Princeton University
Common Data Set 2023-24
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Acceptance Rate
4.5%
Applications
39,644
Admitted
1,782
Enrolled
1,366
SAT Composite
1510-1560
SAT Math
760-800
SAT Reading
740-780
ACT Composite
34-35
Federal outcomes
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.
$110,066
10 yrs after enrollment
98%
6-year completion
$6,128
sticker minus grants
$10,320
federal loans only
All Extracted Fields
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General Information
8 TABLESFirst Name:Jonathan
Last Name:LeBouef
Title:Associate Registrar
Office:The Office of the Registrar
Address Line 1:330 Alexander Street, 4th floor
Phone:(609) 258-3363
Email Address:jlebouef@Princeton.EDU
Are your responses to the CDS posted for reference on your institution's Website?Yes
If yes, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:https://registrar.princeton.edu/enrollment
City:Princeton NJ 08540 USA
Name of College/University:Princeton University
CityPrinceton
StateNJ
Zip8,544
Main Phone Number (Area Code)609
Main Phone Number:258-3000
WWW Home Page Address:www.princeton.edu
Admissions Phone Number (Area Code):609
Admissions Phone Number:258-3060
Admissions Email Address:uaoffice@princeton.edu
Source of institutional control (Check only one):Private (nonprofit)
Classify your undergraduate institution:Coeducational college
Academic year calendar:Semester
If you have a diversity, equity, and inclusion office or department, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:https://provost.princeton.edu/what-we-do/institutional-equity-diversity
Bachelor'sX
Master'sX
Doctoral degree research/scholarshipX
Enrollment And Persistence
5 TABLESFirst-Time, First-Year Admission
8 TABLESIn addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for academic advising?Yes
APX
Institutional ExamX
Does your institution make use of SAT or ACT scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants?No
Total first-time, first-year who applied4,563
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted244
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled208
Total first-time, first-year who applied25,642
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted1,309
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled975
Total first-time, first-year who applied9,439
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted229
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled183
Do you have a policy of placing students on a waiting list?Yes
Number of qualified applicants offered a place on waiting list:1,302
Number accepting a place on the waiting list:1,032
Number of wait-listed students admitted:52
Total academic units21
English4
Mathematics4
Science4
Foreign language4
Social studies2
History2
Computer Science1
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 700-80093
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 600-6997
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 500-5990
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 400-4990
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 300-3990
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 200-2990
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: Total100
SAT Math: 700-80097
SAT Math: 600-6993
SAT Math: 500-5990
SAT Math: 400-4990
SAT Math: 300-3990
SAT Math: 200-2990
SAT Math: Total100
SAT Composite: 1400-160097
SAT Composite: 1200-13993
SAT Composite: 1000-11990
SAT Composite: 800-9990
SAT Composite: 600-7990
SAT Composite: 400-5990
SAT Composite: Total100
ACT Composite: 30-3698
ACT Composite: 24-292
ACT Composite: 18-230
ACT Composite: 12-170
ACT Composite: 6-110
ACT Composite: Below 60
ACT Composite: Total100
Percent who had GPA of 4.073.3
Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.9923.8
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.742.3
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.490.4
Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.240.1
Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.990.1
Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.490
Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.990
Percent who had GPA below 1.00
Total100
Percent who had GPA of 4.046.4
Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.9935.8
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.7410.6
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.495.4
Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.241.8
Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.990
Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.490
Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.990
Total100
Percent who had GPA of 4.066.7
Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.9926.7
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.744.4
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.491.6
Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.240.5
Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.990.1
Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.490
Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.990
Total100
Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who submitted GPA:3.94
Does your institution have an application fee?Yes
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?Yes
Can on-line application fee be waived for applicants with financial need?Yes
Does your institution have an application closing date?Yes
Application closing date (fall): Month1
Application closing date (fall): Day1
Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall?Yes
Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?Yes
Does your institution allow high school students to enroll as full-time, first-time, first-year students one year or more before high school graduation? (FT)No
Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year applicants for fall enrollment?No
Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college?Yes
If you have an application fee and an on-line application option, please indicate policy for students who apply on-line:X
Transfer Admission
4 TABLESDoes your institution enroll transfer students? (If no, please skip to Section E)Yes
If yes, may transfer students earn advanced standing credit by transferring credits earned from course work completed at other colleges/universities?Yes
FallX
Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering first-year student?No
High school transcriptRequired of Some
College transcript(s)Required of All
Essay or personal statementNot Required
InterviewNot Required
Standardized test scoresNot Required
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)Not Required
List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:D9 List application priority, closing, notification, and candidate reply dates for transfer students. If applications are reviewed on a continuous or rolling basis, place a check mark in the “Rolling admission” column.
