Admission Statistics

Statistics for Applicants to the Class of 2022 

(as of July 15, 2018)

Applicant Overview:

• Total Applicants: 35,370
• Total Admits: 1,941
• Total Enrolled: 1,346
• Admit Rate: 5.5 percent

Percentage of Applicants Accepted by GPA Range:

GPA	Percent Accepted
4.0	8.1
3.90-3.99	5.8
3.80-3.89	4.1
3.70-3.79	2.8
3.60-3.69	2.8
3.50-3.59	2.4
Below 3.50	2.6

Percentage of Applicants Accepted by SAT Range:

SAT Scores	Percent Accepted
1500-1600	8.0
1380-1490	4.5
1260-1370	3.0
1100-1250	1.1
900-1090	0.2
Below 900	0.0

Percentage of Applicants Accepted by ACT Range:

ACT Scores	Percent Accepted
32-36	7.4
27-31	5.2
22-26	0.9
18-21	0.0
Below 18	0.0

Statistics for Enrolled Class of 2022 

(as of July 15, 2018)

Class Overview:

• 49.2 percent of students in the class are female and 50.8 percent are male.
• 14 percent of students in the class are children of Princeton alumni.
• 15 percent of students in the class are the first in their families to go to college.
• 20 percent of students in the class qualify for a Pell grant. 

Middle 50 percent SAT Scores:

• Math: 730-790
• Evidenced-based Reading and Writing: 700-770

Middle 50 percent ACT Scores:

• Composite Score: 32-35

Secondary School Type:

Type	Percent of Class
Public	59.6
Independent Day	18.0
Religiously Affiliated	12.7
Independent Boarding	8.9
Home Schooled	0.5
Military	0.3

Diversity:

Group	Percent of Class
Asian American	22
Hispanic/Latino	10
African American	8
Multiracial (non-Hispanic)	5
American Indian	<1
International Citizens	13

Geographic Overview:

 

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Countries of Citizenship: