Graduate Programs at Princeton University

Graduate School Overview

Princeton University (referred to as Princeton) is a Private, 4 years school located in Princeton, NJ.

The school is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education (1/1/1921 - Current).

Princeton Directory Information
School Name	Princeton University (Princeton)
Address	1 Nassau Hall, Princeton, NJ 08544-0070
Phone	609-258-3000
Web	https://www.princeton.edu
Financial Info	https://0

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Princeton is $62,860 in average. The school has 3,238 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 8,842 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 127 graduate programs through Master's and Doctorate (Research).

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$62,860
Student Population	3,238
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	127 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio	5 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Princeton is $62,860 in average for the academic year 2022-2023.

Princeton offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$57,410
Required Fees	$3,000
Tuition	$0

On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers, on-campus daycare for students' children are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	Not Offered
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Navy, Air Force) Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers On-campus daycare for students' children

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Princeton University is $62,860. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 4.06% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$49,450	$1,800
2019-2020	$51,870	$1,900
2020-2021	$53,890	$2,580
2021-2022	$56,010	$2,780
2022-2023	$57,410	$3,000
2023-2024	$59,710	$3,150

The graduate school tuition & fees of Princeton is very expensive compared to private graduate schools in New Jersey. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the New Jersey graduate tuition is $24,748 (public) / $22,815 (private).

The following table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Princeton University	$62,860
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
New Jersey Graduate Schools	$19,654	$22,989
Public	$18,310	$24,748
Private	$22,815

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $19,380 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Princeton.

On-campus living costs are increased by 6.04% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$16,360	$3,150
2019-2020	$17,150	$3,150
2020-2021	$15,342	$3,150
2021-2022	$18,180	$3,250
2022-2023	$18,630	$3,325
2023-2024	$19,380	$3,900

Graduate Programs at Princeton

Princeton University offers 86 graduate programs for Master's and Doctorate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 1,127 students have completed their study at Princeton University.

Offered Degrees at Princeton University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	44	680
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	42	447
Total	86	1,127

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Princeton University by award level.

The most popular Master's program is the Public Policy Analysis program with 89 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Chemistry program with 35 completers.

Master's
Doctorate

Popular Master's Programs at Princeton University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Public Policy Analysis	✕	89	-
Computer Science	✕	51	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	47	-
Chemistry	✕	37	-
Mechanical Engineering	✕	35	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Princeton University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Chemistry	✕	35	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	32	-
Computer Science	✕	30	-
Political Science and Government	✕	26	-
Chemical Engineering	✕	26	-

Princeton University offers 86 programs through Master's and Doctorate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 1,127 students have completed their graduate studies.

680 students have earned/completed Master's program.

Master's
Doctorate (Research)

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	-	-
Environmental Studies	✕	-	-
Architecture [+]	✕	31 completers	-
Architecture	✕	12	-
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology	✕	19	-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+]	✕	14 completers	-
East Asian Studies	✕	6	-
Near and Middle Eastern Studies	✕	8	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	51 completers	-
Computer Science	✕	51	-
Engineering [+]	✕	152 completers	-
Chemical Engineering	✕	27	-
Civil Engineering	✕	28	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	47	-
Mechanical Engineering	✕	35	-
Operations Research	✕	15	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	31 completers	-
Comparative Literature	✕	4	-
Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	✕	1	-
German Language and Literature	✕	6	-
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	✕	-	-
French Language and Literature	✕	6	-
Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	✕	6	-
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	✕	8	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	10 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	10	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	53 completers	-
Molecular Biology	✕	21	-
Computational Biology	✕	9	-
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	✕	11	-
Neuroscience	✕	12	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	37 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	10	-
Applied Mathematics	✕	6	-
Financial Mathematics	✕	21	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Philosophy	✕	2	-
Religion/Religious Studies	✕	6	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	72 completers	-
Astrophysics	✕	12	-
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology	✕	3	-
Chemistry	✕	37	-
Geology/Earth Science	✕	4	-
Physics	✕	16	-
Psychology [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Research and Experimental Psychology (other)	✕	11	-
Human Services [+]	✕	89 completers	-
Public Policy Analysis	✕	89	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	63 completers	-
Anthropology	✕	6	-
Demography and Population Studies	✕	2	-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	✕	20	-
Political Science and Government	✕	26	-
Sociology	✕	9	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	25 completers	-
Art History, Criticism and Conservation	✕	10	-
Music	✕	15	-
History [+]	✕	33 completers	-
History	✕	28	-
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology	✕	5	-
	Total	680

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Environmental Studies	✕	1	-
Architecture [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Architecture	✕	2	-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+]	✕	8 completers	-
East Asian Studies	✕	3	-
Near and Middle Eastern Studies	✕	5	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	30 completers	-
Computer Science	✕	30	-
Engineering [+]	✕	103 completers	-
Chemical Engineering	✕	26	-
Civil Engineering	✕	11	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	32	-
Mechanical Engineering	✕	22	-
Operations Research	✕	12	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	19 completers	-
Comparative Literature	✕	2	-
Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	✕	2	-
German Language and Literature	✕	2	-
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	✕	-	-
French Language and Literature	✕	6	-
Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	✕	4	-
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	✕	3	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	10 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	10	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	51 completers	-
Molecular Biology	✕	24	-
Computational Biology	✕	11	-
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	✕	9	-
Neuroscience	✕	7	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	27 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	24	-
Applied Mathematics	✕	3	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Philosophy	✕	7	-
Religion/Religious Studies	✕	4	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	73 completers	-
Astrophysics	✕	12	-
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology	✕	4	-
Chemistry	✕	35	-
Geology/Earth Science	✕	4	-
Physics	✕	18	-
Psychology [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Research and Experimental Psychology (other)	✕	12	-
Human Services [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Public Policy Analysis	✕	1	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	66 completers	-
Anthropology	✕	4	-
Demography and Population Studies	✕	2	-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	✕	24	-
Political Science and Government	✕	26	-
Sociology	✕	10	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Art History, Criticism and Conservation	✕	6	-
Music	✕	8	-
History [+]	✕	19 completers	-
History	✕	17	-
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology	✕	2	-
	Total	447

Graduate Student Population at Princeton

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 3,238 students enrolled into Princeton University graduate schools where it has total 8,842 students including undergraduate students. By gender, 1,865 male and 1,373 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,238	1,865	1,373
Full-time	3,238	1,865	1,373

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 976 White (30.14%), 126 Black/African American (3.89%), 230 Hispanic (7.10%), 314 Asian (9.70%), and 1,592 students with other races. 1,354 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,238	1,865	1,373
American Indian/Native American	1	1	0
Asian	314	159	155
Black/African American	126	58	68
Hispanic	230	136	94
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	976	558	418
Two More	105	44	61
Un-Known	132	77	55
Non-resident Alien	1,354	832	522

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Princeton University. 872 students are aged 20 to 24 (26.93% of total students), 3 students are aged above 50 (0.09%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Princeton University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,238	1,865	1,373
Age 20-21	24	13	11
Age 22-24	848	486	362
Age 25-29	1,677	990	687
Age 30-34	536	296	240
Age 35-39	112	54	58
Age 40-49	38	24	14
Age 50-64	3	2	1

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