Princeton University

Princeton, NJ · Private nonprofit

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At a glance

4.6%

Acceptance rate

1,535

SAT Average

$10,555

Avg net price

5,579

Enrollment

Academic profile

SAT Average1,535

SAT Reading/Writing740–780

SAT Math770–800

ACT Composite34–35

Degrees awarded

2024-25

	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctoral
All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 1,337Master’s 653Doctoral 463	1,337	653	463
Bachelor’s 264Master’s 50Doctoral 64	264	50	64
Bachelor’s 241Master’s 129Doctoral 88	241	129	88
Bachelor’s 194Master’s 46Doctoral 27	194	46	27
Bachelor’s 127Master’s 55Doctoral 41	127	55	41
Bachelor’s 121Master’s 104Doctoral 5	121	104	5
Bachelor’s 78Master’s 98Doctoral 88	78	98	88
Bachelor’s 76Master’s 26Doctoral 26	76	26	26
Bachelor’s 50Master’s 8Doctoral 12	50	8	12
Bachelor’s 42Master’s 20Doctoral 28	42	20	28
Bachelor’s 42Master’s 6Doctoral 13	42	6	13
Bachelor’s 27Master’s 7Doctoral 15	27	7	15
Bachelor’s 22Master’s 49Doctoral 17	22	49	17
Bachelor’s 21Master’s 8Doctoral 6	21	8	6
Bachelor’s 18Master’s 10Doctoral 28	18	10	28
Bachelor’s 14Master’s 37Doctoral 4	14	37	4
Bachelor’s 0Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	0	None reported	None reported
Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 0Doctoral 1	None reported	0	1

College athletics

NCAA program details

Primary division: Division I
Primary conference: The Ivy League

Projected sponsored sports33

BaseballField HockeyFootball — Championship SubdivisionMen's BasketballMen's Cross CountryMen's FencingMen's GolfMen's Ice Hockey

Athletic participation

1,020 unique student-athletes · 32 varsity teams

Application deadlines

For fall 2027 entry

Single-Choice Early Action

If you apply single-choice early action on Nov. 1, you may not apply to an early program at any other private college or university within the United States.

Nov 1, 2026

Regular Decision

Princeton Financial Aid Application (PFAA), FAFSA, Parent's 2025 federal income tax return and W-2 statements, Noncustodial parent form or waiver request form due Feb 1

Jan 1, 2027

· Apply with Common App

Cost

Published on-campus price, 2024–25

Tuition: $62,400
Required fees: $288
Food and housing: $20,250
Books and supplies: $1,050
Other expenses: $3,900
Total: $87,888

Total by year

$74,1502019–2019–20
$68,0442020–2120–21
$78,4902021–2221–22
$80,4152022–2322–23
$84,0402023–2423–24
$87,8882024–2524–25

Net price by family income, 2022–23

Students of all incomes paid $10,555 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.

Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.

Need-based aid, 2025–26

First-years with need-based aid: 71%
Average share of need met: 100%
Average need-based grant: $79,320
Required forms: FAFSA and Institution's own form

Graduation and Retention

4-year graduation80%

6-year graduation97%

Retention rate97%

Earnings and Debt

Median earnings (10yr)$110,066

Median debt$10,320

Campus

Enrollment5,579

Student-faculty ratio5:1

SettingCity

Sources

IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
Application process · College websites · 2026–27
NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25

Every figure below is read directly from Princeton University’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).

Princeton University admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.

Applicant funnel and admit rateHover or arrow-key a year for exact values

Students and applicationsAdmit rate

ApplicationsAdmittedEnrolledAdmit rate

Princeton University runs a restrictive (single-choice) Early Action plan.

Restrictive Early Action nonbindingApply by Nov 1 · decision Dec

Regular Decision nonbindingApply by Jan 1

The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. Princeton University admits in-state applicants at 5%, out-of-state applicants at 5.2%, and international applicants at 2.3%.

Enrolled first-years by geography

1,404 first-years

Out-of-state (domestic)≈1,011In-state (domestic)≈193International≈200

Admit odds by pool

Test scores are considered but not required. SAT or ACT scores must arrive by Jan 1. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT and an ACT, down from 35% in 2021–22.

Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.

SAT composite

60% of the class submitted an SAT

Middle 50%

Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands

ACT composite

20% of the class submitted an ACT

Middle 50%

Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands

Princeton University’s enrolled first-years averaged a high-school GPA, among the 99% who submitted one.

High-school GPA

shares of all enrolled first-years

Average 3.96

Princeton University rates 9 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.

Academic

Rigor of secondary school record: Very important
Class rank: Very important
Academic GPA: Very important
Standardized test scores: Very important
Application essay: Very important
Recommendation(s): Very important

Nonacademic

Extracurricular activities: Very important
Talent / ability: Very important
Character / personal qualities: Very important
Interview: Considered
First generation: Considered
Alumni/ae relation: Considered
Geographical residence: Considered
Volunteer work: Considered
Work experience: Considered
State residency: Not considered
Religious affiliation/commitment: Not considered
Level of applicant's interest: Not considered

Princeton University leaves 2 Common Data Set answers blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.

Non-need (merit) aidCDS H2ANot disclosed

Without the merit-aid figures, there’s no read on non-need scholarship availability.

Class-rank distributionCDS C10Not disclosed

Without the rank spread of enrolled students, there’s no top-of-class signal to place a transcript against.

Does disclose: SAT / ACT score bands (C9) · Admissions factor grid (C7) · Students admitted off the waitlist (C2)

Princeton University’s sticker drops once grant aid is applied, and what a family actually pays depends on income. of first-years received need-based aid; a family with no aid pays the full sticker. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .

What aid recipients pay, by income

net price

Bars read against the $91,624 sticker. Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $10,555 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 991 of 1,404 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.

How need-based aid is determined

Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need

Forms a family files to be considered

FAFSAInstitution's own form

What that meant in 2025–26

Cost of attendance $91,624

Average aid package, 87% of stickerEst. remaining family/student contribution, 13% of sticker

Averages among the 991 first-years awarded need-based aid.

Princeton University admitted students off the waitlist, about of the class.

Admitted off the waitlistHover or arrow-key a year for exact values

Admitted

Admitted off waitlist

97.3% of Princeton University’s first-years return for a second year and 97.1% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.

Sources

Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03