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A Princeton Profile 2001-02

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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 2000-01, there were 3,789 candidates for the A.B. degree and 765 for the B.S.E. degree. The largest numbers of students came from New Jersey (634), New York (564), California (450), Pennsylvania (326), Maryland (204), Texas (181), and Massachusetts (178).

Undergraduate Enrollment, 2000-01
		Number		%
Total		4,554
Men		2,383		52
Women		2,171		48
American minorities*		1,184		26
Alumni children		546		12
Foreign citizens		275		6
*Includes African-American, Latino, Asian-American, and native American students.
Approximate Undergraduate Enrollment, 2001-02
		Number		%
Total		4,611
Men		2,380		52
Women		2,231		48
American minorities*		1,199		26
Alumni children		553		12
Foreign citizens		277		6
*Includes African-American, Latino, Asian-American, and native American students.

In recent years, approximately 90.9 percent of each entering class has graduated from Princeton within four years, and 97.2 percent of all undergraduates have received a degree from Princeton within six years.

Admission 2001: Class of 2005 All percentages rounded

                 Applicants                Admitted               Enrolled
           ---------------------  ------------------------  ---------------------  ------------
                 No.  % of Total      No.  % of Applicants       No.  % of Admits   % of Class
           ---------  ----------  -------  ---------------  --------  -----------  ------------
Total         14,289      --        1,677        12            1,185        71          --
  Men          7,477      52          854        11              614        72          52
  Women        6,812      48          823        12              571        69          48
Alumni
  children       484       3          200        41              175        88          15
Minority 
  students     3,986      28          571        14              343        60          29
International 
  students     2,364      17          133         6               92        69           8

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		68 - 77
Math (highest)		66 - 76		70 - 79		69 - 78
SAT II Subject Tests		64 - 74		69 - 76		68 - 76

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