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Common Data Set

Princeton University

The Princeton University Common Data Set is the yearly report the college publishes about itself. 8 reports on file, 2018–2025; the latest is 2025-26. Downloads include PDF, XLSX, and CSV.

In its 2025-26 report, Princeton University says 42,303 first-year students applied and 1,868 were admitted, an acceptance rate of 4.4%. 1,408 admitted students enrolled (75% yield). Enrolled students who sent scores had a middle-50% SAT of 1490–1560 and ACT of 34–35. Waitlist: 1,370 offered a spot, 1,086 accepted one, and 36 admitted from it. Compared with 2024-25, applications rose 4.5% (40,468 to 42,303) and the acceptance rate went from 4.6% to 4.4%. GPA among enrolled first-years who reported one is published with the file.

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File date from the archived file's embedded modification date: Mar 12, 2026.

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PRINCETON, NJIPEDS 186131CARNEGIE CLASS 15
§8 reports2018–2025
§ CDS archive · latest 3 shown
2025-26
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2024-25
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2023-24
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§ Academic profile

Where you'd land in this school's admitted class.

SAT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th1,490
Median1,530
75th1,560
§ 60% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED SAT SCORES · 2025-26 CDS · METHOD →
ACT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th34
Median35
75th35
§ 20% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED ACT SCORES · 2025-26 CDS · METHOD →
ADMIT RATE 4%SAT SUBMIT 60%ACT SUBMIT 20%

Add your GPA and test score to compare against this school's published CDS bands.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §C.7 §C.9 §C.11 §C.12ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Admission rounds

How the class gets assembled.

No Early Decision reportedRestrictive Early Action offered
§ Adjusted admission flow

This school does not report an Early Decision lane, so the flow collapses to the school-reported applicant, admit, and enrolled totals.

Each column is scaled within that stage. Labels show exact counts.

All applicants
Applicants42,303reported count
Admits1,8684%
Class seats1,40875% yield
Exact admission data
Admission flow data
PathApplicantsAdmittedAdmit rateClass seatsNote
All applicants42,3031,8684%1,408School-reported totals.
Overall yield: 75%. Published yield blends high-commitment ED admits with the rest of the admitted pool.
§ Wait list attrition

79% joined after being offered a spot. 3% of students who joined were admitted. 3% of applicants were offered the wait list.

Exact wait-list data
Wait-list data
MetricValue
Offered a wait-list spot1,370
Accepted a wait-list spot1,086
Admitted from wait list36
Joined after being offered79%
Admitted after joining3%

Wait-list outcomes can change sharply year to year.

§ Application cost

Application fee: $75. Fee waivers are reported as available.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §C.21 §C.22 §C.2 §C.7 §C.13METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Merit and need aid

What this school reports giving.

This CDS does not report the core H2A no-need grant fields. Federal affordability context is still shown below when available.

Partial merit profile
No-need grant recipientsNot reportedH2A first-year fields not reported
Avg net price$6,128Federal Scorecard, all aided students
§ Scope

CDS H2A counts students who had no financial need and received institutional non-need scholarship or grant aid, excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits.

§ International aid

Need-based aid for nonresidents: Reported. Non-need aid for nonresidents: n/a. Average international aid reported: $51,781,584.

This is not a personalized price estimate. Merit awards are source-reported institutional facts. Your actual cost depends on income, assets, residency, application round, program, and school policy.
§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §H.2 §H.2A §H.6 §H.14METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
NCES/IPEDS baseline

Source-labeled federal facts

These values come from official NCES/IPEDS tables. They are not Common Data Set fields unless the source note says the alignment is direct or near.

Provisional 2024-25 release, data year 2024

Academics

Academics IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Student-faculty ratio5EF2024D.STUFACR

Admissions

Admissions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Admissions total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
1868ADM2024.ADMSSN
Admit rate5%DRVADM2024.DVADM01
Applicants total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
40468ADM2024.APPLCN
Enrolled full time
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
1410ADM2024.ENRLFT
Enrolled total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
1410ADM2024.ENRLT
Open admissions policyNoIC2024.OPENADMP
Yield rate75%DRVADM2024.DVADM04

Admissions testing

Admissions testing IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
ACT composite 25th percentile34ADM2024.ACTCM25
ACT composite 50th percentile35ADM2024.ACTCM50
ACT composite 75th percentile35ADM2024.ACTCM75
ACT submit rate21%ADM2024.ACTPCT
SAT EBRW 25th percentile740ADM2024.SATVR25
SAT EBRW 50th percentile760ADM2024.SATVR50
SAT EBRW 75th percentile780ADM2024.SATVR75
SAT math 25th percentile770ADM2024.SATMT25
SAT math 50th percentile790ADM2024.SATMT50
SAT math 75th percentile800ADM2024.SATMT75
SAT submit rate56%ADM2024.SATPCT

