- The Inkwell
- New Jersey
- Princeton University
Princeton, NJCity: smallZIP 08544Founded 1746
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1746
- Motto
- Dei Sub Numine Viget
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: very high research activity (R1)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.princeton.edu
New JerseyPrivate nonprofit
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private nonprofit university in Princeton, New Jersey, with 5,709 undergraduates. It admits 4.6% of applicants, graduates 97% within six years and costs $7,815 a year after aid.
97%graduate
Admission rate4.6%
Retention98%
4-year graduation73%
Pell Grant share24%
Federal loans4.0%
$7,815net price / year
4.6%admission rate
1553average SAT
97%graduate in 6 years
$133,523median earnings, 10 yrs
$12,400median debt
#6 of 1,704 for earnings#97 of 1,739 for lowest net price#13 of 1,738 for graduation rate#10 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $87,888tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $65,510
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $65,510
- Average net price
- $7,815national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000—
$30,001–48,000$795
$48,001–75,000$1,346
$75,001–110,000$4,761
$110,001+$38,927
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 4.6%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1553
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 740–780
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 770–800
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 34–35
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college4.6%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college98%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college97%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college24%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 97%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 73%
- First-year retention
- 98%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 98%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $97,927
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $133,523middle 50%: $75,037–$231,630
- Median debt at graduation
- $12,400
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$231,630
Median, Princeton University$133,523
Lower quarter$75,037
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 5,709
- Part-time
- 0%
- Women / men
- 50% / 50%
- Average age at entry
- 19.3
- First-generation students
- 28%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 24%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 5 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 87%
- Average faculty salary
- $25,354 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $73,220
- Endowment, end of year
- $33,401,865,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White34%
Hispanic10%
Black8.7%
Asian23%
Two or more races7.2%
U.S. nonresident13%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown4.1%
15 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Social sciences20%
Engineering18%
Computer & information sciences14%
Biological & biomedical sciences9.5%
Public administration & social service9.0%
Physical sciences5.8%
History5.7%
Psychology3.7%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA | $8,509 | 90% | $166,642 |
| University of Florida Gainesville, FL | $5,969 | 92% | $78,456 |
| Yale University New Haven, CT | $11,340 | 96% | $118,356 |
| Rice University Houston, TX | $11,164 | 95% | $90,773 |
| Florida State University Tallahassee, FL | $8,605 | 86% | $68,225 |
| Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA | $12,028 | 94% | $114,210 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 186131. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q21578.