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L E T T E R F ROM T HE DE A N
Dear Colleague: I am thrilled to be back at Princeton a full three decades after I stepped onto campus as a first-year student! While the physical landscape (and the landscape of the admission process) has changed quite a bit since then, the things that make Princeton a leader in undergraduate education have not. Our students are curious about the world around them and use the skills they learn here to make real differences in their communities. Early and deep exposure to independent research through the required senior thesis ensures that every student has the tools to ask good questions and apply what they have learned to solve problems. All of this takes place in a residential community poised to support students in their social and emotional growth. And Princeton’s very generous financial aid policies make it an affordable education for all who attend. Starting last year, we now require students to submit a graded written paper, preferably from an English or history class. Given the heavy emphasis on independent research and writing at Princeton, our goal is to gain some insight into a student’s writing ability outside of the
essays they are asked to write for the application. While we recognize this has caused some anxiety, please know that we continue to review everything in a student’s file in a holistic way. This profile gives you a snapshot of Princeton’s Class of 2023. You will see that the students come from a variety of backgrounds and have interests that span the academic spectrum. I hope that you will share this information with your students as they explore options for post-secondary education. Thank you for the important work you do. On behalf of my colleagues here in Morrison Hall, I wish you the very best for this academic year. Sincerely,
Karen Richardson ’93 Dean of Admission
HELPING YOUR STUDENTS APPLY TO PRINCETON
We look for students who can demonstrate their readiness to benefit from the incredible academic and nonacademic opportunities Princeton has to offer, and how they can meaningfully contribute to the Princeton community. Your recommendation will tell us about your student, their personal qualities, and what they’ve accomplished in the classroom and in your community.
THE A P P L IC ATI O N P R O C E S S Princeton accepts the Common Application, the Coalition Application and the Universal College Application. Applications from all sources will be treated equally. Applicants to Princeton are required to submit a Princeton Supplement, which can be completed online through the application platform. Our single-choice early action application, also known as restrictive early action, is a nonbinding process for students whose first choice is Princeton. This means they may not apply early to other private colleges or universities in the United States. But they may apply to any public institution or service academy or any international institution as long as the decision is nonbinding. We will give students an admission decision of admit, defer or deny by mid-December. If admitted, they will receive their financial aid award at the same time, and will have until May 1 to respond to our offer. For regular decision applicants, they may apply to their choice of other schools and our office will give them an admission decision of admit, waitlist or deny at the end of March. If admitted, they will receive their financial aid award with their offer of admission.
We will also ask you for your school profile which should include a description of your curriculum and the progression of courses. We want to understand your program of study and whether you offer AP, IB, honors or dual enrollment courses. This will help us to better evaluate your student’s transcript in the context of your school setting. We encourage you to submit the required forms by the application deadline your student has selected. If this is not
possible, please reach out to us by email at uaoffice@princeton.edu. Your students can learn more about Princeton by visiting our admission website where they can take an interactive virtual tour or read our “Speaking of Princeton” student blogs among other information. Students may also follow our social media channels to learn more about what it means to be a Princeton Tiger.
FEE WAIVER We want to make sure that Princeton is accessible to all candidates regardless of their family’s financial situation. Princeton will waive a student’s application fee if the cost presents a hardship to the student’s family or if the student is serving or has served in the U.S. military. For more information about fee waivers, please see the How to Apply section of our website: https://admission. princeton.edu/how-apply.
INCLUSIVE ADMISSION
Princeton’s admission and financial aid policies are the same for all first-year applicants, including U.S. citizens, undocumented and DACA students, and international students. Princeton welcomes applications from veterans and dependents who are eligible for education benefits offered by the Department of Veteran Affairs, which include the Yellow Ribbon Program. For more information, please visit the U.S. Military Section of our website. The Office of Disability Services offers a range of services to ensure that students with disabilities have equal access to Princeton’s academic and co-curricular opportunities. The disabilities services staff is available to answer questions from prospective students and may be contacted through their website: https://ods.princeton.edu.
