1. General Information

1.1 School Information

School Address
Name of College/University Princeton University
Admission Office Mailing Address PO Box 430
City/State/Zip Princeton, NJ 08544-0430
Admission Fax Number 609-258-6743
Main Phone Number 609-258-3000
WWW Home Page Address http://www.princeton.edu/
Academic year calendar
Semester X
Quarter
Trimester
4-1-4
Continuous
Differs by program (describe):
Other (describe):
Does your institution use applicants’ test scores for academic advising ?
Yes No
X

1.2 Application Fee and Date

Application Fee
YES NO
Does your institution have an application fee? x
Amount of application fee $65.00
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need? x
Application Date†
REA EA ED 1 ED 2 RD Transfer
Day of Acceptance
Day of Notification
Day of Reply
† REA : Regular early action.
EA : Early action.
ED1 : Early decision 1.
ED2 : Early decision 2.
RD : Regular decision.
Date of Submmiting the Test Score
Date
Latest date by which SAT or ACT scores must be received for fall-term November/January
Latest date by which SAT Subject Test scores must be received for fall- term admission November/January
Date of Financial Aid for First-Year/Freshman Students
Deadline for filling required financial aid forms
Students notified on or about (date) 16-Apr
Student must reply by (date) 16-May
or within _______ weeks of notification

2. Academics

2.1 Freshman Profile

2.2 Admission and Yield Rate in Last 5 Years

2.2.1 Number of Applications and Squeeze Ratio

2.3 GPA Distribution

Average High School GPA
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time,first-year (freshman) students 3.86 3.88 3.89 3.89 3.87 3.9 3.91

2.4 SAT and ACT Policies

General Admission Policies
Require Recommend Require for Some Consider if Submitted Not Used
SAT or ACT x
ACT only
SAT only
SAT and SAT Subject Tests or ACT
SAT Subject Tests only We recommend, but do not require, that you take two SAT Subject Tests
ACT Policies
ACT with Writing Component required x
ACT with Writing component recommended
ACT with or without Writin gcomponent accepted
SAT or ACT Writing Component Policies
SAT essay ACT essay
For admission x x
For placement x x
For advising x x
In place of an application essay
As a validity check on the application essay x x
No college policy as of now
Not using essay component

2.5 SAT in Last 5 Years

2.6 ACT in Last 5 Years

3.School Dynamics

3.1 Admission Importance

3.2 Academic Offerings and Policies

Special study options
Accelerated program
Cooperative education program
Cross-registration x
Distance learning
Double major
Dual enrollment
English as a Second Language (ESL)
Exchange student program (domestic) x
External degree program
Honors Program
Independent study x
Internships
Liberal arts/career combination
Student-designed major x
Study abroad x
Teacher certification program x
Weekend college
Other (specify):
Areas in which all or most students are required to complete some course work prior to graduation:
Arts/fine arts
Computer literacy
English (including composition) x
Foreign languages x
History
Humanities x
Mathematics
Philosophy
Sciences (biological or physical) x
Social science x
Other (describe):

3.3 Degrees Conferred

Number of degrees awarded
Year 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Bachelor 1137 1136 1188 1219 1248 1271 1267
Post-Bachelor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Master 436 403 502 465 481 573 607
Post-Master 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Doctoral degrees–research/scholarship 307 349 302 350 351 319 389
Doctoral degrees – professional practice 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

3.4 Freshmen Size and Class Size

3.5 Student to Faculty Ratio

4.Tuition

5. Financial Aid

5.1 Types of Aid Available

FEDERAL DIRECT STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM (DIRECT LOAN)
Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans x
Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans x
Direct PLUS Loans x
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Federal Perkins Loans x
Federal Nursing Loans
State Loans
College/university loans from institutional funds x
Other (specify):
Scholarships and Grants NEED-BASED:
Federal Pell x
SEOG x
State scholarships/grants x
Private scholarships x
College/university scholarship or grant aid from institutional funds x
United Negro College Fund
Federal Nursing Scholarship
Other (specify):

