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.