Princeton University Comparison

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Princeton University

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  • Overview

  • Location
  • Princeton Princeton, NJ
  • Setting
  • Princeton Large Suburban
  • Total enrollment
  • Princeton 9,137
  • Type
  • Princeton Private 4 Year
  • National Ranking
  • Princeton #1
  • Religious Affiliation
  • Princeton -
  • Status
  • Princeton Non-profit
  • Team Colors
  • Princeton

  • Cost

  • Tuition (In State)
  • Princeton $62,688
  • Tuition (Out of State)
  • Princeton $62,688
  • Room & Board
  • Princeton $20,250
  • Average Net Price
  • Princeton $15,313
  • Average Grant Aid
  • Princeton $68,727
  • % Receiving Grant Aid
  • Princeton 67%

  • Admissions

  • Applied
  • Princeton 40,468
  • Admitted
  • Princeton 1,868
  • Acceptance Rate
  • Princeton 4.6%
  • Enrolled
  • Princeton 75.5%
  • Typical SAT score
  • Princeton 1550
  • Typical ACT score
  • Princeton 34
  • Average High School GPA
  • Princeton 3.93
  • Typical High School Grades
  • Princeton A
  • Admissions Standards
  • Princeton Elite
  • Applicant Competition
  • Princeton Extreme
  • ACT Range
  • Princeton 34/35
  • SAT Range
  • Princeton 1510/1580
  • Submit Test Scores
  • Princeton Test optional
  • Application Deadline
  • Princeton Jan 1, 2027

  • Academics

  • Student to Faculty Ratio
  • Princeton 5:1
  • Popular Majors
  • Princeton
    • Social Sciences (25%)
    • Engineering (17%)
    • Biology (10%)
    • History (7%)
    • Human Services (7%)

  • Outcomes

  • Graduation Rate
  • Princeton 96%
  • Median Earnings (After 10 years)
  • Princeton $113,900
  • Making Student Loan Payments
  • Princeton 83%
  • Median Student Loan Debt
  • Princeton $7,500
  • Median Loan Payment
  • Princeton $77

  • Diversity

  • % Men
  • Princeton 52%
  • % Women
  • Princeton 48%
  • Racial Diversity
  • Princeton Very High
  • HBCU
  • Princeton No
  • % White
  • Princeton 45%
  • % Asian
  • Princeton 22%
  • % Black
  • Princeton 8%
  • % Hispanic
  • Princeton 9%
  • % Native American
  • Princeton 0%
  • % Pacific Islander
  • Princeton 0%
  • % Two or More Races
  • Princeton 4%
  • % International
  • Princeton 11%
  • % Unknown Race
  • Princeton 2%

  • Students

  • % In-State
  • Princeton 14%
  • % Out-of-State
  • Princeton 74%

  • Campus

  • Campus Housing
  • Princeton Yes
  • Freshman Dorm Required
  • Princeton Yes
  • Meal Plan
  • Princeton Yes
  • Weekend/Evening Classes
  • Princeton No
  • Daycare Facility
  • Princeton No