5.2 Total Scholarships/Grants in Last 5 Years

5.3 Average Need Based Financial Aid

5.4 Financial Aid Statistics

5.5 Merit/Athletic (Non-need-based) Scholarship

Institutional Non-need-based Athletic Scholarships and Grants
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Number of students who were awarded an institutional non-need-based athletic scholarship or grant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Average dollar amount of institutional non-need-based athletic scholarships and grants awarded 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

5.6 Percentage of Class Borrowed the Four Types of Loans

Percentage
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
the percentage of the class who borrowed at any time through any loan programs† 22% 21% 23% 24% 24% 24% 17%
the percentage of the class who borrowed at any time through federal loan programs† † 11% 8% 8% 7% 8% 9% 6%
† Institutional, state, Federal Perkins, Federal Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized, private loans that were certified by your institution, etc.; exclude parent loans. Include both Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal Family Education Loans.).
† †Federal Perkins, Federal Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized. Include both Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal Family Education Loans. NOTE: exclude all institutional, state, private alternative loans and parent loans.

5.7 Average Financial Aid Package

Average financial aid package†
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
The average financial aid package 32424 34804 36912 36987 39406 42002 45467
† Exclude any resources that were awarded to replace EFC (PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans).

5.8 Undergraduate Degree-seeking Nonresident Aliens

Aid to Undergraduate Degree-seeking Nonresident Aliens
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
provide the number of undergraduate degree-seeking nonresident aliens who were awarded need-based or non-need-based aid: 356 381 405 411 406 408 400
Average dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresident aliens: 39497 41002 40680 42028 40204 40088 44466
Total dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresident aliens: 14060966 15621918 16475530 17273820 16322709 16356023 17786464

6.Demographics

6.1 Gender Breakdown

6.2 Racial Breakdown

7.Transfer

7.1 Transfer Requirement

Indicate all items required of transfer students to apply for admission:
Required of All Recommended of All Recommended of Some Required of Some Not Required
High school transcript
College transcript(s)
Essay or personal statement
Interview
Standardized test scores
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)

7.2 Transfer Statistics in Last 7 Years

TRANSFER ADMISSION
Men Applicants Men Admitted Women Applicants Women Admitted Admission Rate_Men Admission Rate_Women Overall Admission Rate
2009 NA% NA% NA%
2010 NA% NA% NA%
2011 NA% NA% NA%
2012 NA% NA% NA%
2013 NA% NA% NA%
2014 NA% NA% NA%
2015 NA% NA% NA%

7.3 Transfer Credit Policies

Transfer Credit Policies
Report the lowest grade earned for any course that may be transferred for credit:
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution:
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution:

8.Student Life

8.1 Out of State and Housing

Note: will adjusted after recollecting data

Percent who are from out of state†
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
First-time, first-year (freshman) students 0.85 0.81 0.84 0.83 0.8 0.85 0.82
Undergraduates 0.84 0.81 0.84 0.84 0.83 0.82 0.82
† Exclude international/nonresident aliens from the numerator and denominator.
Percent In or Out of Campus†
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or - affiliated housing 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Percent who live off campus or commute 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
† Data of first-time, first-year (freshman) students.

8.2 Instructional Faculty Size

8.3 Degrees Conferred by Majors

8.4 Activities Offered

Identify those programs available at your institution.
Campus Ministries X
Choral groups X
Concert band X
Dance X
Drama/theater X
International Student Organization X
Jazz band X
Literary magazine X
Marching band X
Model UN X
Music ensembles X
Musical theater X
Opera X
Pep band X
Radio station X
Student government X
Student newspaper X
Student-run film society X
Symphony orchestra X
Television station
Yearbook X

8.5 Student Athletes

9. References / More Information

[1] Princeton Office of the Provost https://www.princeton.edu/provost/institutional-research/common-data-set

[2] U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION College Scorecard Data https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/data

[3] http://admission.princeton.edu/whatsdistinctive

[4] http://admission.princeton.edu/whatsdistinctive/experience

[5] http://admission.princeton.edu/sites/admission/files/books/Final_Profile_2015_16.pdf

[6] http://admission.princeton.edu/sites/admission/files/pdfs/Princeton_Ready_2015.pdf

[7] http://admission.princeton.edu/applyingforadmission