98%
Graduation Rate
98%
Retention Rate
[updated for 2024-2025 graduation data]
At Princeton University, the graduation rate is 98 % within 150% normal time, the retention rate is 98 %, as of August 31, 2025.
Its graduation rate is around the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 91.10% (private (not-for-profit) Research University with very high research activity).
Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2024-2025, 1,306 students out of 1,338 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at Princeton University.
By gender, 662 male and 644 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period.
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates |
|---|
| Total | 1,338 | 1,306 | 97.61% |
|---|
| Men | 683 | 662 | 96.93% |
|---|
| Women | 655 | 644 | 98.32% |
|---|
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Princeton University.
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 100.00%
- Asian: 98.61%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 98.23%
- Hispanic: 97.06%
- White: 96.83%
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 100.00%
- Two or More Race: 94.67%
- Unknown: 100.00%
Graduation Rate by Gender
| Total | Male | Female |
|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 100.00%(4/4) |
100.00%(3/3) |
100.00%(1/1) |
|---|
| Asian | 98.61%(283/287) |
97.74%(130/133) |
99.35%(153/154) |
|---|
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 98.23%(111/113) |
98.04%(50/51) |
98.39%(61/62) |
|---|
| Hispanic | 97.06%(132/136) |
94.59%(70/74) |
100.00%(62/62) |
|---|
| White | 96.83%(519/536) |
96.88%(279/288) |
96.77%(240/248) |
|---|
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 100.00%(1/1) |
100.00%(1/1) |
- |
|---|
| Two or More Race | 94.67%(71/75) |
90.00%(27/30) |
97.78%(44/45) |
|---|
| Unknown | 100.00%(20/20) |
100.00%(12/12) |
100.00%(8/8) |
|---|
Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate
A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At Princeton University, 165 of 166 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 99.40%.