Princeton University has offered admission to 1,939 students, or 7.28 percent of the 26,641 applicants, for the class of 2018 in what is expected to be the most selective admission process in the University’s history.
The class size is expected to be 1,308 students for the class of 2018. This class size is slightly larger than the previously reported estimate of 1,290 because the University has determined it has more capacity for the next academic year.
Of the 1,939 students selected for admission, 714 are students who applied through single-choice early action and were offered admission in December.
During the past ten years, Princeton has seen a 94.5% increase in applications.
Students receiving offers of admission to the come from 48 states, plus Washington D.C., Guam and Puerto Rico. International students represent 11.4% of the admitted students and are citizens of 68 countries.
Of those offered admission, 25.3% indicated they want to study engineering, and a record 43% of those students are women.
In addition to the 1,939 students offered admission to the class of 2018, 1,141 candidates were offered positions on the wait list.
Admitted candidates have until May 1 to accept Princeton’s offer of admission.
