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Princeton University

Princeton, NJ · Private · Small city · Carnegie R1/R2

Private institution in Princeton, NJ · 5,579 undergraduates · 5% acceptance rate · $110,066 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$10,555355th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$59,7101,940th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$59,7101,940th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Cost of attendance
$80,4401,916th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
Median graduate debt
$10,320114th lowest of 1,880 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$110,06618th highest of 1,969 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$87,81533rd highest of 1,964 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
97.1%24th highest of 2,031 reporting
Full-time retention
97.3%82nd highest of 1,853 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
4.5%7th most selective of 1,608 reporting
Average SAT
153515th highest of 1,024 reporting
Median ACT
349th highest of 954 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
5,579452nd largest of 2,162 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
5.0:160th smallest of 2,159 reporting
Pell Grant share
18.7%1,783rd highest of 2,140 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 35 mi (EWR)

On 16 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$75
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

Deadlines and essay flags come from the Common App Requirements Grid, joined by school name. Always confirm against the school’s own admissions page before applying.

Admitted class profile (Fall 2024 entering class (Class of 2028); geography from Class of 2029)

SAT composite (median)
1530
ACT composite (median)
35
Average GPA
3.95 (unweighted, 4.0 scale, submitters only)
States represented
47
International
14.1%
First-generation
16.7%

Sources: ir.princeton.edu, admission.princeton.edu

Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 37 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$138,932$103,078
Operations ResearchEngineeringbachelors$125,015—
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$91,744—
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$77,715$103,078
Chemical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$73,635—
English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors$52,107$47,260
Public Policy AnalysisPublic Administrationbachelors$51,273$62,012
Research and Experimental PsychologyPsychologybachelors$44,384$33,993
SociologySocial Sciencesbachelors$44,170$44,942
Historybachelors$42,682$43,798
Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciencesbachelors$38,289$47,260
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyBiological Sciencesbachelors$37,208—

Campus facts

Athletics — 19 sports

NCAA Division I-FCS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

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