Princeton University

Princeton, New Jersey

Private nonprofitBachelor's to graduateFounded 1746Small citySEVP certified

About

Princeton University is a private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution. The institution moved to Newark in 1747 and then to its Mercer County campus in Princeton nine years later. It officially became a university in 1896 and was subsequently renamed Princeton University. The university is governed by the Trustees of Princeton University and has an endowment of $37.7 billion, the largest endowment per student in the United States.

Cost per year

Tuition and fees (out of state): US$65,510
Estimated total for international students: US$87,888

Net price calculatoradmission.princeton.edu

International students at public universities pay the out-of-state rate. The estimated total adds housing, food and books to that tuition; it is derived from Scorecard figures, so check the university's own cost page.

Students

Undergraduates: 5,709
Graduate students: 3,324
International undergraduates: 13%
Students per teacher: 5 to 1

Admissions

Admission rate: 5%
SAT: Reading and writing 740–780 · Maths 770–800
ACT: 34–35

Test scores show the middle 50% of admitted students.

Outcomes

Graduation rate: 97%
Median earnings 10 years after starting: US$133,523

Earnings are for students who received US federal aid, so they may not reflect international graduates.

Programmes (116)

Bachelor's degrees36 subjects

AnthropologyArchitectureArea StudiesAstronomy and AstrophysicsBiochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyChemical EngineeringChemistryCivil EngineeringClassics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsComputer ScienceEcology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyEconomicsElectrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringEngineering, GeneralEnglish Language and Literature, GeneralEthnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesFine and Studio ArtsGeological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesGermanic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsHistoryLinguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesMathematicsMechanical EngineeringMulti/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMusicNeurobiology and NeurosciencesOperations ResearchPhilosophyPhysicsPolitical Science and GovernmentPublic Policy AnalysisReligion/Religious StudiesResearch and Experimental PsychologyRomance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsSlavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsSociology

Master's degrees39 subjects

AnthropologyApplied MathematicsArchitectural Sciences and TechnologyArchitectureArea StudiesAstronomy and AstrophysicsAtmospheric Sciences and MeteorologyBiochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational BiologyChemical EngineeringChemistryCivil EngineeringClassics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsComputer ScienceDemographyEcology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyEconomicsElectrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringEnglish Language and Literature, GeneralFine and Studio ArtsGeological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesGermanic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsHistoryLinguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesMathematicsMechanical EngineeringMusicNatural Resources Conservation and ResearchNeurobiology and NeurosciencesOperations ResearchPhilosophyPhysicsPolitical Science and GovernmentPublic Policy AnalysisReligion/Religious StudiesResearch and Experimental PsychologyRomance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsSlavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsSociology

Doctoral degrees40 subjects

AnthropologyApplied MathematicsArchitectureArea StudiesAstronomy and AstrophysicsAtmospheric Sciences and MeteorologyBiochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological/Biosystems EngineeringBiomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational BiologyChemical EngineeringChemistryCivil EngineeringClassics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsComputer ScienceDemographyEcology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyEconomicsElectrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringEngineering PhysicsEnglish Language and Literature, GeneralFine and Studio ArtsGeological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesGermanic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsHistoryLinguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesMathematicsMechanical EngineeringMusicNatural Resources Conservation and ResearchNeurobiology and NeurosciencesOperations ResearchPhilosophyPhysicsPolitical Science and GovernmentPublic Policy AnalysisReligion/Religious StudiesResearch and Experimental PsychologyRomance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsSlavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsSociology

Undergraduate certificates1 subject

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

Subjects and degree levels reported to the US Department of Education. See the university's course catalogue for course-by-course details.