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Princeton University

Princeton, NJ · CDS 20222023 · City: Small · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
5.7%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
69.2%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
100.0%
Total cost — out-of-state
$79,090
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
5:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$12,247

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates5,604
Total all graduate3,238
Grand total all students8,842

Admissions

Total applicants38,019
Total admitted2,167
Total enrolled1,499
Overall admit rate5.7%
Admit rate — women5.7%
Admit rate — men5.7%
Yield rate69.2%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?
ED closing date
ED notification date
# admitted under ED plan
Offers Early Action plan?Yes
EA closing dateNov. 1
EA notification dateMid-December
Restrictive Early Action?Yes

Test Scores

% submitting SAT60.0%
% submitting ACT25.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile740
SAT EBRW 75th %ile780
SAT Math 25th %ile760
SAT Math 75th %ile800
ACT Comp 25th %ile34
ACT Comp 75th %ile35
% in top 10% of HS class93.0%
% in top 25% of HS class98.0%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$59,710
Tuition — out-of-state$59,710
Required fees
Room and board$19,380
Total cost — in-state$79,090
Total cost — out-of-state$79,090

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$62,876
Avg % of need met100.0%
% with 100% of need met100.0%
Avg merit grant (no need)
Avg loan debt at graduation$12,247

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist1,710
# admitted from waitlist0
Waitlist admit rate0.0%
Transfer applicants (total)1,201
Transfer admit rate2.9%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio5:1
% faculty full-time85.4%

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)4.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)
Average net price (private)$6,128Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)98.0%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)97.0%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate97.8%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$108,590Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant19.3%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan2.5%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full25.2%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress38.7%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress17.4%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged
Defaulted

Undergraduates

% part-time0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white33.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black8.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino10.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian23.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races7.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international12.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown4.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women38.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men61.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white62.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black5.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino5.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian12.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races0.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international6.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown6.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Social Sciences19.8%
Engineering18.0%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services14.5%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences9.5%
Public Administration And Social Service Professions9.0%
Physical Sciences5.8%
History5.7%
Psychology3.7%