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Our Students

Curious, Committed, Creative

Princeton students are driven by the desire to push the boundaries of knowledge and service on campus and around the world.

Student Profiles

Arielle Rivera, Class of 2023
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Through her senior thesis, Arielle Rivera, vice president of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, is exploring how Puerto Rico can make its electricity supply more resilient to climate disasters while meeting its ambitious energy goals.

Samuel Lyman, Graduate Student
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Inspired by the TV show "The West Wing," Samuel Lyman combined his love of politics and writing to become a speechwriter. Now he's working toward a master's degree in public policy at the School of Public and International Affairs.

Aneesha Manocha, Class of 2023
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Aneesha Manocha, selected as a Kanders Churchill Scholar, is studying electrical and computer engineering and plans to pursue a Ph.D. to model macro-energy systems.

Ella Gantman, Class of 2023
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Ella Gantman plays goalie on the women's varsity soccer team and  is concentrating in the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs and is pursuing a certificate in Spanish.

Kevin Tong, Class of 2023
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Kevin Tong, majoring in mechanical and aerospace engineering, aspires to design and build infrastructure to facilitate extended space travel.  

Susan Redmond, Graduate Student
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Susan Redmond, a graduate student in mechanical and aerospace engineering, is part of an interdisciplinary team studying cosmic microwave background radiation. From Antarctica, the team launched a solar-power research balloon into space.

Facts & Figures

  • 5,590

    Undergraduate enrollment

  • 96%

    Undergraduate students living on campus

  • 49%

    Undergraduate men

  • 51%

    Undergraduate women

  • 3,212

    Graduate enrollment

Students in the News

Outline of a fruit fly focusing on the brain part of its body.
Research

Mapping an entire (fly) brain: A step toward understanding diseases of the human brain .

An international team of researchers and gamers, led by Princeton’s Mala Murthy and Sebastian Seung, mapped every neuron and every synaptic connection in an adult fruit fly's brain, building a comprehensive “connectome” that represents a massive step toward understanding the human brain.

Princeton launches digital access guides for more than 200 buildings .

The free guides provide physical accessibility information for academic, administrative and residential college buildings, as well as parking and athletic facilities. The project is among several ongoing efforts to make the campus more accessible and inclusive. 

AI trailblazer Fei-Fei Li, Class of 1999, inspires incoming Princeton students at Pre-read Assembly .

Li's book connects her personal story as a young immigrant and scientist with the origin stories of artificial intelligence. She urged students to make the most of Princeton's "buffet of intellectual possibilities and opportunities.”

Pursuing Excellence
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Princeton celebrated the the students' accomplishments at Opening Exercises.

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