Princeton University

Princeton, NJ · Private (nonprofit)
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Acceptance rate
4.4%
1,868 admitted
SAT · 50th
1530
Range 1490–1560
6-yr grad
97.0%
Retention 99.0%
Undergrads
5,916
8:1 S-F
Admissions
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5.0% / 5.2%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications42,303
Overall admit rate4.4%
In-state admit rate5.0%
Out-of-state admit rate5.2%
Enrolled1,408 · 75.4% yield
Admitted from waitlist36 of 1,370
Very important factorsGPA, Application essay, Character, Extracurriculars, Recs, Rigor of HS record, Talent
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
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1530
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1490–1560 · 60.0% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W740760780
Math760790800
Comp149015301560
ACT
255075
Comp343535
Cost & aid
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$59,710
tuition (full-time)
Tuition$59,710
Room & board$19,380
Books$1,050
Avg need-based grant$80,837
% need met100.0%
Avg debt at graduation$21,251
Academics
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8 : 1
student-faculty ratio
99.0% retention
Student-faculty8 : 1
Retention99.0%
4-year graduation72.8%
6-year graduation97.0%
Enrollment
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5,916
undergraduates
82.0% out-of-state · 200 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates5,916
First-year1,404
Transfer32
Full-time98%
Female50%
Out-of-state82.0%
International (freshmen)200
Rankings
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#1
U.S. News & World Report
Best National Universities
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Universities#126
Princeton ReviewBest Value Colleges (Private Schools)#226
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#326
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Specialties: Biocomputing/Bioinformatics/Biotechnology#426
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#426
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Programs#526
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Specialties: Theory#526
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
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R1 Research University
Carnegie Classification
131 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR1 Research University131
Athletic conferenceThe Ivy League9
Athletic divisionNCAA D1-FCS44
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingNew Jersey colleges7
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
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$75
application fee
waivable
Regular decision1/1 → 4/1 → 5/1
Early action11/1 → Mid-December · restrictive
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyTest Optional
Admissions URLwww.princeton.edu/pr/admissions/u/appl
Admissions emailuaoffice@princeton.edu
Admissions phone609-258-3060
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
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Harvard University
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Harvard University MA · Private (nonprofit)4.2%——
Yale University CT · Private (nonprofit)4.8%15306K
Columbia University NY · Private (nonprofit)3.9%15409K
Stanford University CA · Private (nonprofit)3.8%15507K
Massachusetts Institute of Technology MA · Private (nonprofit)4.6%15504K
University of Pennsylvania PA · Private (nonprofit)4.9%—10K
Dartmouth College NH · Private (nonprofit)6.0%1520—
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — Princeton University

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