Princeton University Ivy League
Princeton, NJ · Official website ↗
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Quick summary
| Cost per year | about $87,888 per year (tuition, housing, food, books — U.S. Department of Education figure) + flights and visa. Four years cost roughly four times this if prices stay the same; colleges usually raise prices every year. |
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| Money from the college | Need-based aid: yes, and asking for it does not hurt the application. Merit scholarships: none. No named scholarship is confirmed open to international students yet. |
| Chances of admission | extremely selective: about 1 in 22 applicants is admitted. Middle half of admitted students scored SAT 1510–1580. |
| Application deadlines | not yet determined |
| Where and how students live | Princeton, NJ · Small city · summer highs about 30°C, winter lows about -4°C · 56 km from EWR airport |
| Housing | not yet determined |
| Working while studying | not yet determined |
| After graduation | not yet determined |
Plain-language summary of the verified details below. Where it says “not yet determined”, we have not found it on an official page yet.
Financial aid & requirements for international students
| Aid & admission for international applicants | Need-blind for international applicants Applying for financial aid does not reduce an international applicant's chance of admission. Sources (1)“Princeton admission is need-blind — there is no disadvantage in the admission process for financial aid applicants.”admission.princeton.edu ↗ · checked 2026-11-11 |
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| Meets full financial need | Yes — meets the full demonstrated need of admitted studentsSources (1)“The full need of all admitted international students is met the same as it is for students from the United States.”admission.princeton.edu ↗ · checked 2026-11-11 |
| Merit scholarships | No — aid is based on need, not meritSources (1)“Princeton does not offer academic or athletic merit scholarships.”admission.princeton.edu ↗ · checked 2026-11-11 |
| Forms for international aid applicants | Not yet determined — check the college site ↗ |
| Must request aid when applying? | Not yet determined — check the college site ↗ |
| SAT / ACT policy | Test-optional (SAT/ACT may be submitted)Sources (1)“For first-year and transfer applicants seeking to enroll in fall 2027, Princeton remains test optional.”admission.princeton.edu ↗ · checked 2026-11-11 |
| English proficiency | English test required unless an exemption appliesSources (1)“You are not required to take the TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo or PTE Academic if English is your native language or if you have spent at least three years at a secondary school where English is the primary language of instruction.”admission.princeton.edu ↗ · checked 2026-11-11 |
| Conditional admission / English pathway | Not yet determined — check the college site ↗ |
Deadlines (fall 2027 entry)
| Application deadlines | Not yet determined — check the college site ↗ |
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| Financial aid deadline | Not yet determined — check the college site ↗ |
Dates as published by the college; check the official page for time zones and supporting-document deadlines.
Costs for international students
| Student health insurance | Not yet determined — check the college site ↗ |
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| Proof of funds for the I-20 | Not yet determined — check the college site ↗ |
Earnings by field of study
| Field | After 1 year | After 4 years |
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| Computer Science | $155,162 | $217,973 |
| Economics | $108,471 | $160,763 |
| Operations Research | $131,721 | — |
| Mechanical Engineering | — | $115,927 |
| Public Policy Analysis | $75,701 | $107,792 |
| Political Science and Government | $87,334 | $88,576 |
| History | $48,516 | $80,347 |
| Sociology | $66,007 | — |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | — | $63,216 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | — | $62,344 |
| English Language and Literature, General | — | $61,323 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | $51,188 | — |
Median yearly earnings of graduates of this college's bachelor's programme in each field, 1 and 4 years after finishing. Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (retrieved 2026-11-11). Only graduates who received U.S. federal student aid are counted, so international students are not included.
Location
| City / state | Princeton, NJ |
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| Setting | Small city |
| Nearest major airport | Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), about 56 km in a straight line |
| Map | View on OpenStreetMap ↗ |
Setting from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard); airport from OurAirports (public-domain data).
Climate
| Warmest month (Jul) | average high 30°C (86°F) |
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| Coldest month (Jan) | average low -4°C (24°F) |
| Precipitation per year | 1,159 mm |
| Snowfall per year | 68 cm |
Month by month
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| High °C | 4° | 6° | 10° | 17° | 22° | 27° | 30° | 29° | 25° | 19° | 12° | 7° |
| Low °C | -4° | -3° | 0° | 6° | 11° | 16° | 19° | 18° | 14° | 8° | 2° | -2° |
| Rain mm | 84 | 67 | 102 | 92 | 101 | 110 | 112 | 107 | 103 | 96 | 81 | 103 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at the Trenton Mercer Co Ap, Nj Us weather station, about 15 km from campus. Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals.
Cost, admission rate, test-score ranges and earnings come from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard (retrieved 2026-11-11). SAT range adds the 25th/75th-percentile section scores, so it is approximate. Scorecard earnings are for federal-aid recipients.