DATES AND DEADLINES
APPLICATION DEADLINES
Single-Choice Early Action: Nov. 1 Regular Decision: Jan. 1 TESTING DEADLINES
SAT Single-Choice Early Action: November Regular Decision: December
AC T Single-Choice Early Action: October Regular Decision: December FINANCIAL AID DEADLINES
Single-Choice Early Action: Nov. 9, 2019 Regular Decision: Feb. 1, 2020
W H O WE A RE: CLASS OF 2023 PROFILE
APPLICANTS
ENROLLED
Total Applicants
32,804
MIDDLE 50% SAT SCORES (the new SAT)
% of Class
Total Admits
1,896
Male
Total Enrolled
1,343
Female American White/Non-Hispanic
49
Test
51
Math
750–800
Evidenced-based Reading and Writing
710–770
41.5
American Students of Color
45
Asian American
24.5
Hispanic/Latino
11
African American
7
Multiracial
6.5
American Indian
<1
Score Range
MIDDLE 50% ACT SCORES Composite Scores
33–35
SECONDARY SCHOOL T YPE % of Class
16
Public
International Citizens
11
Independent Day
17
Students on Financial Aid
61
Religiously Affiliated
13
24
Independent Boarding
First-Generation College Students
Pell-Eligible Students
60.7
9
Home Schooled
<1
Military
<1
Non-U.S. Schools
12.5
NU M BER O F S TUD EN T S IN T HE CL A S S OF 2 0 2 3 FROM T HE U N I TE D STATE S (As of July 1, 2019)
U.S. Citizens Abroad 32
WA 14 MT 2 OR 11
AK 1
ID 2
NV 2
AK 1
AZ 10
HI 7
MN 15 WI 3
CO 10
IL 46 KS 4 OK 7
NM 5
HI 7
TX 55
KY 6
MS 2
AL 2
VA 34
RI 2
NJ 190
DE 7
MD 41 DC 14
NC 24
TN 19
AR 4
LA 6
WV 2
MA 61 CT 36
PA 51
OH 22
IN 8
MO 10
NH 8
NY 153
MI 14
IA 1
NE 3
ME 5
VT 0
SD 1
WY 1
UT 4
CA 135
ND 1
SC 3 GA 41 FL 55
T HE P RI NCE TON CL A S S OF 2 0 2 3 I N C L U D E S I N TE R N ATI O N AL STU D E N TS F RO M TH E F O L L OWI N G :
Albania Australia Austria Barbados Belgium Brazil Canada
China Colombia Croatia Cyprus Dominican Republic Egypt Estonia
Germany Ghana Greece Hong Kong India Ireland Israel
Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kenya Mexico Nepal
Netherlands New Zealand Nigeria Norway Pakistan Philippines Romania
Russia Saudi Arabia Serbia Singapore South Africa South Korea Spain
Sweden Switzerland Trinidad and Tobago Turkey United Kingdom Vietnam Zambia
Our virtual tour of campus, available in English, Korean, Mandarin and Spanish, can be found at: admission.princeton.edu/virtualtour
FINANCIAL AID
Princeton is committed to access and affordability, with one of the most generous financial aid programs in the country. We provide aid in the form of grants—not student loans—to meet a student’s full demonstrated financial need. Our aid program does not require any borrowing, so students can graduate debt free.
Our generous financial aid has ensured the continued and growing enrollment of a diverse group of students from low- and middle-income backgrounds. More than 60% of our students receive financial aid, and the average debt of graduating students who choose to borrow is $9,000. Our confidential financial aid estimator can help students determine if they qualify for
aid and the type of award they may receive. The estimator is available at admission. princeton.edu/cost-aid/financial-aid estimator. Under Princeton’s admission policy there is no disadvantage in the admission process for financial aid applicants.
FINANCIAL AID FOR STUDENTS ADMITTED TO THE CLASS OF 2023 GROSS FAMILY INCOME
PERCENT QUALIFIED
AVERAGE GRANT
FINANCIAL AI D FORMS
WHAT IT COVERS
$0 – 65,000
100%
$71,340
Full tuition, college fee, room & board
$65,000 – 85,000
100%
$65,620
Full tuition, college fee, 75% room & board
$85,000 – 100,000
100%
$62,800
Full tuition, college fee, 58% room & board
$100,000 – 120,000
100%
$58,780
Full tuition, college fee, 35% room & board
$120,000 – 140,000
100%
$56,400
Full tuition, college fee, 21% room & board
$140,000 – 160,000
100%
$52,210
Full tuition
$160,000 – 180,000
100%
$47,470
91% tuition
$180,000 – 200,000
93%
$41,900
81% tuition
$200,000 – 250,000
82%
$35,185
68% tuition
$250,000 and above
34%
$25,430
49% tuition
Most who qualify have 2 children in college.
For each deadline students should submit: • The Princeton Financial Aid
application (we do not use the
CSS profile). • Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) • Parents’ federal income tax returns and W-2 statements • Non-custodial parent form or waiver request For more details, please visit the Cost & Aid section of our website admission.princeton.edu/costaid/ apply-financial-aid.
Shown above are average grant figures for students whose families reside in the United States. Your grant may vary from the above averages based on the Financial Aid Office’s evaluation of your individual family’s resources, including assets other than the primary family home and retirement funds.
TUITION = $51,870
RESIDENTIAL COLLEGE FEE = $930
ROOM AND BOARD = $17,150
“Princeton’s financial aid program is one of the best in the country for low- and middle-income families. Since 2001, it has been possible for Princeton students to graduate debt free.”
Admission Office P.O. Box 430 Princeton, NJ 08542-0430 609-258-3060 Email: uaoffice@princeton.edu admission.princeton.edu
—Robin Moscato, director of undergraduate financial aid
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