$110,066
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Princeton University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Princeton, New Jersey with 5,709 undergraduates and 3,324 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $6,128 a year (tuition and fees $62,688). It admits 4.6% of applicants and 98% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $110,066 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $10,320 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$6,128
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$62,688
US median $11,837
Admission rate
4.6%
US median 78%
Completion rate
98%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$10,320
About $109 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$110,066
Rank 19 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $6,128
- Tuition and fees
- $62,688
- Cost of attendance
- $84,040
- Students with a need-based grant
- 19%
- Students with federal loans
- 2.0%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $41
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $352
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $1,217
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $4,478
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $36,094
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $43,450 in 2015-16 to $62,688 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 4.6%
- Average SAT
- 1,553
- SAT reading, middle
- 745
- SAT math, middle
- 770
- ACT, middle
- 34
- Undergraduates
- 5,709
- Graduate students
- 3,324
- Part-time students
- 0%
- Women
- 50%
- Students per teacher
- 5
- Completion rate
- 98%
- Retention rate
- 98%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 119
- Endowment
- $33.4B
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 19 of 5,094 US colleges and 1 of 110 in New Jersey (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NJ median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $6,128 | $18,173 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $62,688 | $12,950 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 4.6% | 76% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 98% | 58% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 98% | 77% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $10,320 | $11,998 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $87,815 | $38,311 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $110,066 | $46,192 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 86% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 88% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
119 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 201 | Withheld | $146,624 | $217,973 | $107,009 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 132 | $11,250 | $103,041 | $160,763 | $82,686 |
| Public Policy AnalysisBachelor's | Bachelor's | 114 | $10,527 | $73,630 | $107,792 | $73,721 |
| Public Policy AnalysisMaster's | Master's | 100 | Withheld | $85,111 | $120,163 | $93,020 |
| Operations ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 77 | Withheld | $100,354 | Withheld | $122,531 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 72 | Withheld | $45,363 | $80,347 | $50,680 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 57 | Withheld | $63,317 | $88,576 | $63,293 |
| Computer ScienceMaster's | Master's | 54 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $145,571 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 52 | Withheld | $41,848 | Withheld | $65,466 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringMaster's | Master's | 50 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Research and Experimental PsychologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 50 | Withheld | $47,050 | $63,216 | $55,695 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 45 | Withheld | $85,328 | $115,927 | $92,135 |
| Mechanical EngineeringMaster's | Master's | 40 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $115,974 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 38 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,562 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 37 | Withheld | $53,038 | $62,344 | $48,842 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 36 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $100,647 |
| ChemistryDoctoral | Doctoral | 35 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $115,386 |
| PhysicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 34 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,786 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 34 | Withheld | $32,914 | Withheld | $52,657 |
| Applied MathematicsMaster's | Master's | 32 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $116,060 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 31 | Withheld | $35,178 | $61,323 | $48,590 |
| Computer ScienceDoctoral | Doctoral | 30 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $178,476 |
| Civil EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 30 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $86,517 |
| AnthropologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 30 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $46,676 |
| EconomicsDoctoral | Doctoral | 29 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $135,560 |
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Questions and answers
How much does Princeton University cost?
$6,128 a year is the average net price at Princeton University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $62,688, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $84,040. Families earning under $30,000 pay $41 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Princeton University?
4.6% of applicants are admitted to Princeton University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,553 and the middle ACT score is 34. The median admission rate of colleges in New Jersey is 76%.
How much do Princeton University graduates earn?
$110,066 a year is the median pay of former Princeton University students who work, 10 years after they started ($87,815 after 6 years). That ranks 19 of 5,094 US colleges and 1 of 110 in New Jersey. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Computer Science (Bachelor's) at $146,624.
How much student debt do Princeton University graduates have?
$10,320 is the median federal student loan debt of Princeton University graduates, about $109 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 2.0% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Princeton University?
98% of first-time, full-time students at Princeton University finish within 6 years. 98% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Princeton University?
Computer Science (201 bachelor's graduates), Economics (132 bachelor's graduates), Public Policy Analysis (114 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 119 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.