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Princeton University
Princeton, NJ

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At A Glance
Main Address
West College Building Princeton, NJ 08542-0430 www.princeton.edu

Admission Office
Box 430 Princeton, NJ 08542-0430 (609) 258-3060 Fax : (609) 258-6743 uaoffice@princeton.edu Contact : Janet Rapelye Dean of Admission

Type of School
Medium Private University 4-year school Coed Regionally Accredited Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools College Board Member College Board Code: 2672

Quick Facts
Regular Application Deadline : January 1 Percentage of students graduating within 6 years : 96.0% Total undergraduates : 5,249 First-time degree-seeking freshmen : 1,298 Percentage of financial need met (average) : 100.0% Average financial aid package : $36,987.00 In-State Tuition : $38,650.00 Out-of-State Tuition : $38,650.00

School Calendar
Semester

Degree's Available
Bachelor's Master's Doctoral

Setting
Large Town (10-50k) Suburban Residential campus

Deadlines
Admission
Regular application due: No Regular Application Deadline Priority application due : -College will notify student of admission : Mar 28 Student must reply to acceptance by : May 1 Housing deposit due : --

Early Decision And Action

Early action application due : Nov 1 College will notify student of early action admission by : Dec 18

Tests
SAT Reasoning/ACT Score report due : Jan 1 SAT subject score report due : Jan 1

Financial Aid
Financial Aid Application due : -Financial Aid Priority Application due : Feb 1 College will notify student : -Student must reply : May 1

Transfer Students
Transfer Application closing date : -College will notify student of transfer decision by : -Transfer priority application date : -Transfer student must reply : -Transfer deadline for filing financial aid forms : -Transfer priority financial aid deadline : -College will notify student of financial aid decisions on or about : -Student must reply to financial aid decision by : --

International Students
Fall application due : Jan 1
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Major and Learning Environment

Learning Environment
Calendar type : Semester Student-faculty ratio : 6 to 1 Degree's Offered in : Bachelor's, Master's, Doctoral degrees Graduating in 6 years : 96.0% Returning for sophomore year : 98.0%

Accreditation and Associations

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Regionally Accredited College Board Member

Most Popular Majors

Bachelor's Social Sciences : 25.0% Engineering : 17.0% Biology : 10.0% History : 7.0% Public Administration and Social Services : 7.0% English : 6.0% Physical Sciences : 6.0%

All Majors
Levels at which colleges offer undergraduate majors are designated by these letters : A = Associate degree, B = Bachelor's degree, C = Certificate degree, D = Doctor degree, M = Master degree Architecture & Related Programs Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD) B D M Area, Ethnic, Cultural, & Gender Studies East Asian Studies B D M Near and Middle Eastern Studies B D M Biological & Biomedical Sciences Computational Biology D Ecology and Evolutionary Biology B D M Molecular Biology B D M Neuroscience M Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Finance, General M Engineering Chemical Engineering B D M Civil Engineering, General B D M Computer Engineering, General B D M Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering B D M Mechanical Engineering B D M Operations Research B D M English Language, Literature & Letters English Language and Literature, General B D M Foreign Language, Literatures & Linguistics Classics and Languages, Literatures and Linguistics, General B D M Comparative Literature B D M French Language and Literature B D M German Language and Literature B D M Italian Language and Literature B D M Portuguese Language and Literature B D M Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General B D M Spanish Language and Literature B D M History History and Philosophy of Science/Technology D M History, General B D M Mathematics & Statistics Applied Mathematics D M Mathematics, General B D M Philosophy & Religious Studies Philosophy B D M Religion/Religious Studies B D M Physical Sciences Astrophysics B D M Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General D M Chemistry, General B D M Geology/Earth Science, General B D M Physics, General B D M Psychology Psychology, General B D M Public Administration & Social Services Public Administration B D M Social Sciences
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Anthropology B D M Economics, General B D M Political Science and Government, General B D M Sociology B D M Visual & Performing Arts Art History, Criticism and Conservation B D M Music, General B D M

Special Study Options

Cross-Registration Independent Study Student-Designed Major Teacher Certification Visiting/Exchange Student Program

Off-Campus Study Options

Study Abroad

ROTC Available
ROTC, Air Force ROTC, Army

Computer Services
650 Public computers, available in: Computer Center, Dorms, Libraries, Student Center Dorms wired for access to campus-wide network Computer repair service available on campus Dorms wired for high speed internet connections Student web hosting available Wireless network available

