Statistics for Enrolled Class of 2028

(as of Aug. 19, 2024)

 

Class Overview


(first-time, first-year)

  • Total enrolled: 1,411
  • 50.8% of students in the class are female and 49.2% are male.
  • 16.3% of students in the class are the first in their families to go to college.
  • 71.5% of students in the class qualify for financial aid.
  • 21.7% of students in the class are eligible for need-based Federal Pell Grants.

 

Middle 50% SAT Scores

  • Math 770-800
  • Evidenced-based Reading and Writing: 740-780

 

Middle 50% ACT Scores

  • Composite score: 34-35

 

Secondary School Type

TypePercent of Class
Public64.2
Independent Day16.7
Religiously Affiliated9.9
Non-U.S. Schools11.1
Independent Boarding8.2
Home-schooled< 1
Military< 1

 

Diversity

GroupPercent of Class
American Indian or Alaska Native0.1
Asian American23.8
Black or African American8.9
Hispanic or Latino/a/x9
International Citizens12
Multiracial7.2
Native Hawaiian American or Other Pacific Islander0
White31.3
Unknown7.7

Enrollment by State & U.S. Territory

 

Map of United States Enrollment by State & U.S. Territory

 

Citizenship

The Princeton Class of 2028 includes international students who are citizens of the following 56 countries:

Country
AustraliaHong Kong S.A.R.NepalThe Bahamas
AustriaHungaryNetherlandsTurkey
Bosnia and HerzegovinaIndiaNew ZealandUkraine
BrazilIndonesiaNigeriaUnited Kingdom
CanadaIrelandPakistanUzbekistan
ChinaIsraelPalestineVenezuela
ColombiaItalyPhilippinesVietnam
EcuadorJamaicaPortugalZimbabwe
EgyptJapanRomania 
El SalvadorKenyaSingapore 
EstoniaKuwaitSouth Korea 
EthiopiaLebanonSouth Sudan 
FranceLithuaniaSpain 
GermanyMexicoSwitzerland 
GhanaMoldovaSyria 
GreeceMyanmarTaiwan