A+
Rating
Private
Type
8,720
Students
$51,870
Tuition
6%
Acceptance
#5
Ranking
Small City
Campus Setting
Princeton University is a mid-sized private university located in Princeton, NJ ranked 5thin America. It has a total of 5,535 full-time undergraduate students and is highly competitive, accepting 5.78% of applicants. Princeton University offers 125 different majors and is best known for its ecology and evolutionary biology, molecular biology, and classics and classical languages literatures and linguistics programs, which are all nationally ranked 1st. With a tuition cost of $51,870 per year, Princeton University is exceptionally high-priced. 88.56% of students graduate moving on to the next stage of their lives, entering the workforce. After graduation, alumni go on to earn about $74,700 per year, which is 80% greater than the national median.
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National Average
$74,150/year
Total annual cost including tuition, books and living expenses; excluding any financial aid, grants or scholarships.
$21,480/year
Average annual cost including tuition, books and living expenses after financial aid, grants or scholarships.
Princeton University
National
1460 - 1570
70% of students submit
70%
31 - 35
50% of students submit
Required
$70
Full-Time
Part-Time
51%
83%
49%
15%
1%
1%
9% Public Policy Analysis, General
9% Computer Science
8% Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
74% Others
9%
213 Graduates
9%
213 Graduates
8%
184 Graduates
5%
112 Graduates
5%
110 Graduates
4%
97 Graduates
4%
93 Graduates
4%
92 Graduates
Students
Professors
5
7,463,469
$60,048
98%
Total spend on salaries and wages to all employees, faculty, staff, per student.
High retention indicates students are generally satisfied with their experience.
Princeton University
National
$60,800
2 Years After Graduation
1%
$74,700
6 Years After Graduation
88%