Princeton University Historical Acceptance Rate

Historical Acceptance Rates

Princeton University's overall acceptance rate for the application year 2024 is 4.6%, slightly up from 4.5% in 2023, with a total of 40,468 applicants and 1,868 admissions. Historically, acceptance rates have shown a general decline from 7.4% in 2014 to 4.4% in 2021, with some fluctuations, such as a rise to 5.7% in 2022 but dropping again to the current low. The applicant numbers have consistently increased over the years, indicating growing competitiveness in the admissions process. Notably, the acceptance rates for the Regular Decision round have remained consistent with the overall rates in recent years, reinforcing the trend of increasing selectivity at Princeton.