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- World ranking
- #27QS 2027Source
- Tuition · international
- $59,710per year · 2023
- Acceptance rate
- 4.6%2024
About Princeton University
Princeton was chartered in 1746 as the College of New Jersey, held its first classes in Elizabeth and then Newark, and moved to Princeton in 1756, where Nassau Hall became its main building. It was renamed Princeton University in 1896. It is a private research university with a strong undergraduate focus and has no medical, law or business school.
At a glance
- Students
- 8,922
- Founded
- 1746
- Type
- Private
- Campus
- Suburban
Princeton, United States40.349, -74.659
Open on mapRankings
- QSQS#27World · 2027Source
- THETHE=3World · 2026Source
- CWURCWUR#6World · 2026United States #4Source
- ARWUARWU#6World · 2026Source
- NCSES HERDNCSES HERD#62United States and outlying areas · Total R&D expenditures · 2024Source
- URAPURAP#176World · 2025United States #43Source
Admissions & how to apply
Application routeCommon Application with Princeton-specific QuestionsSource
- Check the entry requirements for your course and qualifications.
- Check the English-test policy below.
- Apply through Common Application with Princeton-specific Questions.
- Pay the application fee ($70).
Application fee
- Per application$70Source
English test waiver Required only if English is not native language and applicant attends a school where English is not language of instruction; no minimum scores stated on checked official page. Source
Costs & aid
International tuition$59,710per year · 2023
- Room & board2023$19,380
US net price$7,815
What US families pay after grants, by household income. International students usually pay the full price.
SourceFinancial aid Open to international students · Need-based grant aid — Need-blind for international applicants; meets full demonstrated need with grants; no academic or athletic merit scholarships. Source
Scholarships you can use here
- Princeton University Need-Based Financial AidFull funding · Meets 100% of demonstrated need with grants
- Princeton Undergraduate Need-Based Grant Aid for International StudentsPartial funding · Tuition, living costs
Programmes
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Campus & media
Outcomes
- Admit rate
- 4.6%
- SAT average
- 1553
- ACT middle
- 34
- Graduate in 4 years
- 72.8%
- Graduate in 6 years
- 97.4%
- Return after year one
- 98.4%
- Pell grant students
- 24%
- Students with federal loans
- 4%
- Median debt
- $12,400
Median earnings after starting
Student body
US government and university data. Figures describe past students, not your own chances. Source
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