Campus Life
Campus General Information
Unique Facilities : center for innovation in engineering education, center for African American studies, center for the arts, center for human values, plasma physics laboratory, observatory, center for energy and the environment Geographic Location : center for innovation in engineering education, center for African American studies, center for the arts, center for human values, plasma physics laboratory, observatory, center for energy and the environment Large Town Suburban Residential Campus Total undergraduates : 5,249 First-time degree-seeking freshmen : 1,298 Degree-seeking undergrads : 5,160 Graduate enrollment : 2,610

Student General Information

All students average age : 20 Full time students average age : 20 In state students : 16.0% Out of state students : 84.0% Part Time students : 1.0% Percentage of males : 51.0% Percentage of females : 49.0%

Race/Ethnicity
Two or more races : 4.0% Black African American : 7.0% Asian : 18.0% Hispanic/Latino : 8.0% Race Ethnicity Unknown : 3.0% White : 49.0% Non-Resident Alien : 11.0%

Other Activities & Organizations

Student Newspaper : Daily Princetonian Student Newspaper URL : www.dailyprincetonian.com

Housing Policies
First-year students living in college housing : 100.0% All undergraduates living in college housing : 98.0%

Housing Options
Apartments For Married Students Coed Housing Special Housing For Disabled Students

Additional Housing Options

Car is not allowed for freshman Pet is not allowed in the Dorm

General Athletics
Team Name : Tigers Sport Member : NCAA

Sport's Levels Available

Intramural Club NCAA Division I NCAA Division IAA Intercollegiate

Counseling And Wellness

Financial aid counseling Alcohol/substance abuse counseling Chaplain/spiritual director Career counseling Employment services for undergraduates Health services Minority students services Personal counseling Placement services for graduates Women's services
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Services for Students with Disabilities

Services and/or facilities for hearing impaired Partial services for students with learning disabilities Services and/or facilities for speech or communications disorders Services and/or facilities for visually impaired Wheelchair Accessibility

Academic Support Services

Learning center Pre-admission summer program Study skills assistance Tutoring Writing center

Activities
Y indicates available and N indicates not available

Activity Name
Campus Ministries Choral Groups Concert Band Dance Activity Drama/Theater Film Society Fraternities Government or Political Activity International Student Organization Jazz Band Literary Magazine Marching Band Model United Nations Music Ensembles Musical Theater Opera Pep Band Radio Station Sororities Student Newspaper Symphony Orchestra Television Station Yearbook

Available on Campus
Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y N Y

Sports Sport Name

Badminton

Levels Available
Men's Intramural Women's Intramural Men's Club Women's Club Men's Intercollegiate Men's Club Men's NCAA Division I Men's Intercollegiate Women's Intercollegiate Men's Intramural Women's Intramural Men's Club Women's Club Men's NCAA Division I Women's NCAA Division I Men's Intramural Women's Intramural Men's Club Women's Club Men's Club Women's Club Men's Intercollegiate Women's Intercollegiate Men's NCAA Division I Women's NCAA Division I Men's Intercollegiate Women's Intercollegiate Men's Club Women's Club Men's Intercollegiate Women's Intercollegiate
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Baseball Basketball

Bowling Cheerleading Cricket Cross-Country

Diving Equestrian Fencing

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Field Hockey Football Football(non-tackle) Golf

Ice Hockey

Judo Lacrosse

Racquetball Rifle Rowing (Crew) Rugby Sailing Skiing Soccer

Softball

Squash Swimming

Table tennis Tennis

Track and Field Track: Indoor Track: Outdoor

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Men's NCAA Division I Women's NCAA Division I Women's Intercollegiate Women's Club Women's NCAA Division I Men's Intercollegiate Men's NCAA Division IAA Men's Intramural Women's Intramural Men's Intercollegiate Women's Intercollegiate Men's Intramural Women's Intramural Men's NCAA Division I Women's NCAA Division I Men's Intercollegiate Women's Intercollegiate Men's Intramural Women's Intramural Men's Club Women's Club Men's NCAA Division I Men's Intramural Women's Intramural Men's Intercollegiate Women's Intercollegiate Men's Club Women's Club Men's NCAA Division I Women's NCAA Division I Men's Intramural Women's Intramural Men's Club Women's Club Men's Intercollegiate Women's Intercollegiate Women's NCAA Division I Men's Club Women's Club Men's Club Women's Club Men's Club Women's Club Men's Intercollegiate Women's Intercollegiate Men's Intramural Women's Intramural Men's Club Women's Club Men's NCAA Division I Women's NCAA Division I Women's Intercollegiate Men's Intramural Women's Intramural Women's Club Women's NCAA Division I Men's Intercollegiate Women's Intercollegiate Men's Intercollegiate Women's Intercollegiate Men's NCAA Division I Women's NCAA Division I Men's Club Women's Club Men's Intercollegiate Women's Intercollegiate Men's Intramural Women's Intramural Men's Club Women's Club Men's NCAA Division I Women's NCAA Division I Men's Intercollegiate Women's Intercollegiate Men's NCAA Division I Women's NCAA Division I Men's NCAA Division I Women's NCAA Division I
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Volleyball

