Enrollment Trends at Princeton

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 8,462 where 9,137 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

63.62% of total students is undergraduate students and 36.38% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 411 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 588 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 0.92 to 1 and it means that there are similar numbers of female and male students enrolled in Princeton.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Princeton University since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• By Level Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
		Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	8,138	5,402	2,803	2,599	2,736	1,673	1,063
2016-17	8,181 43	5,400 -2	2,801 -2	2,599	2,781 45	1,687 14	1,094 31
2017-18	8,273 92	5,394 -6	2,773 -28	2,621 22	2,879 98	1,729 42	1,150 56
2018-19	8,374 101	5,428 34	2,778 5	2,650 29	2,946 67	1,775 46	1,171 21
2019-20	8,419 45	5,422 -6	2,732 -46	2,690 40	2,997 51	1,799 24	1,198 27
2020-21	7,853 -566	4,774 -648	2,364 -368	2,410 -280	3,079 82	1,825 26	1,254 56
2021-22	8,478 625	5,321 547	2,674 310	2,647 237	3,157 78	1,840 15	1,317 63
2022-23	8,842 364	5,604 283	2,803 129	2,801 154	3,238 81	1,865 25	1,373 56
2023-24	8,922 80	5,671 67	2,795 -8	2,876 75	3,251 13	1,831 -34	1,420 47
2024-25	9,137 215	5,813 142	2,895 100	2,918 42	3,324 73	1,864 33	1,460 40
Average	8,462	5,423	2,742	2,681	3,039	1,789	1,250

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 5,423 where 5,813 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Princeton University since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• By Status Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
		Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	5,402	5,277	2,729	2,548	125	74	51
2016-17	5,400	5,251	2,717	2,534	149	84	65
2017-18	5,394	5,260	2,699	2,561	134	74	60
2018-19	5,428	5,321	2,721	2,600	107	57	50
2019-20	5,422	5,328	2,685	2,643	94	47	47
2020-21	4,774	4,689	2,315	2,374	85	49	36
2021-22	5,321	5,240	2,626	2,614	81	48	33
2022-23	5,604	5,540	2,769	2,771	64	34	30
2023-24	5,671	5,598	2,759	2,839	73	36	37
2024-25	5,813	5,726	2,845	2,881	87	50	37
Average	5,423	5,423	2,687	2,637	5,423	55	45

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 3,039 where 3,324 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Princeton University since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• By Status Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
		Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	2,736	2,736	1,673	1,063	0	0	0
2016-17	2,781	2,781	1,687	1,094	0	0	0
2017-18	2,879	2,879	1,729	1,150	0	0	0
2018-19	2,946	2,946	1,775	1,171	0	0	0
2019-20	2,997	2,997	1,799	1,198	0	0	0
2020-21	3,079	3,079	1,825	1,254	0	0	0
2021-22	3,157	3,157	1,840	1,317	0	0	0
2022-23	3,238	3,238	1,865	1,373	0	0	0
2023-24	3,251	3,251	1,831	1,420	0	0	0
2024-25	3,324	3,321	1,862	1,459	3	2	1
Average	3,039	3,039	1,789	1,250	3,039	0	0

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 31.07% and the percentage of black students is 6.71% at Princeton University. 18.66% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 8.70% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 41.58% to 31.07%. Asian enrollment grew from 16.43% to 18.66%. Black student enrollment increased from 5.92% to 6.71%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 7.77% to 8.70%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.8533 which indicates that highly diverse. This increased from 0.7896 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Princeton University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

• Trends Table
• Interactive Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	2015-16	10	1,337	482	632	8	3,384	257
2016-17	10	1,320	496	653	8	3,317	257
2017-18	9	1,333	484	691	9	3,264	296
2018-19	9	1,371	486	734	7	3,195	324
2019-20	10	1,439	500	758	7	3,128	358
2020-21	10	1,461	507	713	5	2,715	369
2021-22	10	1,494	540	782	5	3,034	426
2022-23	8	1,615	568	786	6	3,055	483
2023-24	9	1,672	604	783	6	2,914	503
2024-25	10	1,705	613	795	3	2,839	523
Average	10	1,475	528	733	6	3,085	380

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

Princeton University does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.