Luke’s or WellSpan Health regional campuses will interview with faculty from the regional campus.

Video interview

At this time, Katz plans to conduct all interviews in a virtual format for applicants in the 2027 application cycle.

Lewis Katz School of Medicine (Temple) waitlist

Typical positions offered

varies

Review of the continuing candidate list begins in May and continues until Transition to Medical School. Applicants with a strong interest in Temple are encouraged to send updates starting in April.

Lewis Katz School of Medicine (Temple) mission

Mission Align with our diverse communities to advance medicine and improve health through education, research, training, and development of the next generation of clinicians, educators, and scientists. Vision The Lewis Katz School of Medicine will inspire a new standard of excellence in education and research and lead social change in medicine. At the Katz School of Medicine, our mission and vision call us to serve, discover, and lead. We believe medicine is not only a science but also a promise. A promise to our patients, our communities, and to the next generation of healers and innovators. Together, we create a future where knowledge, compassion, and collaboration improve lives everywhere. In 2024, the school launched Inspiring Excellence, a five-year strategic plan that charts a big and bold future that harnesses the unlimited potential and passion deeply embedded within the community and honors a long history of valuing and embracing diversity and health equity. Inspiring Excellence reflects Katz’s commitment to shaping the future of health. It centers on aligning with our communities, advancing equity, and raising the bar in medical education and research. Together, these priorities create a powerful framework for lasting social change in medicine.

Lewis Katz School of Medicine (Temple) rankings

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What this page publishes instead is the comparison above: where the school's own reported figures sit among the MD programs that report the same figure, with the count of reporting programs stated so the comparison can be judged.

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Lewis Katz School of Medicine (Temple) admissions contact

(215) 707-3656 · [email protected]

Where this came from

• AAMC MSAR public school report
• AAMC FACTS table A-1, 2025-2026 · 2025-2026
• calculated by PreMD from the published application and matriculant counts · 2025-2026

Figures on this page were last reviewed on 2026-08-04.

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