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A Princeton Profile, 2002 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 2001-02, there were 3,831 candidates for the A.B. degree and 782 for the B.S.E. degree. The largest numbers of students came from New Jersey (647), New York (592), California (474), Pennsylvania (322), Maryland (213), Texas (183), and Massachusetts (184).

Undergraduate Enrollment, 2001-02

		Number		%
Total		4,613
Men		2,385		52
Women		2,228		48
American minorities*		1,241		27
Alumni children		588		13
Foreign citizens		318		7

 
*Includes African-American, Latino, Asian-American, and Native American students.

Approximate Undergraduate Enrollment, 2002-03

		Number		%
Total		4,636
Men		2,390		52
Women		2,246		48
American minorities*		1,252		27
Alumni children		602		13
Foreign citizens		325		7

 
*Includes African-American, Latino, Asian-American, and Native American students.

In recent years, approximately 89.0 percent of each entering class has graduated from Princeton within four years, and 97.4 percent of all undergraduates have received a degree from Princeton within six years.

Admission 2002: Class of 2006

All percentages rounded

                Applicants           Admitted             Enrolled
             ----------------   -------------------    --------------
                        % of               % of                 % of        % of
                 No.    Total      No.   Applicants       No.  Admits       Class
         
Total        14,521             1,585        11        1,166     74
Men           7,775       54      816        10          608     75            52
Women         6,746       46      769        11          558     73            48
         
Alumni 
  children      466        3      161        35          130     81            11
Minority 
  students    4,012       28      547        14          339     62            29
International 
  students    2,109       15      131         6           95     73             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 64; 50 percent had Verbal scores between 64 and 75; 25 percent had Verbal scores above 75.

		Applicants		Admits		Enrollees
Verbal (highest)		64-75		69-77		68-77
Math (highest)		67-77		70-79		69-78
SAT II Subject Tests		65-75		69-77		69-76

 
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