How Princeton's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 6.31%, and this year's acceptance rate is 5.70% at Princeton University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 6.09% and women students' rate is 6.63%. Princeton University has beep kept its acceptance rate definitely low and it is very hard that applicants admit into the school.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Princeton University over the past 11 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	7.85%	7.65%	8.07%
2013-14	7.41% -0.45%	7.06% -0.27%	7.80% -0.27%
2014-15	7.44% 0.04%	7.15% -0.02%	7.78% -0.02%
2015-16	7.14% -0.31%	6.86% -0.32%	7.46% -0.32%
2016-17	6.52% -0.62%	6.37% -0.77%	6.69% -0.77%
2017-18	6.41% -0.11%	6.17% -0.03%	6.66% -0.03%
2018-19	5.48% -0.92%	5.27% -0.95%	5.71% -0.95%
2019-20	5.78% 0.29%	5.42% 0.43%	6.14% 0.43%
2020-21	5.63% -0.15%	5.40% -0.28%	5.86% -0.28%
2021-22	4.00% -1.63%	4.00% -0.86%	5.00% -0.86%
2022-23	5.70% 1.70%	5.67% 0.73%	5.73% 0.73%
Average	6.31%	6.09%	6.63%

Princeton University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 67.93% where the current academic year yield is 69.17%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Princeton University from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	64.80%	65.09%	64.51%
2013-14	65.46% 0.66%	66.36% 0.04%	64.55% 0.04%
2014-15	66.16% 0.70%	66.93% 0.81%	65.36% 0.81%
2015-16	67.71% 1.55%	69.29% 0.67%	66.03% 0.67%
2016-17	68.34% 0.63%	69.43% 1.20%	67.23% 1.20%
2017-18	65.63% -2.71%	65.19% -1.17%	66.06% -1.17%
2018-19	69.02% 3.39%	70.94% 1.08%	67.14% 1.08%
2019-20	70.45% 1.43%	72.33% 1.58%	68.72% 1.58%
2020-21	62.45% -8.00%	64.39% -8.15%	60.57% -8.15%
2021-22	77.99% 15.55%	79.04% 16.41%	76.99% 16.41%
2022-23	69.17% -8.82%	70.43% -8.98%	68.00% -8.98%
Average	67.93%	69.04%	66.83%

Princeton University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 31,280, the average number of admitted is 1,931, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 1,308. The number of Princeton applicants decreased by 1.11% (418 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Princeton University from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	26,664	2,094	1,357
2013-14	26,499 -165	1,963 -72	1,285 -72
2014-15	26,641 142	1,983 27	1,312 27
2015-16	27,290 649	1,948 7	1,319 7
2016-17	29,303 2,013	1,911 -13	1,306 -13
2017-18	31,056 1,753	1,990 0	1,306 0
2018-19	35,370 4,314	1,940 33	1,339 33
2019-20	32,804 -2,566	1,895 -4	1,335 -4
2020-21	32,835 31	1,848 -181	1,154 -181
2021-22	37,601 4,766	1,504 19	1,173 19
2022-23	38,019 418	2,167 326	1,499 326
Average	31,280	1,931	1,308

Princeton University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Princeton

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

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