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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 1997-98 there were 3,833 candidates for the A.B. degree and 767 for the B.S.E. degree. The largest numbers of students came from New Jersey (636), New York (591), California (425), Pennsylvania (300), Maryland (221), Texas (205), and Massachusetts (205).

Undergraduate Enrollment, 1997-98

                                    Number    %

       Total                         4,600 
       Men                           2,459   53 
       Women                         2,141   47 
       American minorities*          1,242   27 
       Alumni children                 555   12 
       Foreign citizens                234    5

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

Approximate Undergraduate Enrollment, 1998-99

                                    Number    %

       Total                         4,625 
       Men                           2,468   53 
       Women                         2,157   47 
       American minorities*          1,248   27 
       Alumni children                 555   12 
       Foreign citizens                231    5

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

In recent years, approximately 90 percent of each entering class has graduated from Princeton within four years, and 95 percent of all undergraduates have received a degree from Princeton within six years.

Admission 1998: Class of 2002

All percentages rounded

                               Applicants:           Admitted:               Enrolled: 
                               No.    % of Total     No.   % of Applicants   No.   % of Admits   % of Class Total                   13,006                1,700    13               1,172     69 

       Men                      6,915    53          864     12               609     70            52 
       Women                    6,091    47          836     14               563     67            48 
       Alumni children            425     3          171     40               134     78            11 
       Minority students        3,675    28          567     15               312     55            27 
       International students   1,494    11          108      7                72     67             6

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      68-78        68-77 
       Math (highest)              66-76      69-78        68-77 
       SAT II Subject Tests        63-73      67-75        67-75
 

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