Princeton Weekly Bulletin   September 16, 2007, Vol. 97, No. 1   prev   next   current

By the numbers

Undergraduate and Graduate School admission statistics

 

The Princeton class of 2011


Number of students 1,244
Percent on financial aid 54
Number of applications (record) 18,942
Percent admitted (record) 9.7
Percent admitted through early decision 48
Percent men 52
Percent women 48
Number of states represented (incl. Washington, D.C.) 48
Number of countries represented 43
Percent students of color 37
Percent international students 11
Percent sons/daughters of alumni 14.7

    Total undergraduate enrollment 4,775

 

Fall 2007 new graduate students


Number pursuing doctoral degrees 413
Number seeking master’s degrees 169
Number of visiting and exchange students 20
Number of applications 8,776
Percent admitted 13
Percent men 61
Percent women 39
Percent international students 40
Percent students of color 15
Percent in humanities and social sciences 50
Percent in sciences and engineering 45
Percent in architecture 5

    Total graduate enrollment 2,430


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.

    
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