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Princeton Admits 7.2
Percent Regular, 9.5 Percent Overall
Princeton received a total
of 18,942 applications for admission to the Class of 2011.
This number represents an increase of 8 percent from last year
and a 38 percent increase in the past four years. 1,791 applicants, or
9.5 percent were admitted. Of the 16,605
applicants who applied Regular Decision, 1,194 applicants, or
7.2 percent, were admitted. Princeton expects an yield of 69.5
percent.
Approximately 44
percent of the admits are minorities. 10.6 percent of the
admits are international students.
Early Decision Admit Rate at 26
Percent
Princeton received 2,286 early decision applications this
year, compared to 2,236 last year. This represents a 2 percent
increase in applicants. 597 students, or 26 percent of were
admitted this year, while approx. 100 students were rejected and
the remaining deferred. The 597 students who were accepted
represent 48 percent of an estimated class of 1245 students. This
year's acceptance rate of 26 percent fell slightly from last
year's 27 percent.
31 percent of accepted students are racial minorities, compared to
24 percent last year. 11 percent were international, compared to
12 percent last year. 52 percent were male, compared to 58 percent
last year. 103 students, or 17 percent, are legacies, compared to
18 percent last year.
Accepted students had an average combined
SAT score of 2200, with 730, 740 and 730 in critical reading,
math and writing, respectively. Last year, students averaged
2170, with subject scores of 720, 730 and 720.
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