Princeton University

Applying for Admission

Note: Princeton is now accepting applications submitted through the Universal College Application, in addition to the Common Application. Please see details below.
You may pay for the Common Application or the Universal College Application online with a credit card. If you are having trouble paying online, you may instead send a check or money order with the applicant's name and date of birth to the address below. 
Undergraduate Admission Office
PO Box 430
Princeton UniversityPrinceton, N.J. 08542-0430

Princeton’s admission process goes beyond simply looking for academically accomplished students. For each freshman class, we bring together a varied mix of high-achieving, intellectually gifted students from diverse backgrounds to create an exceptional learning community. We care about what students have accomplished in and out of the classroom. The process is highly selective. In recent years, we've offered admission to less than 10 percent of applicants.

As you prepare your application, help us to appreciate your talents, academic accomplishments and personal achievements. We'll ask for your transcript and recommendations, and we will want to know more than just the statistics in your file. Tell us your story. Show us what’s special about you. Tell us how you would seize the academic and non-academic opportunities at Princeton and contribute to the Princeton community. Above all, please write in a style that reflects your own voice.

How to Apply

Princeton accepts the Common Application and the Universal College Application. Princeton treats them both equally. To apply using the Common Application, you will need to submit both the Common Application and Princeton’s writing supplement to the Common Application through the Common Application website.

To apply online using the Universal College Application, please visit the Universal College Application website, where you will find the First-Year Admissions Application and Princeton Supplement to the Universal College Application. Although applying online is preferred, you also may apply by paper. A PDF of the application is available on the Universal College Application website. A PDF of the Princeton Supplement to the Universal College Application is available on our website.

When to Apply

You have two choices for applying to Princeton -- single-choice early action or regular decision. Before you begin preparing your application, we strongly encourage you to review our publication Ready.Set.Go., which contains detailed information regarding Princeton's application process, standardized testing requirements and financial aid.

Who Can Apply

We accept students who will begin their freshman year in the fall. Princeton does not offer spring semester entry or a transfer admission option. If you have already started a college or university degree program elsewhere, you are not eligible to apply for admission to Princeton.
If a student has submitted an application on three separate occasions, the Office of Admission generally will not review subsequent applications. In these instances, if an application fee was submitted, it will be returned.

Fee Waiver

You may request a fee waiver if you are applying for financial aid and the cost of applying to Princeton represents a financial hardship for your family. Please note that applying for a fee waiver will not disadvantage your application in any way.
To request a waiver, select the fee waiver option in the Common Application or the Universal College Application. Your college or guidance counselor must approve your fee waiver request online or submit your fee waiver form by mail or fax.
In addition to the Common Application and Universal College Application fee waivers, Princeton also accepts the College Board, NACAC, or ECO (Expanding College Opportunities) fee waiver forms. Those participating in the QuestBridge program also may request a fee waiver.

Veterans' Benefits
Princeton University welcomes applications from veterans and dependents who are eligible for education benefits offered by the Department of Veterans Affairs, which include the Yellow Ribbon Program, and complies with the principles outlined in Executive Order 13607.

Princeton participates fully in the Yellow Ribbon program without limitation on the number of students who are eligible. The executive order addresses key areas relating to federal military and veterans educational benefits programs.

Disability Services

The Office of Disability Services offers a range of services to ensure that students with disabilities have equal access to Princeton's academic and extracurricular opportunities.
The Disability Services staff is available to meet with prospective students who are visiting the campus. Also, for more information you may visit the office's Website.
The University's admission process involves a holistic review of each applicant's entire file. No particular factor is assigned a fixed weight; rather, the process involves a highly individualized assessment of the applicant's talents, achievements and his or her potential to contribute to learning at Princeton.




QUESTIONS:

1. What should the applicants do if they have trouble paying the admission online?
2. Princeton only offered admissions to 20% of applicants in recent years. True or False?
3. How to apply using Common Application?
4. How to apply using Universal College Application?
5. Applicants are given two choices to apply to Princeton. What are they?
6. Applicants of Princeton will start their freshmen year in fall. True or False?
7. What kind of applicant is not eligible to apply for admission in Princeton?
8. In what conditions can an applicant apply for a free waiver?
9. How to apply for a Fee Waiver?
10. Students with disabilities are not allowed to join extracurricular activities. True or False?