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: 1,148 (spring 2012)

Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 6:1

Departments: 34

Interdisciplinary certificate programs: 46

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: 8,081 total; 5,264 undergraduate; 2,674 graduate (2012-13)

Undergraduate admission rate in 2011-12: 7.9 percent

Undergraduate students on financial aid: 60 percent

Average financial aid award for the Class of 2016: $39,700

Students from more than 98 countries

American minorities make up approximately 38 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.