Princeton University
Princeton, NJ · Official acceptance rate: 4.50%
Official Data
Source: College Scorecard, US Dept. of EducationAcceptance Rate
4.50%
SAT Average
1535
SAT Range (25th-75th)
1500-1580
ACT Median
34
ACT Range (25th-75th)
34-35
Undergrad Enrollment
5,579
Website
www.princeton.edu/Decision Timeline
When Princeton University releases admissions decisions
Early Actionestimated
Dec 12, 2025
Restrictive Early Action
Regular Decisionestimated
Mar 27, 2026(30 days away)
What Matters in Admissions
Source: Common Data Set 2023-2024Academic GPAVery Important
Class RankVery Important
Test ScoresVery Important
Application EssayVery Important
RecommendationsVery Important
ExtracurricularsVery Important
Talent / AbilityVery Important
Character / Personal QualitiesVery Important
First GenerationConsidered
Alumni Relation
GPA Distribution of Admitted Students
Source: Common Data Set 2023-20244.0
66.7%
3.75 – 3.99
26.7%
3.50 – 3.74
4.4%
3.25 – 3.49
1.6%
3.00 – 3.24
0.5%
Below 3.0
0.1%
Applicant Pools
Source: Common Data Set 2023-2024Early Action
Applied5,000
Admitted791
Accept Rate15.8%
Waitlist
Applied1,032
Admitted52
Accept Rate5.0%
Community Data
From 84 crowdsourced submissions
Total Submissions
84
Crowdsourced Accept Rate
17%
Avg GPA (UW)
3.95
Avg SAT
1472
Decision Breakdown
14
Accepted
46
Rejected
22
Waitlisted
2
Deferred
Avg ACT
34
SAT Range
740-1600
GPA Range
3.55-4.00
Individual Submissions (84)
Showing 61-80 of 84 self-reported outcomes for Princeton University
Princeton University
NJ · 2020-2021 · RD
Rejected
GPA (W)
4.22
ACT
35
Major: Computer Science, Theater/Film
Private HS7 APs9 Honors
Self-Reported·via Reddit
From RI
Princeton University
NJ · 2020-2021 · RD
Accepted
GPA (UW)
3.95
8 APs