Princeton

Acceptance Rate

5.8%

Applicants

32,804

Accepted

1,895

Enrolled

1,335

Average GPA (UW)

3.91

25%

75%

Average SAT/ACT

1520/34

25%

1470/33

75%

1560/35

Range

99^th PCTL

Total Undergraduates

5,328

Male

2,685

Female

2,643

Distribution

50.4%/49.6%

Fast Facts

Location: Princeton, New Jersey
SAT Writing: Not Required
School Type: Private
ACT Writing: Not Required
EA/ED: Yes (Restrictive Early Action)
SAT Superscore: Allowed
EA/ED Deadline: November 1
ACT Superscore: Not Allowed
Regular Decision Deadline: January 1
SAT Score Choice: Allowed
US News Ranking: #1
ACT Score Choice: Allowed

Applicant Pools

Early Action/Regular Decision/Waitlist	Number of Students	Number of Students Accepted	Acceptance Rate
Early Action	5335	743	13.9%
Regular Decision	27469	1152	4.2%
Waitlist	902 (668 Accepted Spots)	1	0.1%

Tuition/Fees

Total Costs	In-State	Out-Of-State
Application Fee	$75	$75
Tuition	$51,870	$51,870
Room and Board	$17,150	$17,150
Required Fees	$930	$930
Books and Supplies	$1,050	$1,050
Other Expenses	$3,150	$3,150
Total	$74,225	$74,225

Student Body

Gender Breakdown	Male	Female
Applied	16720	16084
Accepted	907	988
Enrolled	656	679

Ethnic Backgrounds	First Year Students	Undergraduate Students
Nonresident aliens	146	638
Hispanic/Latino	145	565
Black or African American, non-Hispanic	97	419
White, non-Hispanic	520	2136
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic	4	10
Asian, non-Hispanic	332	1184
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic‏‏‎ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎	1	6
Two or more races, non-Hispanic	78	280
Race and/or ethnicity unknown	12	70
Total	1335	5308

Geographic Breakdown	Percent of Admitted Students
In-State (exclude international)	14%
Out-Of-State (exclude international)	86%
International	11%

Admitted Student Academics

SAT/ACT Breakdown	Total Submitted	25th Percentile	75th Percentile
SATs Submitted	943 (71%)	X	X
ACTs Submitted	669 (50%)	X	X
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	X	710	770
SAT Math	X	750	800
ACT Math	X	31	35
ACT English	X	34	36

Class Rank Breakdown	Percent of Admitted Students
Top 10% of Graduating Class	NA
Top 25% of Graduating Class	NA
Top 50% of Graduating Class	NA
Bottom 50% of Graduating Class	NA
Bottom 25% of Graduating Class	NA

GPA Breakdown	Percent of Admitted Students
GPA of 4.0	58.18%
GPA between 3.75 and 3.99	30.86%
GPA between 3.50 and 3.74	5.93%
GPA between 3.25 and 3.49	3.30%
GPA between 3.00 and 3.24‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎	1.43%
GPA between 2.50 and 2.99	0.22%
GPA between 2.0 and 2.49	0%
GPA between 1.0 and 1.99	0.08%

Factors of Admission	Very Important	Important	Considered	Not Considered
Rigor of secondary school record	X
Class rank	X
Academic GPA	X
Standardized test scores	X
Application Essay	X
Recommendation(s)	X
Interview			X
Extracurricular activities	X
Talent/ability	X
Character/personal qualities	X
First Generation			X
Alumni/ae relation			X
Geographical residence			X
State residence				X
Religious affilitation/commitment				X
Racial/ethnic status			X
Volunteer work			X
Work experience			X
Level of applicant's interest				X

Transfer Admissions

Transfer Applicants	Applied	Admitted	Enrolled
Male	595	8	6
Female	408	6	3
Total	1003	14 (1.4%)	9