Princeton University
Princeton, NJ · Private four-year · City: Small
5,671undergraduates
5%admitted
Test-optionalSAT/ACT
$19,811average net price per year
97%graduate in 6 years
97%return for year two
Admissions
- Applicants
- 39,644
- Admitted
- 1,782
- Admit rate
- 5%
- Admit rate, women
- 5%
- Admit rate, men
- 4%
- Admitted students who enroll
- 77%
- First-year students
- 1,366
- SAT/ACT
- Test-optional
- Students who sent SAT scores
- 57%
- SAT reading and writing (middle 50%)
- 740-780
- SAT math (middle 50%)
- 760-800
- Students who sent ACT scores
- 20%
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 34-35
| High school GPA | Considered, not required |
|---|---|
| High school record | Required |
| College-prep coursework | Considered, not required |
| SAT or ACT scores | Considered, not required |
| Recommendations | Required |
| Essay or personal statement | Required |
| Class rank | Considered, not required |
| Demonstrated competencies | Considered, not required |
| English proficiency test | Required |
| Work experience | Considered, not required |
| Legacy status | Considered, not required |
Majors
37 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Social sciences (4)
- Anthropology, General Bachelor's (39 awarded)
- Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Bachelor's (124 awarded)
- Political Science and Government, General Bachelor's (58 awarded)
- Sociology, General Bachelor's (37 awarded)
Engineering (5)
- Chemical Engineering Bachelor's (29 awarded)
- Civil Engineering, General Bachelor's (43 awarded)
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering Bachelor's (47 awarded)
- Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's (37 awarded)
- Operations Research Bachelor's (72 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (1)
- Computer Science Bachelor's (213 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (3)
- Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Bachelor's (34 awarded)
- Molecular Biology Bachelor's (51 awarded)
- Neuroscience Bachelor's (48 awarded)
Public administration and social service professions (1)
- Public Policy Analysis, General Bachelor's (130 awarded)
Physical sciences (4)
- Astrophysics Bachelor's (10 awarded)
- Chemistry, General Bachelor's (25 awarded)
- Geology/Earth Science, General Bachelor's (8 awarded)
- Physics, General Bachelor's (20 awarded)
History (1)
- History, General Bachelor's (56 awarded)
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics (7)
- Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Bachelor's (12 awarded)
- Comparative Literature Bachelor's (15 awarded)
- French Language and Literature Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- German Language and Literature Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Bachelor's (9 awarded)
- Linguistics Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Bachelor's (4 awarded)
Psychology (1)
- Experimental Psychology Bachelor's (38 awarded)
English language and literature/letters (1)
- English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's (30 awarded)
Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies (3)
- African-American/Black Studies Bachelor's (15 awarded)
- East Asian Studies Bachelor's (9 awarded)
- Near and Middle Eastern Studies Bachelor's (5 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (1)
- Mathematics, General Bachelor's (29 awarded)
Philosophy and religious studies (2)
- Philosophy Bachelor's (20 awarded)
- Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor's (8 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (2)
- Art History, Criticism and Conservation Bachelor's (12 awarded)
- Music, General Bachelor's (7 awarded)
Architecture and related services (1)
- Architecture Bachelor's (15 awarded)
Graduate programs (44)
- Chemical Engineering Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Civil Engineering, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Mechanical Engineering Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Operations Research Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Astrophysics Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General Master's
- Chemistry, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Geology/Earth Science, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Physics, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Public Policy Analysis, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Anthropology, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Demography and Population Studies Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Political Science and Government, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Sociology, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Biophysics Master's
- Computational Biology Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Molecular Biology Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Neuroscience Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Computer Science Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Applied Mathematics, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Financial Mathematics Master's
- Mathematics, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Master's
- Architecture Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Doctorate (research)
- Comparative Literature Master's, Doctorate (research)
- French Language and Literature Master's, Doctorate (research)
- German Language and Literature Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- History and Philosophy of Science and Technology Master's, Doctorate (research)
- History, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Art History, Criticism and Conservation Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Music, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Philosophy Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Religion/Religious Studies Master's, Doctorate (research)
- East Asian Studies Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Near and Middle Eastern Studies Master's, Doctorate (research)
- English Language and Literature, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Research and Experimental Psychology, Other Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Environmental Studies Doctorate (research)
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $59,710
- Housing and food on campus
- $19,380
- Books and supplies
- $1,050
- Other on-campus costs
- $3,900
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $84,040
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $84,040
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $2,518 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $4,682 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $7,652 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $13,849 |
| Over $110,000 | $39,943 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 61%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 60%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $60,629
- Got a grant from the college
- 60%
- Average grant from the college
- $57,898
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 19%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 8%
- Average amount borrowed
- $7,667
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 80%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 95%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 97%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 98%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 97%
- Came back for year two
- 97%
| Pell grant students | 97% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 100% |
| Neither | 97% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 658 | 98% |
| Men | 648 | 96% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | 100% (small group) |
| Asian | 291 | 97% |
| Black | 106 | 98% |
| Hispanic | 146 | 94% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | 100% (small group) |
| White | 516 | 98% |
| Two or more races | 63 | 97% |
| Race unknown | 21 | 95% |
| International | 160 | 98% |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 1,316 | 98% | 1% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 8,922
- Undergraduates
- 5,671
- Full-time undergraduates
- 5,598
- Part-time undergraduates
- 73
- Graduate students
- 3,251
- Students per faculty member
- 5 to 1
- First-year students from in state
- 16%
- From out of state
- 71%
- From other countries
- 13%
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 1%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 0%
- Undergraduates registered with disability services
- 16%
| Women | 51% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 23% |
| Black | 8% |
| Hispanic | 10% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 35% |
| Two or more races | 7% |
| Race unknown | 3% |
| International | 12% |
Campus life
- Setting
- City: Small
- Address
- 1 Nassau Hall, Princeton, NJ, 08544-0070
- County
- Mercer County
- Type
- Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity
- Highest degree
- Doctor's degree - research/scholarship
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Athletics
- NCAA
- Teams include
- football, basketball, baseball, cross country and track
- Offers
- Army ROTC, Navy ROTC, Air Force ROTC, Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Credit for AP exams, On-campus child care, Yellow Ribbon (veterans)
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.