The Graduate School

The Graduate School, established in 1901, enrolled in academic year 1995–96 1,771 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 1995–96 Princeton awarded 287 Ph.D.'s and 120 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 11 percent are members of U.S. minority groups. The approximate enrollment of graduate degree candidates by academic division for 1995–96 is given below.

Division Number %

Humanities 388 22

Social sciences 296 17

Natural sciences and mathematics 518 29

School of Engineering and Applied Science 331 19

School of Architecture 65 4

Woodrow Wilson School of Public

and International Affairs 173 9

Total 1,771 100

Of the 6,323 applicants to the Graduate School for 1996–97, 892 were admitted and 458 accepted the offer of admission.

The Graduate School participates in all 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 through some combination of University fellowships, assistantships in research or teaching, loans, work-study, and non-University awards.

The average time from matriculation to receiving a Ph.D. at Princeton is five years, nine months (as compared to the national average of six years, eleven months).