Princeton University
NJ · Private · Mid-Atlantic · National university · Top 10 tier · 5,808 undergraduates (medium)
Admission rates
Latest admit rates
† Not reported by round: this school publishes an overall admit rate but not applicant and admit counts for each round, so early and regular rates can’t be shown.
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
Admission rates
Early plans
Fall 2027 applicants
Testing
Testing policy
Superscoring
What this means:
- SAT
- Superscores
- ACT
- Does not superscore (highest single sitting)
Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026
Test-optional for fall 2027 entry; required again from the 2027-28 cycle. SAT Score Choice allowed; all scores encouraged. No superscoring between paper and digital SAT. Main page: https://admission.princeton.edu/apply/standardized-testing
How to send scores
Official scores required when you apply
Have the College Board or ACT send official scores when you apply.
Send all scores? Score Choice allowed (all encouraged)
School’s words: “For those who do submit standardized test scores, you must submit your SAT and/or ACT scores to Princeton directly from the testing firms. ... We allow applicants to use the score choice feature of the SAT and accept only the highest composite score of the ACT, but we encourage the submission of all test scores.”
Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026
Students submitting scores
‡ Est. % submitting scores adds the share of enrolled first-years who submitted the SAT to the share who submitted the ACT.
Score ranges (middle 50%)
Enrolled first-years who submitted scores, Fall 2025. A quarter scored below the range and a quarter above.
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
Share of enrolled students submitting scores
SAT composite, middle 50%
ACT composite, middle 50%
Year-by-year data, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
| CDS year | Admitted | Admit rate | ED rate | Est. % submitting | % SAT | % ACT | SAT mid-50 | ACT mid-50 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | 1,895 | 5.8% | Not reported | 100% | 71% | 50% | 1470-1560 | 33-35 | |
| 2020-21 | 1,848 | 5.6% | Not reported | 100% | 71% | 45% | 1460-1560 | 32-35 | |
| 2021-22 | 1,647 | 4.4% | Not reported | 91% | 56% | 35% | 1470-1560 | 33-35 | |
| 2022-23 | 2,167 | 5.7% | Not reported | 85% | 60% | 25% | 1510-1570 | 34-35 | |
| 2023-24 | 1,782 | 4.5% | Not reported | 77% | 57% | 20% | 1510-1560 | 34-35 | |
| 2024-25 | 1,868 | 4.6% | Not reported | 77% | 56% | 21% | 1500-1560 | 34-35 | |
| 2025-26 | 1,868 | 4.4% | Not reported | 80% | 60% | 20% | 1490-1560 | 34-35 |
Waitlist admit rate
Share of students who stayed on the waitlist and were later admitted, by entering class.
- 2025: 3%
- 2024: 3%
- 2023: 5%
- 2022: 0%
- 2021: 15%
Test policy in each Common Data Set
History only. The current policy is under Testing above.
- Fall 2027 Test-optional2025-26 CDS
- Fall 2026 Test-optional2024-25 CDS
- Fall 2025 Test-free2023-24 CDS
- Fall 2024 Test-optional2022-23 CDS
- Fall 2023 Test-optional2021-22 CDS
- Fall 2022 Test-optional2020-21 CDS
- Fall 2021 Required2019-20 CDS