Princeton, New Jersey · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Small city
Overview
Princeton University is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Princeton, New Jersey. The campus sits in a small city. It enrolled 9,137 students in fall 2024, including 5,813 undergraduates and 3,324 graduate students. It holds the Carnegie R1 designation for very high research activity.
Princeton University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 53 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Computer Science, Public Policy Analysis, and Econometrics and Quantitative Economics. It awarded 2,453 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.
98% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 5 to 1.
Key figures
9,137
Students enrolled
98%
First-year retention
2,453
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
53
Programs and majors
5:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhD
Programs and majors offered 53
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
98%
Student-to-faculty ratio
5:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
1,337
Master's degrees
653
Doctoral degrees (research)
463
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
9,137
Undergraduates, fall 2024
5,813
Graduate students, fall 2024
3,324
Full-time, fall 2024
99%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
9,226
Undergraduates, 2024-25
5,882
Graduate students, 2024-25
3,344
Full-time, 2024-25
99%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
48%
Men
52%
White
31%
Hispanic or Latino
9%
Black or African American
7%
Asian
19%
Two or more races
6%
International (U.S. nonresident)
25%
Race or ethnicity unknown
5%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
1%
Campus and services
Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Ivy Group
President
Christopher L. Eisgruber
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care