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Princeton University

Princeton, New Jersey·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Mid East·princeton.edu
6-yr Graduation
98%
+8.5pp vs R1 Research
Total enrollment
9,137
peer median 13,917
Avg net price
$10,555
-$22k vs R1 Research
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
40,468
40,468 candidates competed
Admitted
1,868
4.6% acceptance rate
Enrolled
1,410
75.5% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
98%+8.5pp vs R1 Research
4-year graduation
75%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
98%
Full-time retention
98%

Pell equity

3.0pp gap
Pell recipients
97%
Non-Pell
100%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 3.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 110 Title IV programs, 11 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 99 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
110
Passing
11
10.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

110programs
  • Passing11 · 10.0%
  • No Data99 · 90.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
11
No data
99

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

11
History
Doctoral Degree · History
+68.0%
$90,535 vs $53,884
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
+76.2%
$61,323 vs $34,808
Ecology Evolution Systematics and Population Biology
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+79.1%
$62,344 vs $34,808
Research and Experimental Psychology
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+81.6%
$63,216 vs $34,808
History
Bachelor Degree · History
+130.8%
$80,347 vs $34,808
Political Science and Government
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+154.5%
$88,576 vs $34,808
Public Policy Analysis
Master's Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+160.3%
$120,163 vs $46,158
Public Policy Analysis
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+209.7%
$107,792 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

1
Public Policy Analysis
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
10%
$10,750 debt · $107,792 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1921Next review Jan 2032

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 2

  1. Jun 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  2. Jan 2021Approved for Distance Education
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$2,518
$30–48k$4,682
$48–75k$7,652
$75–110k$13,849
$110k+$39,943

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$10,555
-$21,850vs R1 Research median $32,405
Federal loans
3.0%
In-state tuition
$59,710
Out-of-state
$59,710

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 1,414 students received $9.0M in Pell grants, alongside $2.2M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,414
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$9.0M
$8,970,311 total
Direct Loans
$2.2M
192 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$92K
24 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$663K
112 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$248K
16 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.1M
35 loan awards
Grad PLUS$93K
5 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 114 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.0%
-2.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
114
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
0.9%
2017
0.9%
2018
0.7%
2019
0.0%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Princeton

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs52
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

2,115 total completions
01Engineering
45821.7%
02Social Sciences
35316.7%
03Computer Sciences
30014.2%
04Public Admin
22710.7%
05Physical Sciences
22110.4%
06Biological Sciences
22010.4%
07Foreign Languages
964.5%
08History
964.5%
09Mathematics
854.0%
10Architecture
592.8%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
9,137
12-mo unduplicated
9,042
Undergraduate
5,759
Graduate
3,283

Gender split

Men
52%4,702
Women
48%4,340

Race / ethnicity composition

White
36.0%
Asian
23.7%
Non-resident
12.3%
Hispanic
9.8%
Black
8.6%
Two or more
7.0%
Unknown
2.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
1,047
606 M · 441 W
Women athletes
42.1%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$47.8M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$1.3M
$620K
Head-coach salaries
$222K
$162K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 19

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
173 M · 135 W
$2.1M
Rowing
95 M · 97 W
$3.3M
Football
118 M ·
$5.3M
Lacrosse
52 M · 34 W
$2.7M
Swimming and Diving (combined)
35 M · 31 W
$1.8M
Soccer
31 M · 27 W
$1.4M

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
5.77
51 offenses · 8,842 students

3-year trend

8.792 yrs ago8.261 yr ago5.77Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
190
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
20
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
2
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
13

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
36
Burglary
8
Rape
6
Aggravated assault
1

By location

51total
  • On campus51

Includes 10 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

4
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
4
Stalking
8 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • Sexual orientation1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs01
Liquor0262

Residence-hall fires

  • 2 Dickinson1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • Blair1 fire
    ElectricalDamage $0-$99
  • Baker Hall1 fire
    ElectricalDamage $100-$999
  • Lawrence Apts2 fires
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • Lawrence Apts2 fires
    OtherDamage $1,000-$9,999

Data quality: 2 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
5.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
1,076

Princeton vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Princeton selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectPrinceton University
98%9,137$10,555R1 Research
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
84%63.5%7,040$33,139R1 Research
University of Rochester
85%40.1%11,946$30,248R1 Research
Carnegie Mellon University
94%11.7%15,888$31,671R1 Research
Georgetown University
95%12.9%20,031$39,433R1 Research
Drexel University
78%79.4%21,153$38,428R1 Research
Peer group median90%40.1%13,917$32,405

Frequently asked questions about Princeton University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Princeton.

What is the graduation rate at Princeton University?

Princeton University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 98% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Princeton University?

Princeton University reports a total enrollment of 9,137 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Princeton University?

The average net price at Princeton University is $10,555 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Princeton University?

Princeton University's yield rate is 75.5%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Princeton University located?

Princeton University is located in Princeton, New Jersey 08544-0070.

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