Student Population at Princeton

Total Enrollment

9,137

Undergraduate

5,813

Graduate

3,324

Men Students

4,759

Women Students

4,378

For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 9,137 students have enrolled at Princeton University - 5,813 undergraduate and 3,324 graduate.

By gender, 4,759 male and 4,378 female students are attending Princeton University. By attendance status, there are 9,047 full-time students and 90 part-time students.

The number of students at Princeton University is very large compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in New Jersey. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Harvard University and Stanford University, its population is very small (average population is 21,860).

Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Princeton's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in New Jersey.

Princeton has smaller enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 21,860 students). The enrollment is larger than the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in New Jersey average (2,007 students).

	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Princeton University	9,137	5,813	3,324
Similarly Ranked Schools	21,860	7,532	14,328
All Colleges	2,931	2,685	1,440
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges	2,477	2,016	1,017
4-Years Colleges	4,686	4,205	1,445
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in New Jersey	2,007	1,429	1,212

The below chart compares the student population between Princeton University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 4,759 male and 4,378 female students attending Princeton. The male-to-female student ratio is 1.09 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Princeton.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Princeton
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	5,813	5,726	87
Men	2,895	2,845	50
Women	2,918	2,881	37

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Princeton
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	3,324	3,321	3
Men	1,864	1,862	2
Women	1,460	1,459	1

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 2,839 White students (31.07%) and 1,705 Asian students (18.66%) at Princeton University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Princeton University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Princeton University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	9	4	5
Asian	1,343	643	700
Black or African American	499	201	298
Hispanic	577	287	290
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	3	0
White	1,925	1,027	898
Two or More Races	413	181	232
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	293	172	121
Total	5,813	2,895	2,918

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Princeton University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	1	0
Asian	362	173	189
Black or African American	114	46	68
Hispanic	218	129	89
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	914	493	421
Two or More Races	110	40	70
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	120	69	51
Total	3,324	1,864	1,460

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 6,539 students whose age under twenty five and 733 students whose age is over thirty years old at Princeton University.

Especially, 44 students are younger than eighteen.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Princeton University.

Population by Student Age at Princeton University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	5,813	2,895	2,918
Under 18	44	23	21
18-19	1,825	849	976
20-21	2,691	1,312	1,379
22-24	1,150	632	518
25-29	79	63	16
30-34	16	10	6
35-39	3	2	1
40-49	4	3	1
50-64	1	1	0
Total	5,813	2,895	2,918

Population by Student Age at Princeton University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	3,324	1,864	1,460
18-19	1	0	1
20-21	14	11	3
22-24	814	447	367
25-29	1,786	1,024	762
30-34	549	302	247
35-39	116	58	58
40-49	40	19	21
50-64	4	3	1
Total	3,324	1,864	1,460