Admission Statistics
Source: https://admission.princeton.edu/apply/admission-statistics Parent: https://admission.princeton.edu/
Statistics for Enrolled Class of 2029
(as of Aug. 20, 2025)
Class Overview
\ (first-time, first-year)
- Total enrolled: 1,408
- 51% of students in the class are female and 49% are male.
- 16.7% of students in the class are the first in their families to go to college.
- 69% of students in the class qualify for financial aid.
- 25% of students in the class are eligible for need-based Federal Pell Grants.
Secondary School Type
| Type | Percent of Class |
|---|---|
| Public | 63.3 |
| Independent Day | 17.3 |
| Religiously Affiliated | 11.1 |
| Non-U.S. Schools | 12.1 |
| Independent Boarding | 7.5 |
| Home-schooled | < 1 |
| Military | < 1 |
Diversity
| Group | Percent of Class |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1 |
| Asian American | 27.1 |
| Black or African American | 5.0 |
| Hispanic or Latino/a/x | 9.2 |
| International Citizens | 14.1 |
| Multiracial | 7.7 |
| Native Hawaiian American or Other Pacific Islander | 0.0 |
| White | 28.5 |
| Unknown | 8.2 |
Enrollment by State & U.S. Territory
Citizenship
The Princeton Class of 2029 includes international students who are citizens of the following 65 countries:
| Country | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia | Denmark | Hong Kong S.A.R. | Norway | Sweden |
| Australia | Dominican Republic | India | Pakistan | Switzerland |
| Bahrain | Ecuador | Ireland | Poland | Syria |
| Bangladesh | Egypt | Italy | Portugal | Taiwan |
| Bolivia | Ethiopia | Jamaica | Romania | Tanzania |
| Brazil | Finland | Kenya | Rwanda | Thailand |
| Cambodia | France | Lebanon | Saint Lucia | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Cameroon | Georgia | Mexico | Serbia | Turkey |
| Canada | Germany | Montenegro | Slovakia | Ukraine |
| China | Ghana | Morocco | South Africa | United Kingdom |
| Colombia | Greece | Myanmar | South Korea | Venezuela |
| Croatia | Guatemala | New Zealand | South Sudan | Vietnam |
| Czech Republic | Honduras | Nigeria | Spain | Zimbabwe |