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Princeton University: cost, debt and earnings by major
17 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $7,815
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 97%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 5%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 5,709
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $12,400
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- ≤ 10%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $30,001–48,000 | $795 |
|---|---|
| $48,001–75,000 | $1,346 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $4,761 |
| $110,000+ | $38,927 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Bachelor's programs (14)
- Computer Science$217,973
- Economics$160,763
- Operations Research$131,721 (1 yr)
- Mechanical Engineering$115,927
- Public Policy Analysis$107,792
- Political Science and Government$88,576
- History$80,347
- Sociology$66,007 (1 yr)
- Research and Experimental Psychology$63,216
- Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$62,344
- English Language and Literature, General$61,323
- Neurobiology and Neurosciences$51,188 (1 yr)
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$49,217 (1 yr)
- Chemistry$49,184 (1 yr)
Master's programs (2)
- Public Policy Analysis$120,163
- Architectural Sciences and Technology$67,307 (1 yr)
Doctoral programs (1)
- History$90,535