PrincetonUniversity
A Princeton Profile 1997-98The Graduate School
The Graduate School, established in 1901, enrolled in academic year 1996-97 1,719 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 1996-97 Princeton awarded 295 Ph.D.'s and 108 final master's degrees. Princeton University has no business, law, or medical school.
Thirty-six percent of the Graduate School's students are female, 34 percent are citizens of other countries, and 13 percent are members of U.S. minority groups. The approximate enrollment of graduate degree candidates by academic division for 1996-97 is given below.
Division ................................. Number .... % Natural sciences and mathematics ............ 507 .... 29 Humanities .................................. 368 .... 21 School of Engineering and Applied Science ... 319 .... 19 Social sciences ............................. 284 .... 17 Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs ....... 175 .... 10 School of Architecture ....................... 66 ..... 4 Total ..................................... 1,719 ... 100Of the 6,280 applicants to the Graduate School for 1997 98, 986 were admitted and 488 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, six months (as compared to the national average of six years, eleven months).