Deadlines & Fees
December 1 - $90 Application Fee
Deadline applies to all applicants applying to one of these departments for the receipt of application and all supporting material. Earlier applications are encouraged.
- Art & Archaeology
- Biology at Princeton
- Chemistry
- East Asian Studies
- Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
- Economics
- Finance
- Molecular Biology
- Neuroscience
- Population Studies
- Psychology
- Quantitative & Computational Biology
- Woodrow Wilson School
Please note if you are applying for an application fee waiver your application and fee waiver must be submitted by November 28.
December 15 - $90 Application Fee
Deadline applies to all applicants applying to one of these departments for the receipt of application and all supporting material. Earlier applications are encouraged.
- Anthropology
- Applied & Computational Mathematics
- Chemical & Biological Engineering
- Classics
- Computer Science
- English
- History
- History of Science
- Mathematics
- Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
- Physics
- Politics
- Princeton Plasma Physics
- Sociology
Please note if you are applying for an application fee waiver your application and fee waiver must be submitted by December 12.
December 31 - $90 Application Fee
Deadline applies to all applicants applying to one of these departments for the receipt of application and all supporting material. Earlier applications are encouraged.
- Architecture
- Astrophysical Sciences
- Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences
- Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Comparative Literature
- Electrical Engineering
- French & Italian
- Geosciences
- German
- Music
- Near Eastern Studies
- Operations Research & Financial Engineering
- Philosophy
- Religion
- Slavic Languages & Literatures
- Spanish & Portuguese Languages & Cultures
Please note if you are applying for an application fee waiver your application and fee waiver must be submitted by December 26.
March 15
Admission decisions are e-mailed to all applicants no later than March 15. Decisions will not be released by telephone or fax. If your e-mail changes please e-mail gs@princeton.edu.
If you are put on the waitlist it might be closer to April 15 before receiving your final admission decision.
April 15
The Graduate Admission Office must receive your submitted acceptance by this date or your offer of admission may be rescinded. Princeton is a member of the Council of Graduate Schools and subscribes to its agreement regarding this reply date.
In order to accept an offer of admission you MUST submit your acceptance to the Graduate Admission Office. Contacting the department will not hold your place.
NOTE: Please print a copy of the Admission Reply form for your records. If you are declining our offer your access will be terminated within 30 days. In addition, if you are applying for a visa you are required to submit a copy of the Admission Reply form directly to the Davis International Center with your visa application.