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Princeton University
Princeton, NJ · Private (nonprofit) · 5,709 students · mostly bachelor degrees
8th-cheapest of 129 New Jersey colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$6,128
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$84,040
Graduation rate
98%
Admission rate
5%
Median graduate earnings
$110,066
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$10,320
Average SAT
1553
Median ACT
34
Pell grant recipients
19%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
119 programsComputer Science · Bachelor's Degree201 grads/yr$217,973Computer Engineering, General · Bachelor's Degree$214,274Econometrics and Quantitative Economics · Bachelor's Degree132 grads/yr$160,763Education Policy Analysis · Master's Degree100 grads/yr$120,163Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree45 grads/yr$115,927Education Policy Analysis · Bachelor's Degree114 grads/yr$107,792Public/Applied History · Doctoral Degree26 grads/yr$90,535Political Economy · Bachelor's Degree57 grads/yr$88,576Public/Applied History · Bachelor's Degree72 grads/yr$80,347Behavioral Neuroscience · Bachelor's Degree50 grads/yr$63,216Ecology · Bachelor's Degree37 grads/yr$62,344English Language and Literature, General · Bachelor's Degree31 grads/yr$61,323
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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