Princeton University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Population 2,200,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,535 (41%)
Days Without Precipitation 247 (50%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 5,761
Men / Women 50% / 50%
From State 15%
From Region 20%
Athletes 1,020 (17.9%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 34%
Asian 23%
International 13%
Hispanic 10%
Black 9%
Mixed 7%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Princeton University 1,096 48% 38% 20% 9% 12% 11% $109,037 98 +1.47 94 96%
Computer Science 194 — 58% 20% 35% 9% 10% 16% $201,879 97 +2.25 100 100% — — — —
Astrophysical Sciences 10 — 70% 40% 20% 10% 10% 10% $105,075 93 +1.55 92 — — — — —
Chemistry 24 — 29% 38% 29% 4% 25% 4% $68,947 39 -0.25 45 — — — — —
Geosciences 8 — 12% 62% 0% 0% 0% 12% $63,747 50 -0.12 31 — — — — —
Mathematics 22 — 68% 36% 9% 5% 9% 27% $135,152 93 +1.88 99 — — — — —
Physics 36 — 67% 28% 28% 0% 8% 28% $107,295 96 +1.71 93 — — — — —
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 25 — 32% 36% 4% 4% 20% 12% $58,461 68 +0.24 18 100% — — — —
Molecular Biology 61 — 34% 38% 20% 11% 13% 7% $58,062 7 -1.20 17 88% — — — —
Neuroscience 41 — 24% 22% 29% 17% 17% 7% $45,295 5 -1.90 3 100% — — — —
Quantitative Economics 122 — 70% 42% 18% 3% 11% 16% $139,383 91 +1.56 99 90% — — — —
African American Studies 13 — 0% 8% 8% 62% 0% 0% $65,058 70 +0.46 35 — — — — —
Classical Languages 10 — 60% 60% 10% 0% 10% 10% $68,531 86 +0.94 44 — — — — —
Comparative Literature 14 — 29% 36% 43% 0% 14% 0% $62,189 93 +1.19 27 — — — — —
East Asian Studies 4 — 0% 25% 75% 0% 0% 0% $65,683 71 +0.51 37 — — — — —
English 42 — 31% 67% 12% 5% 7% 5% $57,267 77 +0.59 16 100% — — — —
French and Italian 4 — 0% 75% 25% 0% 0% 0% $68,156 84 +0.90 43 — — — — —
German 4 — 25% 50% 0% 0% 0% 25% $68,560 86 +0.94 44 — — — — —
Hispanic Studies 4 — 25% 25% 0% 25% 25% 0% $64,789 70 +0.44 34 — — — — —
History 76 — 64% 61% 14% 3% 9% 4% $85,569 97 +2.80 78 98% — — — —
Linguistics 6 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 17% 17% $67,837 84 +0.87 43 — — — — —
Near and Middle Eastern Studies 4 — 50% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $66,738 72 +0.60 40 — — — — —
Philosophy 21 — 62% 48% 14% 0% 14% 10% $76,953 88 +1.17 64 — — — — —
Religion 6 — 50% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,071 96 +1.75 35 — — — — —
Slavic Languages — — — — — — — — $67,819 84 +0.87 42 — — — — —
Anthropology 49 — 29% 37% 8% 22% 20% 8% $80,608 98 +2.15 71 — — — — —
Politics 62 — 61% 48% 16% 10% 13% 5% $113,188 100 +3.02 96 93% — — — —
Psychology 50 — 30% 36% 16% 16% 8% 12% $71,185 94 +1.08 51 95% — — — —
Public Policy 121 — 42% 36% 17% 8% 15% 12% $102,139 96 +2.20 91 98% — — — —
Sociology 31 — 52% 39% 13% 10% 23% 10% $77,903 97 +1.91 66 100% — — — —
Architecture 14 — 21% 21% 7% 21% 14% 0% $69,497 57 +0.16 47 — — — — —
Art and Archaeology 11 — 18% 64% 9% 9% 0% 9% $61,458 84 +0.75 25 — — — — —
Music 7 — 71% 29% 14% 14% 29% 0% $59,299 96 +1.35 20 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Engineering and Applied Science 241 59% 37% 27% 5% 10% 12% $126,991 100 +1.34 98 95%
Chemical and Biological Engineering 32 — 41% 34% 34% 3% 9% 12% $112,275 70 +0.69 95 — — — — —
Civil and Environmental Engineering 32 — 34% 47% 19% 3% 6% 19% $100,026 90 +1.10 90 — — — — —
Electrical & Computer Engineering 61 — 69% 36% 36% 3% 5% 10% $149,093 93 +1.51 100 — — — — —
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 49 — 61% 37% 22% 4% 22% 8% $109,161 91 +1.25 94 100% — — — —
Operations Research and Financial Engineering 67 — 70% 36% 24% 7% 9% 15% $139,817 94 +1.68 99 90% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $67,453
ROI Percentile 95th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 98%
