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All applicants must submit both the Common Application and Princeton's Supplement to the Common Application. You may apply online or by submitting paper versions by mail.
We suggest you refer to our publication Ready. Set. Go for more detailed information about Princeton's application process. Please contact the Undergraduate Admission Office if you have any questions.
Undergraduate Admission Office
P.O. Box 430
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ 08542-0430
Phone: (609) 258-3060
Fax: (609) 258-6743
Email: uaoffice@princeton.edu
Apply for Admission
Submit the Common Application and Princeton's Supplement to the Common Application online.
If you do not have access to a computer and intend to submit a paper application, download these forms:
Required Forms
*the Common Application PDF download includes these required forms:
- Teacher Evaluation (two are required)
- Secondary School Report (SSR)
- Midyear Report
Optional Forms
- Princeton's Optional Arts Form. Please note that we do not accept the Common Application Optional Arts Background form
- Online Optional Arts Form
- Common Application International Supplement (.pdf)**
- Common Application Home School Supplement (.pdf)
**In addition to all application components required from students applying from schools located within the United States, international students must also submit the Common Application International Supplement.
Apply for Financial Aid
Download Instructions for Applying for Financial Aid (.pdf)
Apply for financial aid online
If you have questions, please contact the Undergraduate Admission Office or Undergraduate Financial Aid Office.
The University's admission process involves a holistic review of each applicant's entire file. No particular factor is assigned a fixed weight; rather, the process involves a highly individualized assessment of the applicant's talents, achievements and his or her potential to contribute to learning at Princeton.