Undergraduate Admission - Undergraduate Admission

Undergraduate Admission and Enrollment

Admission to Princeton is quite competitive. In recent years, Princeton has offered admission to about 10 percent of those who apply. Successful applicants must demonstrate exceptionally high academic ability and performance. Personal strengths and nonacademic talents and commitment are also highly valued.

Princeton offers one admission program. The postmark or electronic submission deadline for completed applications is January 1, although applicants are encouraged to submit their portion of the application by December 15, if possible.

In 2008–09, there were 4,014 candidates for the A.B. degree and 881 for the B.S.E. degree. The largest numbers of students came from New Jersey (715), California (589), New York (573), Pennsylvania (268), Maryland (209), Texas (207), and Virginia (192).

Admission Rates, 5-year history

Academic year	Applications	Admitted	%
2009–10	21,963	2,209	10.1
2008–09	21,370	2,122	9.9
2007–08	18,942	1,838	9.7
2006–07	17,564	1,790	10.2
2005–06	16,529	1,826	11.0

Undergraduate Enrollment, 2008–09

	Number	%
Total	4,895
Men	2,567	52
Women	2,328	48
American minorities	1,549	32
African American	414	8
Asian American	734	15
Latino	369	8
Native American	32	1
Alumni children	654	13
International students	501	10

Approximate Undergraduate Enrollment, 2009–10

	Number	%
Total	4,988	—
Men	2,556	51
Women	2,432	49
American minorities	1,582	32
African American	392	8
Asian American	790	16
Latino	374	7
Native American	26	1
Alumni children	651	13
International students	533	11

In recent years, approximately 88 percent of each entering class has graduated from Princeton within four years, and 97 percent of all undergraduates have received a degree from Princeton within six years.

Admission 2009: Class of 2013*

All percentages rounded.

	Applicants		Admitted		Enrolled
	No.	% of Total	No.	% of Applicants	No.	% of Admits	% of Class
Total	21,963	—	2,209	10.1	1,304	59.0	—
Men	11,117	50.6	1,108	10.0	658	59.4	50.5
Women	10,846	49.4	1,101	10.2	646	58.7	49.5
Alumni children	552	2.5	230	41.7	166	72.2	12.7
Minority students	7,970	36.3	989	12.4	488	49.3	37.4
International students	3,632	16.5	223	6.1	138	61.9	10.6

* As of August 5, 2009.

SATs/SAT Subject Tests

Middle 50 percent of Critical Reasoning SAT, Mathematics SAT, Writing SAT, and three highest SAT Subject Tests. For example, 25 percent of the applicants had Critical Reasoning scores below 630; 50 percent had Critical Reasoning scores between 630 and 750; 25 percent had Critical Reasoning scores above 750.

Test	Applicants	Admits	Enrollees
Critical Reasoning	630–750	700–800	690–780
Mathematics	660–780	710–800	700–790
Writing	640–750	710–790	700–780
SAT II	660–770	720–790	700–780