🐅 Private Ivy League

Princeton University

📍 Princeton, New Jersey • United States

Princeton University is a prestigious Ivy League research institution dedicated to undergraduate education. Every senior completes an independent Senior Thesis or capstone research project under close faculty mentorship.

Testing Policy

Test-Optional

Test-optional through the 2025-2026 application cycle. Applicants can submit SAT or ACT scores if they wish to highlight quantitative or verbal abilities.

Institutional Selectivity

Most Competitive (~4.2%)

Historic institutional aggregate reflects approximately 39,000+ applicants and approximately 1,650 admitted students.

Language Proficiency

Required for Non-Native

Required for applicants whose native language is not English and whose secondary schooling was not conducted in English.

Key Application Timelines & Rounds

Single-Choice Early Action (Non-Binding)

Deadline: November 1

Decision: Mid-December

Regular Decision

Deadline: January 1

Decision: Late March (Ivy Day)

🛡️ Verified for the 2024-2025 cycle academic cycle against institutional admissions portals.

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