Water Polo

Wrestling

Men's Intercollegiate Women's Intercollegiate Men's Club Women's Club Men's NCAA Division I Women's NCAA Division I Men's Intercollegiate Women's Intercollegiate Men's Intramural Women's Intramural Men's NCAA Division I Women's NCAA Division I Men's Intercollegiate Men's NCAA Division I

Applying
General Applying Information
Application Fee: $65.00 Application fee notes: Paper/Online Total applicants : 27,189 Admitted : 2,300 Enrolled : 1,300 Most selective 8.0%% of applicants admitted Applied early admission : -Admitted early admission : -Applied early action : -Admitted early action : -Plan Available for early admission : Early action - restrictive Offered place on waitlist : 1,248 Number accepting place : 869 Accepted from list : 19

Very Important
Academic GPA Application Essay Character/Personal Qualities Class Rank Recommendations Rigor of secondary school record Standardized Test Scores Talent/Ability

Important
Extracurricular Activities

Considered
Alumni Relation First generation college student Geographical Residence Interview Level of Applicant's Interest Racial/Ethnic Status Volunteer Work Work Experience

Test Policies for Admission Decisions

Required: SAT Subject Tests Required: SAT or ACT

Test Policies for placement

SAT Reasoning Test ACT SAT Subject Tests AP Institution's own exam

Additional requirements for home-schooled students

Special requirements for home-schooled applicants: (in addition to any polices listed) Statement describing home school structure and mission

Other Test Policies

All applicants required to take two SAT Subject tests; recommend prospective Engineering students take two SAT Subject Tests - math 1 or math 2 and either physics or chemistry.

A note from the college

High school class rank of incoming freshmen

School achievement record and recommendations of guidance counselor and 2 Top Tenth : 93.0% teachers very important. SAT or ACT with Writing required along with 2 SAT Top Quarter : 99.0% Subject Test scores. For applicants pursuing BSE degree one of the SAT Top Half : 100.0% Subject Test should be in either physics or chemistry; the other in mathematics (Level I or II).

GPAs of incoming freshmen

3.75+ : 85.0% 3.5 - 3.74 : 10.0% 3.25 - 3.49 : 4.0% 3.00 - 3.24 : 1.0%

SAT Critical Reading

700 - 800 : 77.0% 600 - 699 : 21.0% 500 - 599 : 2.0%

SAT Math
700 - 800 : 81.0% 600 - 699 : 18.0% 500 - 599 : 1.0%

SAT Writing
700 - 800 : 79.0% 600 - 699 : 19.0% 500 - 599 : 2.0%

ACT Composite
30 - 36 : 88.0% 24 - 29 : 12.0%
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ACT Math
30 - 36 : 84.0% 24 - 29 : 15.0% 18 - 23 : 1.0%
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ACT English
30 - 36 : 87.0% 24 - 29 : 12.0% 18 - 23 : 1.0%

Advanced Placement Program (AP) Information

Offers credit for AP Exams : Yes Offers placement into higher-level courses for AP Exams : Yes

High school Coursework

High school diploma is required and GED is not accepted College Preparatory Program Required

Course Name
Visual/Performing Arts Science Lab History English Math Science Foreign Language Social Studies

Required
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Recommended
1 2 2 4 4 4 4 2

TEST Scores
Percent who submitted SAT scores : 91.0% and Percent who submitted ACT scores : 29.0%

Test Subjects
SAT Critical Reading SAT Math SAT Writing ACT Composite

Middle 50% of First-Year Students

700 - 790 710 - 800 700 - 790 31 - 34

AP & Admission Policy Exam

Art History Biology Calculus AB Calculus BC

Min Score Required

Number of Credits
1 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 -1 1 1 1 1

