Enrollment Trends at Princeton

The student population at Princeton University is 8,842 (5,604 undergraduate and 3,238 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 828 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Princeton is 63.38% which is increased by 281 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 547 and it has been increasing. The female to male ratio is 0.89 to 1 which means that male students enrolled slightly more than female students. All students have enrolled in on-campus classes (Princeton University does not offer online degree/certificate program).

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 8,266 where 8,842 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

63.38% of total students is undergraduate students and 36.62% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 281 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 547 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 0.89 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more male students enrolled in Princeton than female students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Princeton University since 2013.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	8,014	5,323	2,722	2,601	2,691	1,675	1,016
2014-15	8,088 74	5,391 68	2,759 37	2,632 31	2,697 6	1,660 -15	1,037 21
2015-16	8,138 50	5,402 11	2,803 44	2,599 -33	2,736 39	1,673 13	1,063 26
2016-17	8,181 43	5,400 -2	2,801 -2	2,599 0	2,781 45	1,687 14	1,094 31
2017-18	8,273 92	5,394 -6	2,773 -28	2,621 22	2,879 98	1,729 42	1,150 56
2018-19	8,374 101	5,428 34	2,778 5	2,650 29	2,946 67	1,775 46	1,171 21
2019-20	8,419 45	5,422 -6	2,732 -46	2,690 40	2,997 51	1,799 24	1,198 27
2020-21	7,853 -566	4,774 -648	2,364 -368	2,410 -280	3,079 82	1,825 26	1,254 56
2021-22	8,478 625	5,321 547	2,674 310	2,647 237	3,157 78	1,840 15	1,317 63
2022-23	8,842 364	5,604 283	2,803 129	2,801 154	3,238 81	1,865 25	1,373 56
Average	8,266	5,346	2,721	2,625	2,920	1,753	1,167

Princeton University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 5,346 where 5,604 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Princeton University since 2013.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	5,323	5,244	2,673	2,571	79	49	30
2014-15	5,391	5,275	2,699	2,576	116	60	56
2015-16	5,402	5,277	2,729	2,548	125	74	51
2016-17	5,400	5,251	2,717	2,534	149	84	65
2017-18	5,394	5,260	2,699	2,561	134	74	60
2018-19	5,428	5,321	2,721	2,600	107	57	50
2019-20	5,422	5,328	2,685	2,643	94	47	47
2020-21	4,774	4,689	2,315	2,374	85	49	36
2021-22	5,321	5,240	2,626	2,614	81	48	33
2022-23	5,604	5,540	2,769	2,771	64	34	30
Average	5,346	5,346	2,663	2,579	5,346	58	46

Princeton University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 2,920 where 3,238 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Princeton University since 2013.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	2,691	2,691	1,675	1,016	0
2014-15	2,697	2,697	1,660	1,037	0
2015-16	2,736	2,736	1,673	1,063	0
2016-17	2,781	2,781	1,687	1,094	0
2017-18	2,879	2,879	1,729	1,150	0
2018-19	2,946	2,946	1,775	1,171	0
2019-20	2,997	2,997	1,799	1,198	0
2020-21	3,079	3,079	1,825	1,254	0
2021-22	3,157	3,157	1,840	1,317	0
2022-23	3,238	3,238	1,865	1,373	0
Average	2,920	2,920	1,753	1,167	2,920

Princeton University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 34.55% and the percentage of black students is 6.42% at Princeton University. 18.27% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Princeton University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2013-14	9	1,233	476	537	5	3,567	283
2014-15	10	1,282	474	571	7	3,494	281
2015-16	10	1,337	482	632	8	3,384	257
2016-17	10	1,320	496	653	8	3,317	257
2017-18	9	1,333	484	691	9	3,264	296
2018-19	9	1,371	486	734	7	3,195	324
2019-20	10	1,439	500	758	7	3,128	358
2020-21	10	1,461	507	713	5	2,715	369
2021-22	10	1,494	540	782	5	3,034	426
2022-23	8	1,615	568	786	6	3,055	483
Average	10	1,389	501	686	7	3,215	333

Princeton University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

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Enrollment Trends at Princeton

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes