PrincetonUniversity
A Princeton Profile, 2004-05
The Graduate School
The Graduate School, established in 1900, enrolled 1,978 degree candidates in 40 departments and programs in academic year 2003-04. By history and design, the Graduate School is relatively small and traditionally has emphasized Ph.D. programs in the arts, social and natural sciences, and engineering. In 2003-04, Princeton awarded 282 Ph.D.'s and 155 final master's degrees. Princeton University has no business, law, or medical schools.
Thirty-seven percent of the Graduate School's students are female, 40 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 2003-04 is given below.
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| Division |
Number
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%
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| Natural sciences and mathematics |
550
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27.8
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| Humanities |
368
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18.6
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| School of Engineering and Applied Science |
487
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24.6 | ||
| Social sciences |
317
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16.0
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| Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs |
184
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9.3
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| School of Architecture |
72
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3.7
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| Total |
1,978
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100
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Of the 7,739 applicants to the Graduate School for 2004-05, 1,056 were admitted and 541 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).
Most degree candidates receive financial support for the duration of their degree program through some combination of University fellowships, assistantships in research or teaching, and non-University awards.
The median time from matriculation to receiving a Ph.D. at Princeton, including all departments, is 6.0 years.