Completions

Completions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor's degrees awarded1324DRVC2024.BASDEG
Doctor's degrees awarded403DRVC2024.DOCDEGRS
Master's degrees awarded655DRVC2024.MASDEG

Costs

Costs IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
In-state required fees$288COST1_2024.FEE2
In-state tuition$62,400COST1_2024.TUITION2
Out-of-state required fees$288COST1_2024.FEE3
Out-of-state tuition$62,400COST1_2024.TUITION3
Total price, in-state on campus$87,888DRVCOST2024.CINSON
Total price, out-of-state on campus$87,888DRVCOST2024.COTSON

Endowment

Endowment IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Endowment net assets, beginning of fiscal year$33,380,863,000F2324_F2.F2H01
Endowment net assets, end of fiscal year$33,401,865,000F2324_F2.F2H02
Endowment net investment return$1,222,278,000F2324_F2.F2H03B
Endowment new gifts and additions$94,982,000F2324_F2.F2H03A
Endowment spending distribution for current use$-1,688,240,000F2324_F2.F2H03C
Other changes in endowment net assets$391,982,000F2324_F2.F2H03D

Enrollment

Enrollment IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Full-time undergraduate enrollment5726DRVEF2024.EFUGFT
Graduate enrollment3324DRVEF2024.EFGRAD
Part-time undergraduate enrollment87DRVEF2024.EFUGPT
Total enrollment9137DRVEF2024.ENRTOT
Undergraduate enrollment5813DRVEF2024.EFUG

Financial aid

Financial aid IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Any aid rate68%SFA2324.ANYAIDP
Average federal grant aid$7,393SFA2324.FGRNT_A
Average federal loan$9,046SFA2324.LOAN_A
Average Pell grant$6,357SFA2324.PGRNT_A
Federal grant aid rate22%SFA2324.FGRNT_P
Federal loan rate5%SFA2324.LOAN_P
Pell grant rate22%SFA2324.PGRNT_P

Identity

Identity IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
CityPrincetonHD2024.CITY
ControlPrivate not-for-profitHD2024.CONTROL
Degree-granting statusDegree-grantingHD2024.DEGGRANT
Highest level of offeringDoctor's degreeHD2024.HLOFFER
Institution levelFour or more yearsHD2024.ICLEVEL
Institution namePrinceton UniversityHD2024.INSTNM
Institution size category5,000 - 9,999HD2024.INSTSIZE
IPEDS sectorPrivate not-for-profit, 4-year or aboveHD2024.SECTOR
LocaleCity: SmallHD2024.LOCALE
StateNew JerseyHD2024.STABBR

Outcomes

Outcomes IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor graduation rate, 4 years75%DRVGR2024.GBA4RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 5 years95%DRVGR2024.GBA5RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 6 years98%DRVGR2024.GBA6RTT
Full-time retention rate98%EF2024D.RET_PCF
Graduation rate, 150% time98%DRVGR2024.GRRTTOT
Part-time retention rate0%EF2006D.RET_PCP
§ Federal outcomes

What federal data says

SRC · U.S. DEPT. OF ED., COLLEGE SCORECARD 2022-23.
OUTCOMES LAG THE CDS YEAR SHOWN ABOVE.
Median earnings
$110,066
10 yrs after enrollment
Graduation rate
98%
6-year completion
Average net price
$6,128
sticker minus grants
Median debt at grad.
$10,320
federal loans only
Nonpayment
3%
FSA · as-of late May 2026 · not the official cohort default rate

Nonpayment is the share of Direct Loan borrowers who entered repayment January 2020–May 2025 and were 90+ days delinquent at the FSA pull. It is not the official cohort default rate.

§ Earnings distribution

Ten years after enrollment, in 2022-23 dollars

P25
$68,313$68k
MEDIAN
$110,066$110k
P75
$197,494$197k
$20k
$40k
$60k
$80k
§H · Net price by family income

Average cost after grants

Scorecard · 2022-23
$0 – $30,000
$41
$30,001 – $48,000
← MODAL BRACKET$352
$48,001 – $75,000
$1,217
$75,001 – $110,000
$4,478
$110,001 and up
$36,094
§B · Completion and retention
4-yr grad
75%
6-yr grad
98%
8-yr grad
98%
Retention
98%
Pell grad
97%
Transfer
0%

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.

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