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Princeton Weekly Bulletin   September 11, 2005, Vol. 95, No. 1   prev   next

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Page One
• Frist at five: Facility builds on success as campus epicenter
• Princeton responds to help Hurricane Katrina victims

Inside
• Tenure policy aims to make Princeton more family friendly
• Mudd Library exhibition commemorates 1945
• Online forum to feature ‘tiger tomes’
• Campus transformation accelerates during summer construction season

People
• Quimby selected as associate dean of the college
• New director, new mission lead Pace Center in new directions
• Jeremiah S. Finch, longtime faculty member and administrator, dies at 95
• Eminent astrophysicist John Bahcall dies at 70
• Spotlight, Staff retirements, Staff obituaries

Almanac
• Ceremony marks beginning of year
• Frist open house scheduled for Sept. 14
• Calendar of events
• By the numbers

 

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Editor: Ruth Stevens
Calendar editor: Carolyn Geller
Staff writers: Jennifer Greenstein Altmann, Eric Quiñones
Contributing writers:Cass Cliatt, Karin Dienst
Photographer: Denise Applewhite, John Jameson
Design: Maggie Westergaard
Web edition: Mahlon Lovett

 

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By the numbers

The Princeton class of 2009

Number of students = 1,224

Percent on financial aid = 55 (record)

Number of applications = 16,510 (record)

Percent admitted = 10.9

Percent admitted through early decision = 48

Percent men = 53.4

Percent women = 46.6

Number of states represented = 49 plus Washington, D.C.

Number of countries represented = 37

Percent students of color = 35.2

Percent international students = 8.9

Percent sons/daughters of alumni = 12

Total undergraduate enrollment = 4,731

Fall 2005 entering graduate students

Number pursuing doctoral degrees = 381

Number seeking master’s degrees = 146

Number of visiting and exchange students = 27

Number of applications = 8,120

Percent admitted = 13

Percent men = 60

Percent women = 40

Percent international students = 37

Percent students of color = 10

Percent in humanities and social sciences = 55

Percent in sciences and engineering = 40

Percent in architecture = 5

Total graduate enrollment = 2,066

Source: Office of Admission and Office of the Dean of the Graduate School; figures are accurate for the pre-registration period — official opening enrollment numbers will be issued by the Office of the Registrar in early October.