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A Princeton Profile 2001-02

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The Graduate School
 

The Graduate School, established in 1900, enrolled in academic year 2000-01 1,853 degree candidates in 37 departments and programs. By history and design the Graduate School is relatively small and has traditionally emphasized Ph.D. programs in the arts, sciences, and engineering. In 2000-01 Princeton awarded 267 Ph.D.'s and 132 final master's degrees. Princeton University has no business, law, or medical school.

Thirty-six percent of the Graduate School's students are female, 41 percent are citizens of other countries, and 12 percent are members of U.S. minority groups. The approximate enrollment of graduate degree candidates by academic division for 2000-01 is given below.

Division		Number		%
Natural sciences and mathematics		504		27.2
Humanities		354		19.1
School of Engineering and Applied Science		472		25.5
Social sciences		272		14.6
Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs		181		9.8
School of Architecture		70		3.8
Total		1,853		100

Of the 7,279 applicants to the Graduate School for 2001-02, 1,166 were admitted and 546 accepted the offer of admission.

The Graduate School participates in all major national fellowship programs. Graduate students win many of the following awards: Department of Defense Fellowships, Ford Predoctoral Fellowships for Minorities, Hertz Fellowships in the Applied Sciences, Mellon Fellowships in Humanistic Studies, National Science Foundation Fellowships, and U.S. Department of Education Fellowships (FLAS, GAANN, Javits).

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