Fall Closing Date: Month3
Does an open admission policy, if reported, apply to transfer students?Yes
Describe additional requirements for transfer admission, if applicable:- D12 Report the lowest grade earned for any course that may be transferred for credit: C Number Unit Type - D13 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution: 17 Courses Number Unit Type - D14 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution: 17 Courses - D15 Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn an associate degree: NA - D16 Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor's degree: 14 Courses - D17 Describe other transfer credit policies: ## D18-D22: Military Service Transfer Credit Policies - D18 Does your institution accept the following military/veteran transfer credits: Yes No Number Unit Type - D19 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred based on military education evaluated by the American Council on Education (ACE): Number Unit Type - D20 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred based on Department of Defense supported prior learning assessments (College Level Examination Program (CLEP) or DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST)): Yes No - D21 Are the military/veteran credit transfer policies published on your website? - D22 Describe other military/veteran transfer credit policies unique to your institution: ##
Fall Closing Date:Day1
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution:17
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution:course
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution:17
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution:course
Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor’s degree:14
Are the military/veteran credit transfer policies published on your website?No
Describe other military/veteran transfer credit policies unique to your institution:CDS-D Page 15 Common Data Set 2023-2024
Academic Offerings and Policies
2 TABLESCross-registrationX
Exchange student program (domestic)X
Independent studyX
InternshipsX
Student-designed majorX
Study abroadX
Teacher certification programX
Undergraduate ResearchX
English (including composition)X
Foreign languagesX
HumanitiesX
Intensive writingX
MathematicsX
Sciences (biological or physical)X
Social scienceX
Student Life
4 TABLESPercent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)82%
Percent who live off campus or commute0%
Percent of students age 25 and older0%
Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)81%
Percent who live off campus or commute6%
Percent of students age 25 and older1%
Average age of full-time students19
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)19
Average age of full-time students20
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)20
Campus MinistriesX
Choral groupsX
Concert bandX
DanceX
Drama/theaterX
International Student OrganizationX
Jazz bandX
Literary magazineX
Marching bandX
Model UNX
Music ensemblesX
Musical theaterX
OperaX
Pep bandX
Radio stationX
Student governmentX
Student newspaperX
Student-run film societyX
Symphony orchestraX
YearbookX
Coed residence hallsX
Apartments for married studentsX
Apartments for single studentsX
Special housing for disabled studentsX
Cooperative housingX
Living Learning CommunitiesX
Annual Expenses
5 TABLESPlease provide the URL of your institution’s net price calculator:https://puwebp.princeton.edu/financial-aid-public/ui/#/net-price-calculator/residency
Do tuition and fees vary by year of study (e.g., sophomore, junior, senior)?No
Do tuition and fees vary by undergraduate instructional program?No
Financial Aid
9 TABLESProvide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.1,279
Institutional need-based scholarship or grant aid is availableX
If institutional financial aid is available for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents, provide the number of undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents who were awarded need-based or non-need-based aid:514
Average dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$78,606
Total dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$40,403,475
Institution’s own financial aid formX
FAFSAX
Institution's own financial aid formX
Priority date for filing required financial aid forms:X
Priority date for filing required financial aid forms: Month2
Priority date for filing required financial aid forms: Day1
Students must reply by (date): Month5
Students must reply by (date): Day1
State LoansX
College/university loans from institutional fundsX
Federal Pell GrantsX
State scholarships/grantsX
Private scholarshipsX
College/university scholarship or grant aid from institutional fundsX
If your institution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or initiative to make your institution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing loans with grants, or waiving costs for families below a certain income level please provide details:Princeton announced that starting in the 2023-24 academic year there will no longer be a student contribution. In addition, most families making under $100,000 will have a zero parental contribution. Are these policies related to the COVID-19 pandemic? Yes X No
Instructional Faculty And Class Size
3 TABLESFall 2025 Student to Faculty ratio5
based on ____ students5,626