PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
- Country United States
- Founded In 1746
- University Type Private
- Phone Number 6092583060
- Email [email protected]
- ZIP Code 08544
- Website https://admission.princeton.edu/contact-us
- Size of Campus 500
- Faculty Student Ratio 1 : 5.0
- FAFSA Code 2627
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Founded as College of New Jersey in 1746, Princeton University is a private Ivy League research university in New Jersey, USA. This renowned institute in the US Education System is the fourth oldest college in the US and one of the most prestigious institutions in the world with 18 Nobel Prize winners and two U.S. presidents as its graduates. Princeton is one of the highly selective universities with an acceptance rate of only 5.5%. It has nearly 27 faculty and staff members who are Nobel Prize winners and thus ensures quality education to its students.
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Location
Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA
Programs
All Courses offered
MASTER OF ENGINEERING M.ENG CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
Full Time United States
Duration
1 YEAR
1st Year Tuition Fees
USD 51250
Exams Accepted
IELTS, TOEFL
MASTER OF SCIENCE M.SC MECHANICAL AND AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
Full Time United States
Duration
2 YEARS
1st Year Tuition Fees
USD 54070
Exams Accepted
IELTS, TOEFL
MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE M.ARCH
Full Time United States
Duration
2 YEARS
1st Year Tuition Fees
USD 54070
Exams Accepted
IELTS, TOEFL
MASTER OF ENGINEERING M.ENG ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Full Time United States
Duration
1 YEAR
1st Year Tuition Fees
USD 60440
Exams Accepted
IELTS, TOEFL
MASTER FINANCE
Full Time United States
Duration
2 YEARS
1st Year Tuition Fees
USD 54070
Exams Accepted
IELTS, TOEFL
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Ranking
| Ranking | From | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National University Ranking | 2021 | US News & World Report |
| 6 | Universities Rankings | 2020 | Shanghai Ranking |
Accomodation
- A typical residential hall at the university has amenities such as classroom space, gender-neutral rooms, gallery, kitchenettes, Music practice rooms, laundry, printer clusters, Studio 34 food emporium, WPRB Radio Station, and seminar rooms.
- There are singles, triples, 3- and 5-room quads, hallway, shared, and private bathrooms.
- There are eight on-campus apartments, annexes, and town-houses for graduates.
- Graduate housing amenities include an elevator, common areas, air conditioning, laundry, TV lounge, electricity, washer/dryer, family housing, furnished Gender-Neutral bathrooms and they are pet-friendly.
- Graduate housings are fully furnished with bathrooms, bedrooms, kitchens, and living rooms with room types such as 1-, 2-, 3- apartment, 3- and 4- townhouses, single, double, triple quad rooms.
- Princeton’s Housing and Real Estate Services provides housing information which includes listings for off-campus houses, apartments, rooms, shares, and sublets for the institute's faculty, staff, students, and approved guests. These housings are owned by landlords and property managers.
- Graduate students living at the Graduate College need to sign a dining contract for to choose one specified meal plan. This allows them to eat in the ProcterHall, any residential college’s dining hall or the Center for Jewish Life’s kosher dining hall.
- Graduate students, who are not living at the Graduate College may also purchase a meal plan. Continental breakfast is served at the Graduate College daily and is included with all meal plans. Graduate students may also buy meals from many cafés around campus and the town.
- Medical Accommodation, Private Bathroom accommodation, Housing accommodation, gender-inclusive housing requests are some services provided on prior application to students, who opt for them.
Placement
It organizes profitable career fairs all through the year between prospective employers and students. Institute’s Handshake program has seen 42,190 applications being submitted for 6,545 jobs and internships.
In 2017, 72.5% of students accepted full-time employment while 17.5% pursued further education.
Some top employers of the university graduates include Amazon, Google, Facebook, IBM, McKinsey, Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, Barclays, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase & Co., BlackRock, Credit Suisse, etc.
The average starting salary for those employed full-time was 72,128 USD. According to PayScale, the average annual salary of the institute graduate is 93,000 USD.
Scholarships
The university has met 100% of the demonstrated needs of its aspirants by offering financial support in the form of awards and scholarships for international students to study in the USA. A total of 82% of seniors graduated debt-free thanks to the organization's aid programs and policies.
Awards available to international students include scholarship, grants, research assistantships, fellowships, and student jobs. Nearly 61% of undergraduate students receive financial aids.
Scholarships available to international students include:
- Bershadsky Family Scholarship in Science or Engineering: Yearly, this scholarship is awarded to several undergraduates of any nationality in science and engineering.
- Harold W. Dodds Fellowships: This aid provides funds from which one or more fellowships, unrestricted as to the field of study or other qualifications, will be awarded to graduate students.
- Natural Science and Engineering fellowship: All first-year students in this faculty receive a First-Year Fellowship, which covers full tuition and fees plus a 10-month stipend. Most times, summer support may sum up to an additional 8,000 USD is available depending upon a department’s resources.