Equivalent Course(s)
-MOL 101 and EEB/MOL 211 Math 103-104 Math 103 Math 103-104 Chemistry 201/207 Chemistry 201/207-202 COS 126 ---French 101, 102, 107 German 101, 102, 105, 107 Italian 101, 102, 107 Latin 101, 102, 105, 108 Latin 101, 102, 105, 108 Economics 101 Economics 100 Physics 101-102 Physics 101-102 Physics 103-104 Physics 101-102 Physics 103-104 Spanish 101, 102, 107 Economics 202 ------

5 5 5 4 5 Chemistry 4 5 Computer Science AB 5 English Language and Composition 5 English Literature and Composition 5 European History 4 French Language and Culture 5 German Language and Culture 5 Italian Language and Culture 5 Latin Literature 4 Latin: Vergil 4 Macroeconomics 5 Microeconomics 5 Physics B 5 Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism 4 5 Physics C: Mechanics 4 5 Spanish Language 5 Statistics 5 Studio Art: 2-D Design Portfolio 4 Studio Art: 3-D Design Portfolio 4 Studio Art: Drawing Portfolio 4 United States History 4 World History 4

Paying
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Financial Aid Distribution & Stats

% of freshmen with need who received financial aid : 85.0% % Applied for need-based aid : 63.0% % Judged to have need : 94.0% % that were offered aid : 94.0% % that had need fully met : 94.0% % of need met : 100.0% Average 1st year financial aid package : $36,987.00 Avg need-based scholarship or grant award : $35,330.00 Avg indebtedness at graduation : $5,330.00

Financial Aid Deadlines

Financial Aid Priority Deadline : Feb 1 Respond By Date : May 1

Contact Information
Financial aid contact name : Robin Moscato Financial aid office phone : (609) 258-3330

Financial Aid Forms

Domestic first-year financial aid applicants must submit the following forms, if applicable: FAFSA Institution's own financial aid form Other: institutional noncustodial parent's form

Part-Time Costs
Cost per credit hour (in-state): -Cost per credit hour (out-of-state): --

Financial Aid Policies

This school practices need-blind admissions.

Tuition Plans Offered

Deferred payment Installment payment

Annual College Costs Cost Category

In-state tuition and fees: Out-of-state tuition and fees: Room and board: Books and supplies: Estimated personal expenses: Transportation expenses: Estimated Total In-state: Estimated Total Out-of-state:

On Campus
$38,650.00 $38,650.00 $12,630.00 $1,160.00 $2,340.00 $685.00 $55,465.00 $55,465.00

Off Campus
$38,650.00 $38,650.00 -$1,160.00 --$39,810.00 $39,810.00

At Home
$38,650.00 $38,650.00 -$1,160.00 --$39,810.00 $39,810.00

The prices listed above are probably not what you and your family will pay. Most college students receive financial aid, which reduces the amount the family actually pays. For U.S. colleges, use the college's net price calculator to get the best estimate of what your family will pay.

Average Net Price & Cost of Attendance

Average Net Price by Income Level (2010-11 Academic Year)

Income Level
$0-$30,000 $30,001-$48,000 $48,001-$75,000 $75,001-$110,000+ $110,001+

Average Net Price

$7,545.00 $5,528.00 $9,001.00 $18,465.00 $28,098.00

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), fall collection, Institutional Characteristics component and winter collection, Student Financial Aid component.

For Transfer Students

Credit Information
Minimum number of credits: -Minimum college GPA (on a 4.0 scale): -Lowest grade earned for course that may be transferred for credit (on a 4.0 scale): -https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/college-university-search/print-college-profile?id=4221 8/9

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Maximum credits/courses from a 2-year institution: -Maximum credits/courses from a 4-year institution: -Minimum credits transfers must complete to earn bachelor's degree: --

Students who applied for transfer Terms in which transfer students may enroll Transfers accepted as Special Requirements
--

For International Students

Admission for International Students
International Application Due for Fall 2013: Jan 1 Application fee: $65.00

Annual College Costs

Tuition and Fees: $38,650.00 Room & Board(on-campus): $12,630.00 Room & Board(off-campus): -Additional estimated expenses: -Costs per credit hour: --

Financial Aid
International students eligible for need based aid Total Amount Awarded: $17,273,820.00 Number of enrolled international undergraduates received aid: 411

Tests for International Students

TOEFL Required of non-resident alien applicants TOEFL (internet-based test) average score: -TOEFL (internet-based test) minimum score: -TOEFL (paper) average score: -TOEFL (paper) minimum score: --

Services for International Students

Special International Student Orientation Program International Student Adviser

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