Princeton University

  • Details

    • Name: Princeton University
    • Location: Princeton, NJ 08544-0070
    • Control: Private Non-Profit
    • Accreditation: Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  • Attendance

    • Admissions Rate 4.5%
    • Average SAT Scores 1535
    • Four Year Completion Rate 79.63% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 4 years
    • Six Year Completion Rate 97.09% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 6 years
    • Eight Year Completion Rate 98.02% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 8 years. This is what is normally reported for college completion rates.
    High Completion
    4 Year
    79.6%
    6 Year
    97.1%
    8 Year
    98.0%
  • Costs

    • Yearly Costs: $80,440 The average annual cost of attendance includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses for all full-time, first-time, degree-certificate-seeking undergraduates
    • Out of State Tuition: $59,710 Tuition and required fees for out-of-state students
    • In State Tuition: $59,710 Tuition and required fees for in-state students
    • Median Debt Total: $10,000 Median loan debt accumulated at the institution (the sum of all undergraduate federal loans over students’ college education at the institution for which the median debt is reported)
    • Median Debt for Graduates: $10,320 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Median Debt for Withdrawals: $7,250 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Net Price Quintile 1 $2,518 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $0-$30,000
    • Net Price Quintile 2 $4,682 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $30,001-$48,000
    • Net Price Quintile 3 $7,652 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $48,001-$75,000
    • Net Price Quintile 4 $13,849 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $75,001-$110,000
    • Net Price Quintile 5 $39,943 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $110,000+
  • Earnings

    • Median 6 Year Earnings $87,815 Median earnings measured 6 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 7 Year Earnings $88,273 Median earnings measured 7 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 8 Year Earnings $112,152 Median earnings measured 8 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 9 Year Earnings $97,988 Median earnings measured 9 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 10 Year Earnings $110,066 Median earnings measured 10 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
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What This College Costs By Family Income

Net price after grants and scholarships, by family income band.

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What Graduates Earn By Family Background

Median earnings by family income tercile, showing income mobility over time.

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Name Credential Debt Mean Debt Median Earnings
Computer Science Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $65,473
Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $60,463
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Mathematics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Political Science and Government Bachelor's Degree No data No data $37,831
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Engineering, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology Bachelor's Degree No data No data $38,447
Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Public Policy Analysis Bachelor's Degree No data No data $50,510
Music Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Area Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Computer Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $122,809
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data $24,879
Philosophy Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Research and Experimental Psychology Bachelor's Degree No data No data $45,198
Fine and Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Architecture Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Neurobiology and Neurosciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Astronomy and Astrophysics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Chemistry Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Anthropology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Economics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $81,961
History Bachelor's Degree No data No data $50,775
Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Operations Research Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Physics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Sociology Bachelor's Degree No data No data $44,901