Princeton University
2025-26
The 2025-26 Common Data Set for Princeton University — admissions, cost, and aid, as the school published them. Download the original file. File date from the archived file's embedded modification date: Mar 12, 2026. Subscribe via RSS.
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%.
Acceptance Rate
4.4%
Applications
42,303
Admitted
1,868
Enrolled
1,408
SAT Composite
1490-1560
SAT Math
760-800
SAT Reading
740-780
ACT Composite
34-35
How the class gets assembled.
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.
Exact admission data
| Path | Applicants | Admitted | Admit rate | Class seats | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All applicants | 42,303 | 1,868 | 4% | 1,408 | School-reported totals. |
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
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Offered a wait-list spot | 1,370 |
| Accepted a wait-list spot | 1,086 |
| Admitted from wait list | 36 |
| Joined after being offered | 79% |
| Admitted after joining | 3% |
Wait-list outcomes can change sharply year to year.
Application fee: $75. Fee waivers are reported as available.
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.
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.
The numbers, as published
General Information
8 TABLESEnrollment And Persistence
6 TABLESFirst-Time, First-Year Admission
8 TABLESEntrance Exams
Wait List
Transfer Admission
4 TABLESAcademic Offerings and Policies
2 TABLESStudent Life
4 TABLESAnnual Expenses
1 TABLEFinancial Aid
12 TABLESInstructional Faculty And Class Size
3 TABLESDisciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred
3 TABLESSource Document
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