PrincetonUniversityA Princeton Profile, 1999-2000 [<] [ ? ] [>]
The Graduate School
The Graduate School, established in 1900, enrolled in academic year 1998-99 1,730 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 1998-99 Princeton awarded 250 Ph.D.'s and 145 final master's degrees. Princeton University has no business, law, or medical school.
Thirty-six percent of the Graduate School's students are female, 38 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 1998-99 is given below.
Division
Number
%
Natural sciences and mathematics
488
28.2
Humanities
350
20.2
School of Engineering and Applied Science
359
20.8
Social sciences
265
15.3
Woodrow Wilson School of Public
and International Affairs
194
11.2
School of Architecture
74
4.3
Total
1,730
100
Of the 6,522 applicants to the Graduate School for 1999-2000, 1,120 were admitted and 517 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 average time from matriculation to receiving a Ph.D. at Princeton is five years, seven months (as compared to the national average of six years, eleven months).
Centennial of the Graduate SchoolThe Graduate School will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2000-2001. The University's distinction in scholarship and research can be directly linked to the role its programs of graduate study play in maintaining Princeton's academic vitality, including the development of world-renowned research libraries and its extensive and sophisticated laboratories. Many of the University's most distinguished scholars have been attracted to the faculty because of the important work being accomplished at the graduate level and the excellence of the graduate students. A series of celebratory events are being planned for students, alumni, faculty members, campus administrators, and area residents.