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A Princeton Profile, 2004-05

The Undergraduate College (cont.)

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 2003-04, there were 3,946 candidates for the A.B. -degree and 730 for the B.S.E. degree. The largest numbers of students came from New York (645), New Jersey (607), California (482), Pennsylvania (303), Maryland (206), Massachusetts (194), and Virginia (191).


Undergraduate Enrollment, 2003-04

   
Number
   
%


Total
4,676
  Men
2,429
52
  Women
2,247
48
American minorities*
1,312
28
Alumni children
610
13
Foreign citizens
390
8

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

 

Approximate Undergraduate Enrollment, 2004-05


          
Number
      
%


Total
4,695
  Men
2,441
52
  Women
2,254
48
American minorities*
1,315
28
Alumni children
610
13
Foreign citizens
376
8

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

In recent years, approximately 87.9 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 2004: Class of 2008     (All percentages rounded)

Applicants
Admitted
Enrolled
        

No.
      
% of
Total
        

No.
      
% of
Applicants
        

No.
      
% of
Admits
           
% of
Class







Total
13,695
--
1,732
13
1,175
68
--
  Men
7,274
53
911
13
627
69
53
  Women
6,421
47
822
13
548
67
47
Alumni children
481
3
191
40
168
88
14
Minority students
3,930
28
599
15
321
54
27
International students
1,937
14
158
8
109
69
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 650; 50 percent had Verbal scores
between 650 and 760; 25 percent had Verbal scores above 760.


       Applicants        Admits        Enrollees



Verbal (highest) 650-760 700-790 690-780
Math (highest) 670-780 700-800 700-790
SAT II Subject Tests 650-750 700-780 690-770

 

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