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The Graduate School
The Graduate School, established in 1900, enrolled in academic year 1997-98 1,729 degree candidates in 37 departments and programs. By history and design it is relatively small and has traditionally emphasized Ph.D. programs in the arts, sciences, and engineering. In 1997-98 Princeton awarded 264 Ph.D.'s and 138 final master's degrees. Princeton University has no business, law, or medical school.
Thirty-seven percent of the Graduate School's students are female, 37 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 1997-98 is given below.
Division Number %
Natural sciences and mathematics 492 28.5
Humanities 366 21.1
School of Engineering and Applied Science 328 19.0
Social sciences 274 15.9
Woodrow Wilson School of Public and
International Affairs 196 11.3
School of Architecture 73 4.2
Total 1,729 100
Of the 5,730 applicants to the Graduate School for 1998-99, 986 were admitted and 493 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 through some combination of University fellowships, assistantships in research or teaching, and non-University awards.
The average time from matriculation to receiving a Ph.D. at Princeton is five years, six months (as compared to the national average of six years, eleven months).