Princeton University Common Data Set 2025-26

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Acceptance rate

4.4%

1,868 of 42,303

Early decision rate

No ED

SAT middle 50%

1490–1560

ACT middle 50%

34–35

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Admissions

AppliedC1	42,303
AdmittedC1	1,868
EnrolledC1	1,408
YieldC1	75.4%
Early decisionC21	Not offered
Early actionC22	Offered, counts not reported

Waitlist

Offered a placeC2	1,370
Accepted a placeC2	1,086
Admitted from waitlistC2	36
Odds if you stay on the listC2	3.3%

Test scores and GPA

Submitted SATC9	60%
Submitted ACTC9	20%
SAT Reading & Writing (25th–75th)C9	740–780
SAT Math (25th–75th)C9	760–800
Average high school GPAC12	3.96
GPA of 4.0C11	72%
GPA 3.75–3.99C11	24%
GPA 3.50–3.74C11	3%
GPA below 3.50C11	1%

Cost and financial aid

TuitionG1	—
Required feesG1	—
Food and housingG1	—
Need fully met (first-years)H2	100%
Average % of need metH2	100%
Average need-based packageH2	$79,320
Average need-based grantH2	$79,320

What admissions looks at

Rigor of secondary school recordVery important
Class rankVery important
Academic GPAVery important
Standardized test scoresVery important
Application essayVery important
Recommendation(s)Very important
InterviewConsidered
Extracurricular activitiesVery important
Talent/abilityVery important
Character/personal qualitiesVery important
First generationConsidered
Alumni/ae relationConsidered
Geographical residenceConsidered
State residencyNot considered
Religious affiliation/commitmentNot considered
Volunteer workConsidered
Work experienceConsidered
Level of applicant's interestNot considered

From item C7.

Outcomes

UndergraduatesB1	5,916
First-year retentionB22	99%
4-year graduation rateB	—
6-year graduation rateB	97%

Notes on this filing

C1: applied total (42,303) equals sum of male, female and unknown counts; admitted (1,868) and enrolled (1,408) also sum from the sex-based rows.
C1: enrolled (1,408) in the C1 table differs from the B1 full-time first-time first-year count (686 + 718 = 1,404) and from the B2 first-time first-year total (1,404); B1/B2 totals are not reconciled with C1.
C2: waitlist labels were cut off; values mapped by position as offered 1,370, accepted a place 1,086, admitted from waitlist 36.
C21: early decision not offered, so ED counts left null. C22: early action offered (closing 11/1, notification mid-December); applicant and admit counts not reported.
C8: SAT/ACT not required but considered if submitted (C8A); C8F confirms standardized testing paused and applications without scores are complete. Consistent.
B4-B11: the 2019 cohort was used. The filing does not print a four-year graduation rate, so grad_rate_4yr is null. Six-year rate of 97% is printed in line H. The 2018 cohort shows #DIV/0! and was not used.
B22: retention printed as 99% (1,387 of 1,407 = 98.6%). The printed value was used.
G1: all tuition, fee, and housing fields are blank; the filing says 2026-27 costs will be available 7/1/2026.
H2: pct_with_need_awarded_aid is not printed and was not computed, so it is null. The 2025-26 H1 figures are estimates. H2 first-time first-year column: 991 of 991 with need were awarded aid and need fully met (100.0%).
C7: all factors were mapped from the checked columns; no additional factor-specific program differences were provided.
H2: the 2025-26 Estimated column was checked for the academic year reported.

Source: Princeton University Common Data Set 2025-26 . “—” means the college left the item blank.