Facts & Figures

Faculty

  • Professor Fred Wherry

    1,313

    Faculty, including full time, part time and visiting
  • Professor John Hopfield

    32

    Faculty and staff Nobel Prize winners
  • Lab worker using vials

    1,740

    Research funding awards
  • Faculty room

    79%

    Tenured professorial faculty
  • a professor with two students in a classroom

    5:1

    Student to faculty ratio

Students

  • Sam Harshbarger

    14

    U.S. Rhodes Scholars during the past 10 years
  • students in princeton jackets facing campus

    96%

    Undergraduate students living on campus
  • two students smiling at the activities fair

    500+

    Student organizations
  • students smiling faces in window frame

    50.5%

    Undergraduate women
  • Graduate School Dean Rodney Priestley speaks with students

    3,280

    Graduate enrollment
  • students at springfest

    49.5%

    Undergraduate men
  • Classroom Desks

    25%

    Class of 2028 eligible for low-income federal grants
  • Students hold flags from different countries they are from

    760

    Undergraduate international students
  • students observe a giraffe in Kenya

    400+

    International internship opportunities
  • Students at opening exercises

    5,826

    Undergraduate enrollment

Alumni

  • two female students hug

    26,000+

    Annual attendance at Reunions
  • portrait of Maria Ressa in Princeton

    25

    Alumni winners of the Nobel Prize
  • Princeton Band

    150+

    Regional alumni associations worldwide
  • Sonia Maria Sotomayor speaking at Alumni Day

    3

    Alumni who serve as U.S. Supreme Court justices
  • Princeton shield on window

    2

    Alumni who served as U.S. president
  • crowd of alumni in room

    146

    Nations where alumni live
  • alumni in a yoga pose

    27,000

    Alumni volunteers around the world
  • the back of an alumni wearing a princeton suit

    101,232

    Living alumni

Staff

  • President Eisgruber with the PAA group

    8,000

    Benefits-eligible employees
  • Leader at mentorship program

    58%

    of faculty and staff live in Mercer County
  • Professor John Hopfield

    32

    Faculty and staff Nobel Prize winners

Academics

  • students in lab

    45

    Doctoral departments and programs
  • a graduate student in a lab

    12

    Master’s degree programs
  • Katie Chenoweth

    36

    Academic departments
  • students attend a seminar

    71

    Undergraduate minors and interdisciplinary certificate programs
  • students reviewing a book at library

    24

    Interdisciplinary/Interdepartmental doctoral programs
  • a professor with two students in a classroom

    5:1

    Student to faculty ratio

Campus

  • pathway lined by bright green trees

    3,500 acres

    Owned by the University in the Municipality of Princeton and nearby New Jersey municipalities
  • Vineet Chander

    20

    University and affiliated chaplaincies
  • the interior of New College West

    7

    Residential colleges
  • Professor looking at sculpture

    117,000+

    Works in the Princeton University Art Museum collections
  • an apprentice works at PPPL

    More than $2 billion

    Contributed annually to the region's economy
  • Holder Hall Arch

    400+

    Campus buildings in the Municipality of Princeton, West Windsor Township and Plainsboro Township
  • aerial view from Firestone library

    10

    Princeton University Library locations

Athletics

  • Basketball player Ashley Chea throws a basketball

    38

    Varsity intercollegiate teams
  • students playing rugby

    39

    Sport club teams
  • NCAA Field Hockey Champions

    558

    Ivy League Team Championships
  • Maia Weintraub wearing a gold medal

    163

    Princetonians who have competed in the Olympics
  • Football team holding a trophy

    156

    Years of Princeton football
  • Pat Glory '23 National Champion in Wrestling

    231

    National titles won by Princeton athletes and teams

Financial Aid

  • Holder Hall

    $80,000+

    Average annual undergraduate aid package
  • Nassau Hall exterior

    100%

    Full tuition, housing, food, books and personal expenses covered for most families making up to $150,000.
  • Graduate College

    69%

    Class of 2029 students who receive financial aid
  • a student at graduation

    90%

    Recent seniors who graduated with no debt
  • the back of a commencement hat

    $65,210

    Tuition

    2025-26