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Princeton University

Princeton University
PO Box 430
Princeton, NJ 08544-0430

Official telephone: (609) 258-3000
Fax number: (609) 258-6743
Website: https://www.princeton.edu/
Screen last updated on: December 2024
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 5,671
Full-time undergraduates: 5,598
Part-time undergraduates: 69
Full-time graduate students: 3,236
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native
23.7% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
8.6% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
9.8% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
36.0% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
7.0% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
12.3% Nonresident Alien
2.4% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 690 acres
Nearest major city: New York City, Philadelphia

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • special housing for disabled students
  • cooperative housing
Percent of students who live in school housing: 94%
Percent of students who live off campus: 6%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Other computer facilities/services: academic applications and courseware, printing, network file space, website hosting, media lab, broadcast center
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Other libraries on campus.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
health service, women's center
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper, radio station

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 1

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's basketball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's crew NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's cross-country running NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's fencing NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's football NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's golf NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's ice hockey NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's lacrosse NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's rowing NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's soccer NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's squash NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's swimming and diving NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's tennis NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's track and field NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's volleyball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's water polo NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's wrestling NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's basketball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's crew NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's cross-country running NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's fencing NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's field hockey NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's golf NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's ice hockey NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's lacrosse NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's soccer NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's softball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's squash NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's swimming and diving NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's tennis NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's track and field NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's volleyball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's water polo NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Intramural/Recreational sports:
rock climbing; badminton; basketball; baseball; equestrian sports; fencing; field hockey; football; golf; ice hockey; lacrosse; rugby; sailing; soccer; softball; squash; tennis; ultimate Frisbee; volleyball; water polo; weight lifting; wrestling; rowing; skiing (downhill); swimming and diving; track and field; table tennis; cross-country running

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Newark Liberty International

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 63% within six months of graduation

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