4-Year Graduation Rate 75%
6-Year Graduation Rate 98%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 23.4% 313 43% 39% 15% 12% 15% 10% $93,612 99 +2.15 85 96% —
Engineering 18.0% 241 59% 37% 27% 5% 10% 12% $126,991 98 +1.34 98 95% —
Humanities 15.6% 208 45% 55% 15% 7% 9% 5% $72,401 95 +1.56 54 98% —
Computer Science 14.5% 194 58% 20% 35% 9% 10% 16% $201,879 98 +2.25 100 100% —
Life & Natural Sciences 9.5% 127 31% 32% 20% 12% 16% 8% $54,019 6 -1.14 10 94% —
Business & Economics 9.1% 122 70% 42% 18% 3% 11% 16% $139,383 98 +1.56 99 90% —
Physical Sciences & Math 7.5% 100 54% 36% 21% 3% 12% 19% $100,514 85 +1.11 90 — —
Arts 2.4% 32 31% 38% 9% 16% 12% 3% $64,503 93 +0.62 33 — —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $187M #16 51% $9.4M 89 #25 610 262
Life & Natural Sciences $127M #44 48% $0.5M 38 #70 321 149
Engineering $101M #52 60% $3.6M 83 #45 635 195
Humanities & Social Sciences $79.0M #17 12% $2.4M 133 #31 417 108
Computer Science $31.3M #26 58% $2.0M 39 #18 190 11
Agriculture & Food Science $16.7M #61 18% $0.7M 2 #102 9 41
Business & Economics $11.4M #58 7% $0 19 #62 144 10
Education $2.7M #155 0% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0 #441 — $0 — — — —
Total $557M #56 45% $18.7M 403 #55 2,326 776

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 147 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Football 122 $5.1M $5.1M $0
Rowing 94 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Lacrosse 51 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Swimming & Diving 36 $960K $960K $0
Baseball 31 $930K $930K $0
Soccer 31 $736K $736K $0
Wrestling 30 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Ice Hockey 27 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Water Polo 27 $701K $701K $0
Fencing 18 $559K $559K $0
Basketball 17 $2.4M $2.4M $0
Squash 17 $560K $560K $0
Volleyball 16 $552K $552K $0
Tennis 13 $773K $773K $0
Golf 9 $484K $484K $0
Total 594 $20.9M $20.9M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 130 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Rowing 93 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Other Sports 34 $589K $589K $0
Lacrosse 33 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Swimming & Diving 29 $818K $818K $0
Soccer 26 $843K $843K $0
Field Hockey 24 $959K $959K $0
Ice Hockey 23 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Softball 18 $771K $771K $0
Basketball 16 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Volleyball 16 $715K $715K $0
Water Polo 16 $528K $528K $0
Fencing 15 $568K $568K $0
Squash 13 $400K $400K $0
Tennis 10 $582K $582K $0
Golf 7 $411K $411K $0
Total 426 $13.8M $13.8M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 277 $2.4M $2.4M $0
Rowing 187 $3.2M $3.2M $0
Football 122 $5.1M $5.1M $0
Lacrosse 84 $2.6M $2.6M $0
Swimming & Diving 65 $1.8M $1.8M $0
Soccer 57 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Ice Hockey 50 $2.7M $2.7M $0
Water Polo 43 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Other Sports 34 $589K $589K $0
Basketball 33 $4.1M $4.1M $0
Fencing 33 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Volleyball 32 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Baseball 31 $930K $930K $0
Squash 30 $960K $960K $0
Wrestling 30 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Field Hockey 24 $959K $959K $0
Tennis 23 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Softball 18 $771K $771K $0
Golf 16 $896K $896K $0
Total 1,020 $50.4M $50.4M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 4.0%
Yield (non-ED) 58%
Restrictive Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 4% 4% 2%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy required
Submitted Test Scores 80%
SAT Range 1490 – 1560
SAT Math Range 760 – 800
SAT RW Range 740 – 780