Thomas Jefferson University

For Fall 2024, 7,082 first-year students applied to Jefferson, 5,735 were admitted and 697 enrolled: an acceptance rate of 81%.

Source: Jefferson Common Data Set 2024-2025 (opens in a new tab), section C1 (the 2024-2025 edition is the newest Jefferson posts). Read Oct 1, 2026.

By school or major. Jefferson's Common Data Set reports one first-year acceptance rate for the whole university, both Philadelphia campuses, with no rate by college or major.

Source: Jefferson Common Data Set 2024-2025 (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

Early action. Jefferson has no early decision plan. Its Early Action plan is nonbinding and not restrictive. The Common Data Set gives no early action counts, so it gives no early round acceptance rate.

Source: Jefferson Common Data Set 2024-2025 (opens in a new tab), sections C21 and C22. Read Oct 1, 2026.

For students applying in fall 2026, entering fall 2027

You apply to Jefferson through the Common App or the MyJefferson application. Some programs ask for more:

• Dual Degree 4+2 BS in Health Sciences / MS in Physician Assistant Studies. Its own application deadline of December 1.
• Programs with a supplemental essay. Some programs ask you to address a specific topic in a supplemental essay; the application gives the prompt.
• Design programs. A portfolio of your creative work is encouraged, but not required.
• Some accelerated or dual degree programs. A summary of health-related activities, community service, shadowing or internship hours may be encouraged, but is not required.

Source: Jefferson First-Year Admissions, Apply (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

50 majors across 8 schools. Every bachelor's degree program in Jefferson's official 2026-2027 Academic Catalog, grouped by the college that offers it, with the degree it leads to. Programs are on the East Falls campus unless a note says otherwise. Associate degrees, certificates, minors and graduate programs are left out.

For students applying in fall 2026, entering fall 2027

Both are priority deadlines: every required document must arrive by the date for your application to be complete and get priority consideration. The application fee is $50. Jefferson's admissions page does not publish decision dates.

Source: Jefferson First-Year Admissions, Apply (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

For students applying in fall 2026, entering fall 2027

Jefferson has dropped the test requirement for the programs that had one. You may still send an SAT or ACT score, but applying without one will not disadvantage you; Jefferson reviews each application as a whole.

Source: Jefferson First-Year Admissions, Apply (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

The 2024-2025 Common Data Set, written for fall 2026 applicants, also marks the SAT or ACT as not required for admission, but considered if submitted.

Source: Jefferson Common Data Set 2024-2025 (opens in a new tab), section C8. Read Oct 1, 2026.

For students applying in fall 2027, entering fall 2028

Not announced yet. When we checked Jefferson's admission pages on October 1, 2026, we found no announced changes for fall 2028 entry. The deadlines and rules above are for fall 2027 entry.

Source: Jefferson First-Year Admissions, Apply (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

The published cost of a year at Jefferson, 2025-2026:

For a first-year, full-time day student in an East Falls undergraduate program living on campus, fall and spring. Jefferson has posted 2026-2027 tuition but not yet its full 2026-2027 cost of attendance, so these are the 2025-2026 figures.

Source: Jefferson Financial Aid Office, Cost of Attendance, East Falls Undergraduate Programs 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

Average net price per year, by family income, 2023-24:

What first-year, full-time students who received federal aid paid after grants and scholarships, by family income, in 2023-24, the latest year the Department of Education publishes. Your own price comes from Jefferson's aid offer.

Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

Chosen for how close each is to Thomas Jefferson University on acceptance rate, public or private, location and majors offered.

• Duquesne UniversityPittsburgh, PA · Private86.4% admitted$37,730 average net price
• Clarkson UniversityPotsdam, NY · Private77.4% admitted$30,305 average net price
• Pace UniversityNew York, NY · Private75.9% admitted$30,892 average net price
• Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA · Private69.9% admitted$38,509 average net price
• Seton Hall UniversitySouth Orange, NJ · Private73.3% admitted$31,446 average net price

Admitted: each school's latest first-year acceptance rate, so the year can differ from school to school; each school's page names its year and source. Average net price: what federal aid recipients paid per year after grants, 2023-24, and the in-state figure for a public university.