PrincetonUniversityA Princeton Profile, 1999-2000 [<] [ ? ] [>]
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 1998-99, there were 3,840 candidates for the A.B. degree and 784 for the B.S.E. degree. The largest numbers of students came from New Jersey (660), New York (564), California (439), Pennsylvania (329), Maryland (224), Texas (201), and Massachusetts (189).
Undergraduate Enrollment, 1998-99
Number
%
Total
4,624
Men
2,472
53
Women
2,152
47
American minorities*
1,247
27
Alumni children
548
12
Foreign citizens
240
5
Approximate Undergraduate Enrollment, 1999-2000
Number
%
Total
4,565
Men
2,419
53
Women
2,146
47
American minorities*
1,236
27
Alumni children
548
12
Foreign citizens
228
5
*Includes African-American, Latino, Asian-American, and native American students.
In recent years, approximately 90.9 percent of each entering class has graduated from Princeton within four years, and 96 percent of all undergraduates have received a degree from Princeton within six years.
Admission 1999: Class of 2003All percentages rounded
Applicants Admitted Enrolled No.
% of Total
No.
% of
ApplicantsNo.
% of
Admits% of
Class
Total
14,875
--
1,694
11
1,150
68
--
Men
7,974
54
852
11
594
70
52
Women
6,901
46
842
12
556
66
48
Alumni children
451
3
180
40
143
79
12
Minority students
4,208
28
557
13
297
53
26
International students
1,947
13
110
6
71
65
6
SATs/ SAT II Subject TestsMiddle 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
68-79
68-77
Math (highest)
66-76
68-79
68-77
SAT II Subject Tests
64-74
69-76
68-75