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Princeton University

Basic Information

Type Private

Geographical Reach National

Location Princeton, NJ

Population 2,200,000

Website http://www.princeton.edu/

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 5,579

Men / Women 50% / 50%

White 32%

Asian 17%

International 13%

Hispanic 11%

Black 6%

Mixed 6%

Native American 0%

From State 15%

From Region 20%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees

Humanities & Social Sciences 38%

Engineering 17%

Computer Science 16%

Life & Natural Sciences 10%

Business & Economics 9%

Physical Sciences & Math 7%

Arts 3%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $65,210

Est. Cost of Attendance $84,040

10-Year ROI $477,000

ROI Percentile 100th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 98%

4-Year Graduation Rate 75%

6-Year Graduation Rate 98%

Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)

Sunshine Hours 2,535 (41%)

Days Without Precipitation 247 (50%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes

Acceptance Rate 4%

Yield (Unbound) 75%

Restricted Early Action Nov 1

Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1

Expenditure

Humanities & Social Sciences	$82M	#11
Engineering, Computing & Math	$155M	#39
Life & Natural Sciences	$310M	#63

Graduate Degrees

Engineering, Computing & Math	140	#35
Humanities & Social Sciences	149	#149
Life & Natural Sciences	114	#191

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy required

Submitted Test Scores 80%

SAT Range 1520 – 1560

SAT Math Range 760 – 800

SAT RW Range 740 – 780

ACT Range 34 – 35

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
Princeton University	1,096	47% / 53%	9%	$111,916		95%
Computer Science	213 —	61% / 39%	11%	$213,614	100	100%
Astrophysical Sciences	10 —	60% / 40%	0%	$98,553	93	—
Chemistry	25 —	60% / 40%	8%	$74,859	69	—
Geosciences	8 —	50% / 50%	12%	$61,602	37	—
Mathematics	29 —	72% / 28%	24%	$144,048	100	—
Physics	20 —	55% / 45%	20%	$101,289	94	—
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	34 —	41% / 59%	0%	$61,097	35	100%
Molecular Biology	51 —	31% / 69%	8%	$60,680	34	88%
Neuroscience	48 —	31% / 69%	10%	$47,338	6	100%
Quantitative Economics	124 —	62% / 38%	17%	$157,548	100	98%
African American Studies	15 —	20% / 80%	0%	$65,219	47	—
Anthropology	39 —	26% / 74%	5%	$65,144	47	—
Classical Languages	12 —	42% / 58%	8%	$64,818	46	—
Comparative Literature	15 —	20% / 80%	20%	$62,423	39	—
East Asian Studies	9 —	44% / 56%	22%	$71,076	62	—
English	30 —	33% / 67%	3%	$60,097	32	100%
French and Italian	3 —	33% / 67%	0%	$64,629	46	—
German	5 —	80% / 20%	0%	$64,838	46	—
Hispanic Studies	9 —	44% / 56%	11%	$66,509	51	—
History	56 —	62% / 38%	7%	$78,740	76	92%
Linguistics	7 —	43% / 57%	0%	$64,791	46	—
Near and Middle Eastern Studies	5 —	80% / 20%	0%	$71,450	63	—
Philosophy	20 —	85% / 15%	15%	$72,007	64	—
Politics	58 —	43% / 57%	7%	$94,020	90	95%
Psychology	38 —	21% / 79%	13%	$61,952	38	100%
Public Policy	130 —	35% / 65%	7%	$98,995	93	84%
Religion	8 —	12% / 88%	0%	$62,742	40	—
Slavic Languages	4 —	0% / 100%	0%	$64,495	45	—
Sociology	37 —	35% / 65%	0%	$47,725	7	84%
Architecture	15 —	53% / 47%	0%	$68,799	57	—
Art and Archaeology	12 —	33% / 67%	0%	$51,306	11	—
Music	7 —	43% / 57%	14%	$46,353	5	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
School of Engineering and Applied Science	228	53% / 47%	12%	$132,892		94%
Chemical and Biological Engineering	29 —	31% / 69%	21%	$123,969	99	—
Civil and Environmental Engineering	43 —	40% / 60%	12%	$102,762	95	—
Electrical & Computer Engineering	47 —	57% / 43%	6%	$161,813	100	—
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	37 —	62% / 38%	14%	$113,608	98	100%
Operations Research and Financial Engineering	72 —	61% / 39%	11%	$145,513	100	90%