Applying to Princeton University

Princeton's acceptance rate is 4% for students enrolled in fall 2021. A total of 37,601 students applied and 1,504 were admitted to the school. Based on its acceptance rate, it is extremely hard to get into Princeton. The yield, also know as enrollment rate, is 78% with 1,173 enrolled students out of 1,504 admitted.

The average SAT score is 1,515 and the ACT score is 34 at Princeton.

To apply to Princeton, the admission test scores is considered but not required and recommendation letter(s) is required to submit. Below tables and charts analyze Princeton's admission stats including test scores, admission requirements, and statistics

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Admissions Information

The application fee is $70 for applying undergraduate school and $90 for graduate school at Princeton University. Next table presents general admission information.

General Admission Information
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$70
Graduate Application Fees	$90
Calendar System	Semester
Credits Accepted	Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	Bachelor, Master, Doctorate (Research)

Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2021-22, the acceptance rate is 4.00% and the yield is 77.99%. 18,737 men and 18,864 women applied to Princeton and 749 men and 943 women students were accepted. Among them, 592 men and 726 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2021). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield (also known as enrollment rate).

	Total	Men	Women
Applicants	37,601	18,737	18,864
Admitted	1,504	749	943
Enrolled	1,173	592	726
Acceptance Rate	4.00%	4.00%	5.00%
Yield	77.99%	79.04%	76.99%

Data source: NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: June 25, 2022)

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

For the academic year 2021-2022, 719 students (56% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 451 students (35%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75^th percentile score of Evidence-Based Reading/Writing is 770 and the 25^th percentile is 720. The SAT Math score is 800 (75^th) and 740 (25^th). The submitted ACT composite score is 35 (75^th percentile) and 33 (25^th percentile).

	25^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	720	770
SAT Math	740	800
ACT Composite	33	35
ACT Math	31	35
ACT English	34	36

Data source: NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: June 25, 2022)

The submitted SAT and ACT scores of admitted students at Princeton University are competitive and high when comparing similar colleges (SAT: 1,469, ACT: 98 - private (not-for-profit) Research University (very high research activity)).

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Rank, and High School Record (or Transcript) to its applicants.The school recommends to submit High School GPA, High School Rank, High School Record (or Transcript) and Completion of College Preparatory Program. The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Princeton University.

Princeton Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Recommended
High School Rank	Recommended
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Required
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Recommended
Admission Test Scores	Considered but not Required
TOEFL	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Neither required nor recommended