Facts & Figures

Overview

Established in 1746; Graduate School established in 1900

President: Shirley M. Tilghman, 2001-present; 19th president

Private university, member of Ivy League athletic conference

Location: Princeton, N.J.

Size of main campus: 180 buildings on 500 acres

Residential college system with 98 percent of undergraduate students living on campus

Academics

Faculty, including full time, part time and visiting: 1,172

Undergraduate student to faculty ratio: 5:1

Departments: 34

Interdisciplinary certificate programs: 42

Schools within the University: School of Architecture, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs

Library holdings: More than 13 million in 11 libraries

Students

Student enrollment: 7,567 total; 5,047 undergraduate; 2,520 graduate (fall 2009)

Undergraduate admission rate in 2009-10: 10.1 percent

Undergraduate students on financial aid: 58 percent

Average financial aid grant for the class of 2013: $35,309

Students from more than 98 countries

American minorities make up approximately 32 percent of the undergraduate student body


Additional Resources

Princeton Profile

University Enrollment Statistics


         

 Judith Weisenfeld

Professor of Religion Judith Weisenfeld is one of many faculty to bring their research and teaching to Princeton's Center for African American Studies.