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Princeton University · Campus

Princeton, NJ · City · Private · Research university · the Tigers · Website ↗

Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.

Small city
Setting
under 100,000
5,671
Undergraduates
+ 3,251 graduate students
5:1
Student–faculty
Division I median 16:1
97%
Return for year two
Division I median 83%
69%
From out of state
+ 15% from abroad
$19k
Food & housing
on campus · median $13k

The place

  • SettingSmall city (under 100,000) Princeton, NJ
  • TypePrivate · Research university
  • CalendarSemester
  • Admissions4% admitted · admissions
Princeton University

Setting is the NCES locale of the campus address. Schools within 100 miles are on the overview.

Who is on campus

Students

5,6713,251
Undergraduates 5,671Graduate students 3,251

Where first-years come from

16%69%15%
In state 16%Other states 69%Abroad 15%

Division I median: 72% in state.

Undergraduates by race and ethnicity

35%10%23%12%
White 35%Hispanic 10%Black 8%Asian 23%Two or more 7%International 12%Not reported 3%
  • Women48%
  • Full-time99% of undergraduates · median 89%
  • First-year class1,364 entered last fall
  • Transfers in33 1% of undergraduates, last fall
  • Online0% take some classes online
  • Registered with disability services15.54% of undergraduates

Living there

Where you liveFood & housingOther expensesA year
On campus$19,380$3,900$23,280

The school's own budget figures for a year, on top of tuition and fees — the Division I median for on-campus food and housing is $13,310. Athletic aid can cover room and board; the full cost picture.

Services a recruit asks about

  • ROTCArmy · Navy · Air Force
  • Study abroadOffered
  • Veteran and military supportDedicated services
  • Campus safety1.06 violent / 1,000 a year · the safety page lower half for safety in Division I
  • Degrees offeredBachelor's · doctoral · Master's · majors

Division I campuses

66%19%13%
City 66%Suburb 19%Town 13%Rural 3%

66% of the 366 Division I schools are public; the median has 9,822 undergraduates and a 16:1 student-faculty ratio.

Where it ranks

Among Division I schools; every list Princeton University is on.

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