PrincetonUniversity A Princeton Profile, 2000 edition
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	Admission and Enrollment Undergraduate admission to Princeton is extremely selective, as demonstrated both by the number of students applying for places in the entering class (see the table on page 9) and the qualifications of those admitted. In 1999-2000, there were 3,778 candidates for the A.B. degree and 778 for the B.S.E. degree. The largest numbers of students came from New Jersey (638), New York (564), California (459), Pennsylvania (335), Maryland (204), Texas (192), and Massachusetts (179). Undergraduate Enrollment, 1999-2000         Number         % Total 4,556     Men 2,405 53     Women 2,151 47 American minorities* 1,205 26 Alumni children 549 12 Foreign citizens 234 5 *Includes African-American, Latino, Asian-American, and native American students. Approximate Undergraduate Enrollment, 2000-2001         Number         % Total 4,570     Men 2,416 53     Women 2,154 47 American minorities* 1,234 27 Alumni children 548 12 Foreign citizens 229 5 *Includes African-American, Latino, Asian-American, and native American students. In recent years, approximately 91.6 percent of each entering class has graduated from Princeton within four years, and 96.6 percent of all undergraduates have received a degree from Princeton within six years. Admission 2000: Class of 2004 All percentages rounded Applicants Admitted Enrolled No. % of Total No. % of Applicants No. % of Admits % of Class Total     13,654     --         1,697     12         1,166     69     -- Men 7,399 54 850 11 591 70 51 Women 6,255 46 847 14 575 68 49 Alumni children 436 3 177 41 148 84 13 Minority students 3,732 27 589 16 306 52 26 International students 2,217 16 146 7 110 75 9 SATs/ SAT II Subject Tests Middle 50 percent of Verbal SAT, Mathematics SAT, and three highest SAT II Subject Tests. For example, 25 percent of the applicants had Verbal scores below 63; 50 percent had Verbal scores between 63 and 75; 25 percent had Verbal scores above 75. Applicants Admits Enrollees                         Verbal (highest) 63 - 75 68 - 77 67 - 77         Math (highest) 66 - 77 70 - 79 68 - 77         SAT II Subject Tests 64 - 74 68 - 76 68 - 75 Awards and Scholarships Princeton students do very well in the national scholarship and fellowship competitions. During the past 10 years, 22 Princeton undergraduates have been Rhodes Scholars. The table below lists seven of the award programs open to graduates and shows the number of Princetonians who have won these scholarships over the past five years.     Awarded nationally         95-96         96-97         97-98         98-99         99-00         Churchill 10 2 1 1 1 2 Fulbright 960 13 13 10 10 8 Hertz 25 1 0 1 2 1 Marshall 40 3 2 3 1 1 Mellon 112 12 4 4 7 7 NSF* 1,000 27 24 27 23 28 Rhodes** 32 2 2 3 1 0 * National Science Foundation ** Totals include Rhodes winners from foreign countries.
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