Princeton University

(Princeton, NJ)

Princeton University is a vibrant community of scholarship and learning that stands in the nation's service and in the service of all nations. Chartered in 1746, Princeton is the fourth-oldest college in the United States. Princeton is an independent, coeducational, nondenominational institution that provides undergraduate and graduate instruction in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences and engineering.

Admissions

8.5%
of Applicants Admitted

Admitted Freshmen Ranked

93% in Top 10% in H.S. Class

Early Action: November 01, 2011
Regular Decision: December 15, 2011

31–34 ACT Composite

Cost

$51,260
Annual tuition, fees, books, supplies, room and board

In-State Tuition: $37,000
Out-of-State Tuition: $37,000
Room and Board: $12,069
Books & Supplies: $3,601

Princeton has a long history of providing access through financial aid for qualified students. For more than three decades, we've considered students for admission to Princeton without concern over their families' ability to pay — and offered aid to cover 100 percent of each admitted student’s need. In 2001, Princeton became the first university to offer every aid recipient a financial aid package that replaces loans with grant aid (scholarships) that students do not pay back. Since then, Princeton has been able to enroll growing numbers of students from low- and middle-income backgrounds with the grant aid they need to make our costs affordable. The change on campus becomes more noticeable each year as we welcome an increasingly diverse student body.

Will I Like It

5,149
number of undergraduates

Private Non-Profit
Setting: Suburban
Religious Affiliation: No affiliation
6 to 1 Student to Faculty Ratio
49% Women
98% returned for Second Year
84% of students are from Out of State
97% live in School-affliated housing

Famous Alumni

Jonathan Safran Foer - author

Andrea Jung - CEO, Avon Products

Wendy Kopp - Founder, Teach for America

Michelle Robinson Obama - First Lady of the United States

Eric E. Schmidt - Executive Chairman, Google

Sonia Sotomayor - Supreme Court Justice

Woodrow Wilson - President of the United States

Chris Young - Pitcher, New York Mets

Academics

CONCENTRATIONS

Anthropology
Architecture
Art and Archaeology
Astrophysical Sciences
Chemical and Biological Engineering
Chemistry
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Classics
Comparative Literature
Computer Science
East Asian Studies
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Economics
Electrical Engineering
English
French and Italian
Geosciences
German
History
Mathematics
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Molecular Biology
Music
Near Eastern Studies
Operations Research and Financial Engineering
Philosophy
Physics
Politics
Psychology
Religion
Slavic Languages and Literatures
Sociology
Spanish and Portuguese Languages and Cultures
Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs

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CERTIFICATES OF PROFICIENCY

African American Studies, Center for
African Studies
American Studies
Applications of Computing
Applied and Computational Mathematics
Architecture and Engineering
Biophysics
Contemporary European Politics and Society
Creative Writing, Lewis Center for the Arts
Dance, Lewis Center for the Arts
East Asian Studies
Engineering and Management Systems
Engineering Biology
Engineering Physics
Environmental Studies
European Cultural Studies
Finance
Gender and Sexuality Studies
Geological Engineering
Global Health and Health Policy
Hellenic Studies
Information Technology and Society
Jazz Studies
Judaic Studies
Language and Culture
Latin American Studies
Latino Studies
Linguistics
Materials Science and Engineering
Medieval Studies
Musical Performance
Near Eastern Studies
Neuroscience
Planets and Life
Quantitative and Computational Biology
Robotics and Intelligent Systems
Russian and Eurasian Studies
South Asian Studies
Sustainable Energy
Teacher Preparation
Theater, Lewis Center for the Arts
Translation and Intercultural Communication
Urban Studies
Values and Public Life
Visual Arts, Lewis Center for the Arts
Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs