Went to college
Class of 2022 · within 16 months 89–92% #6 of 16 in Mercer County · New Jersey 75–77%
NJ 76% Princeton 10%100%
At four-year colleges91%9% at two-year colleges
Left New Jersey72%28% stayed in state
At private colleges56%44% at public colleges
Class of 2023, by fall83–85%92% of them at four-year
Source: NJ Department of Education, 2022–23 School Performance Report ↗ · National Student Clearinghouse records. The state publishes the rate as a range because a few students can't be matched.
Plans after graduation
Class of 2025 · as the school reports them · 396 graduatesFour-year college33484%
Two-year college318%
Full-time job113%
Military21%
Other185%
Source: Matriculation Report Princeton High School, September 2025 ↗
Which colleges
A · Enrollments with countsPrinceton High School publishes where graduates enrolled, with a count for each college.
Where graduates enrolled, with the number of students · Class of 2025
148Students counted
32%At colleges admitting under 20%
53%Stayed in New Jersey
15Different colleges
Each line goes from Princeton to a college; thicker lines mean more students. Gold: admits under 20%.
- Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, NJ · Public · admits 66%31
- Mercer County Community CollegeWest Windsor, NJ · Public24
- Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ · Private · admits 6%17
- New York UniversityNew York, NY · Private · admits 13%13
- George Washington UniversityWashington, DC · Private · admits 49%7
- Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY · Private · admits 52%7
- The College of New JerseyEwing, NJ · Public · admits 64%7
- Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA · Private · admits 7%6
- University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI · Public · admits 18%6
- Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA · Private · admits 37%5
- University of ConnecticutStorrs, CT · Public · admits 55%5
- University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA · Private · admits 7%5
- University of VermontBurlington, VT · Public · admits 60%5
- University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, WI · Public · admits 49%5
- William & MaryWilliamsburg, VA · Public · admits 34%5
From Matriculation Report Princeton High School, September 2025 ↗, read automatically; the school's document is the authority. Admit rates: IPEDS 2022.
Where graduates enrolled, names only · Classes of 2020–2025 combined
48Colleges on the list
25Admit under 20%
4In New Jersey
19States
Each line goes from Princeton to a college. Gold: admits under 20%.
- American UniversityWashington, DC · Private · admits 41%
- Barnard CollegeNew York, NY · Private · admits 9%
- Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA · Private · admits 17%
- Boston UniversityBoston, MA · Private · admits 14%
- Brown UniversityProvidence, RI · Private · admits 5%
- Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, PA · Private · admits 33%
- Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA · Private · admits 11%
- Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OH · Private · admits 27%
- Colgate UniversityHamilton, NY · Private · admits 12%
- Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY · Private · admits 4%
- Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY · Private · admits 8%
- Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH · Private · admits 6%
- Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA · Private · admits 80%
- Duke UniversityDurham, NC · Private · admits 6%
- Elon UniversityElon, NC · Private · admits 75%
Show all 48 colleges
- Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA · admits 11%
- George Washington UniversityWashington, DC · admits 49%
- Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC · admits 12%
- Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA · admits 3%
- Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, IN · admits 82%
- Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA · admits 37%
- Loyola University MarylandBaltimore, MD · admits 84%
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA · admits 4%
- Mercer County Community CollegeWest Windsor, NJ
- Montclair State UniversityMontclair, NJ · admits 91%
- New York UniversityNew York, NY · admits 13%
- Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA · admits 7%
- Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, PA · admits 55%
- Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ · admits 6%
- Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, IN · admits 53%
- Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, NY · admits 65%
- Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, NJ · admits 66%
- Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY · admits 52%
- Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, PA · admits 80%
- Tufts UniversityMedford, MA · admits 10%
- Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans, LA · admits 12%
- University of California—All CampusesNot matched
- University of ChicagoChicago, IL · admits 5%
- University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, CO · admits 81%
- University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL · admits 45%
- University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, MD · admits 45%
- University of MiamiCoral Gables, FL · admits 19%
- University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI · admits 18%
- University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA · admits 7%
- University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, PA · admits 49%
- University of VermontBurlington, VT · admits 60%
- Williams CollegeWilliamstown, MA · admits 9%
- Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT · admits 5%
From Princeton High School School Profile 2025-2026 ↗, read automatically; the school's document is the authority. Admit rates: IPEDS 2022.
Where graduates enrolled, names only · Classes of 2020–2025 combined
22Colleges on the list
0Admit under 20%
0In New Jersey
1States
Each line goes from Princeton to a college. Gold: admits under 20%.
- Amsterdam Fashion InstituteNot matched to the federal college list
- Bocconi UniversityNot matched to the federal college list
- Concordia University (Montreal)Not matched to the federal college list
- Duke Kunshan UniversityNot matched to the federal college list
- Durham UniversityNot matched to the federal college list
- Ecole PolytechniqueNot matched to the federal college list
- IE UniversityNot matched to the federal college list
- John Cabot UniversityNot matched to the federal college list
- McGill UniversityNot matched to the federal college list
- Sciences Po ParisNot matched to the federal college list
- St. Andrews UniversityLaurinburg, NC · Private · admits 65%
- Trinity College DublinNot matched to the federal college list
- University College DublinNot matched to the federal college list
- University College LondonNot matched to the federal college list
- University of AmsterdamNot matched to the federal college list
Show all 22 colleges
- University of British ColumbiaNot matched
- University of CambridgeNot matched
- University of EdinburghNot matched
- University of OttawaNot matched
- University of OxfordNot matched
- University of TorontoNot matched
- University of VictoriaNot matched
From Princeton High School School Profile 2025-2026 ↗, read automatically; the school's document is the authority. Admit rates: IPEDS 2022.
Where graduates enrolled, names only · Classes of 2020–2024 combined
48Colleges on the list
25Admit under 20%
4In New Jersey
19States
Each line goes from Princeton to a college. Gold: admits under 20%.
- American UniversityWashington, DC · Private · admits 41%
- Barnard CollegeNew York, NY · Private · admits 9%
- Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA · Private · admits 17%
- Boston UniversityBoston, MA · Private · admits 14%
- Brown UniversityProvidence, RI · Private · admits 5%
- Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, PA · Private · admits 33%
- Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA · Private · admits 11%
- Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OH · Private · admits 27%
- Colgate UniversityHamilton, NY · Private · admits 12%
- Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY · Private · admits 4%
- Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY · Private · admits 8%
- Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH · Private · admits 6%
- Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA · Private · admits 80%
- Duke UniversityDurham, NC · Private · admits 6%
- Elon UniversityElon, NC · Private · admits 75%
Show all 48 colleges
- Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA · admits 11%
- George Washington UniversityWashington, DC · admits 49%
- Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC · admits 12%
- Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA · admits 3%
- Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, IN · admits 82%
- Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA · admits 37%
- Loyola University MarylandBaltimore, MD · admits 84%
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA · admits 4%
- Mercer County Community CollegeWest Windsor, NJ
- Montclair State UniversityMontclair, NJ · admits 91%
- New York UniversityNew York, NY · admits 13%
- Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA · admits 7%
- Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, PA · admits 55%
- Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ · admits 6%
- Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, IN · admits 53%
- Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, NY · admits 65%
- Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, NJ · admits 66%
- Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY · admits 52%
- Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, PA · admits 80%
- Tufts UniversityMedford, MA · admits 10%
- Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans, LA · admits 12%
- University of California—All CampusesNot matched
- University of ChicagoChicago, IL · admits 5%
- University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, CO · admits 81%
- University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL · admits 45%
- University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, MD · admits 45%
- University of MiamiCoral Gables, FL · admits 19%
- University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI · admits 18%
- University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA · admits 7%
- University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, PA · admits 49%
- University of VermontBurlington, VT · admits 60%
- Williams CollegeWilliamstown, MA · admits 9%
- Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT · admits 5%
From Princeton High School School Profile 2024-2025 ↗, read automatically; the school's document is the authority. Admit rates: IPEDS 2022.
Where graduates enrolled, names only · Classes of 2020–2024 combined
22Colleges on the list
0Admit under 20%
0In New Jersey
1States
Each line goes from Princeton to a college. Gold: admits under 20%.
- Amsterdam Fashion InstituteNot matched to the federal college list
- Bocconi UniversityNot matched to the federal college list
- Concordia University (Montreal)Not matched to the federal college list
- Duke Kunshan UniversityNot matched to the federal college list
- Durham UniversityNot matched to the federal college list
- Ecole PolytechniqueNot matched to the federal college list
- IE UniversityNot matched to the federal college list
- John Cabot UniversityNot matched to the federal college list
- McGill UniversityNot matched to the federal college list
- Sciences Po ParisNot matched to the federal college list
- St. Andrews UniversityLaurinburg, NC · Private · admits 65%
- Trinity College DublinNot matched to the federal college list
- University College DublinNot matched to the federal college list
- University College LondonNot matched to the federal college list
- University of AmsterdamNot matched to the federal college list
Show all 22 colleges
- University of British ColumbiaNot matched
- University of CambridgeNot matched
- University of EdinburghNot matched
- University of OttawaNot matched
- University of OxfordNot matched
- University of TorontoNot matched
- University of VictoriaNot matched
From Princeton High School School Profile 2024-2025 ↗, read automatically; the school's document is the authority. Admit rates: IPEDS 2022.
Where graduates enrolled, names only · Class of 2022
158Colleges on the list
44Admit under 20%
14In New Jersey
32States
Each line goes from Princeton to a college. Gold: admits under 20%.
- American UniversityWashington, DC · Private · admits 41%
- Amherst CollegeAmherst, MA · Private · admits 7%
- Amsterdam Fashion InstituteNot matched to the federal college list
- Auburn UniversityAuburn, AL · Public · admits 44%
- Bard CollegeAnnandale-On-Hudson, NY · Private · admits 46%
- Barnard CollegeNew York, NY · Private · admits 9%
- Bentley UniversityWaltham, MA · Private · admits 58%
- Berklee College of MusicBoston, MA · Private · admits 54%
- Binghamton UniversityVestal, NY · Public · admits 42%
- Boston UniversityBoston, MA · Private · admits 14%
- Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, ME · Private · admits 9%
- Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MA · Private · admits 39%
- Brown UniversityProvidence, RI · Private · admits 5%
- Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr, PA · Private · admits 31%
- Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, PA · Private · admits 33%
Show all 158 colleges
- California Institute of the ArtsValencia, CA · admits 25%
- Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA · admits 11%
- Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OH · admits 27%
- Clemson UniversityClemson, SC · admits 43%
- Colby CollegeWaterville, ME · admits 8%
- Colgate UniversityHamilton, NY · admits 12%
- College of the Holy CrossWorcester, MA · admits 36%
- Colorado Northwestern Community CollegeRangely, CO
- Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY · admits 4%
- Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY · admits 4%
- Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY · admits 8%
- Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY · admits 8%
- Culinary Institute of AmericaHyde Park, NY · admits 95%
- DeSales UniversityCenter Valley, PA · admits 77%
- Dickinson CollegeCarlisle, PA · admits 35%
- Drew UniversityMadison, NJ · admits 73%
- Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA · admits 80%
- Duke Kunshan UniversityNot matched
- Duke UniversityDurham, NC · admits 6%
- Eastern Mennonite UniversityHarrisonburg, VA · admits 100%
- Elon UniversityElon, NC · admits 75%
- Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA · admits 11%
- Emory University-Oxford CollegeOxford, GA · admits 15%
- Fairfield UniversityFairfield, CT · admits 52%
- Fairleigh Dickinson UniversityNot matched
- Florida Polytechnic UniversityLakeland, FL · admits 56%
- Franklin and Marshall CollegeLancaster, PA · admits 36%
- George Washington UniversityWashington, DC · admits 49%
- Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC · admits 12%
- Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, GA · admits 17%
- Hamilton CollegeClinton, NY · admits 12%
- Harcum CollegeBryn Mawr, PA
- Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA · admits 3%
- Haverford CollegeHaverford, PA · admits 14%
- High Point UniversityHigh Point, NC · admits 79%
- Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, IN · admits 82%
- Ithaca CollegeIthaca, NY · admits 75%
- James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, VA · admits 78%
- John Cabot UniversityNot matched
- Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD · admits 7%
- Kean UniversityUnion, NJ · admits 83%
- Lafayette CollegeEaston, PA · admits 34%
- Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA · admits 37%
- Liberty UniversityLynchburg, VA · admits 99%
- Long Island UniversityBrookville, NY · admits 93%
- Loyola University ChicagoChicago, IL · admits 79%
- Loyola University MarylandBaltimore, MD · admits 84%
- Manhattan School of MusicNew York, NY · admits 55%
- McGill UniversityNot matched
- Mercer County Community CollegeWest Windsor, NJ
- Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI · admits 88%
- Montclair State UniversityMontclair, NJ · admits 91%
- Muhlenberg CollegeAllentown, PA · admits 66%
- New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark, NJ · admits 66%
- New York UniversityNew York, NY · admits 13%
- North Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboro, NC · admits 56%
- Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA · admits 7%
- Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL · admits 7%
- Oberlin CollegeOberlin, OH · admits 35%
- Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, OH · admits 53%
- Pace UniversityNew York, NY · admits 83%
- Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, PA · admits 55%
- Pratt Institute-MainBrooklyn, NY · admits 50%
- Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ · admits 6%
- Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, IN · admits 53%
- Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, NY · admits 65%
- Rider UniversityLawrenceville, NJ · admits 84%
- Rollins CollegeWinter Park, FL · admits 50%
- Rowan College at Burlington CountyMount Laurel, NJ
- Rowan UniversityGlassboro, NJ · admits 77%
- Rutgers University-CamdenCamden, NJ · admits 77%
- Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, NJ · admits 66%
- Sacred Heart UniversityFairfield, CT · admits 66%
- Saint Joseph's UniversityPhiladelphia, PA · admits 89%
- Salisbury UniversitySalisbury, MD · admits 91%
- San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, CA · admits 39%
- Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, CA · admits 52%
- Sarah Lawrence CollegeBronxville, NY · admits 50%
- Savannah College of Art and DesignSavannah, GA · admits 82%
- Skidmore CollegeSaratoga Springs, NY · admits 26%
- Southern California Institute of ArchitectureLos Angeles, CA · admits 60%
- Spelman CollegeAtlanta, GA · admits 28%
- St. Andrews UniversityLaurinburg, NC · admits 65%
- Stanford UniversityStanford, CA · admits 4%
- Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, NJ · admits 46%
- Susquehanna UniversitySelinsgrove, PA · admits 77%
- Sweet Briar CollegeSweet Briar, VA · admits 76%
- Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY · admits 52%
- Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, PA · admits 80%
- The College of New JerseyEwing, NJ · admits 64%
- The Master's University and SeminarySanta Clarita, CA · admits 78%
- The National College of Art and DesignNot matched
- The New SchoolNew York, NY · admits 57%
- The University of EdinburghNot matched
- The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN · admits 68%
- The University of the ArtsPhiladelphia, PA · admits 80%
- Tufts UniversityMedford, MA · admits 10%
- Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans, LA · admits 12%
- Union CollegeBarbourville, KY · admits 53%
- United States Military AcademyWest Point, NY · admits 12%
- United States Naval AcademyAnnapolis, MD · admits 11%
- University College LondonNot matched
- University of ArizonaTucson, AZ · admits 87%
- University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA · admits 11%
- University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA · admits 9%
- University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA · admits 26%
- University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, CA · admits 47%
- University of ChicagoChicago, IL · admits 5%
- University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, CO · admits 81%
- University of DelawareNewark, DE · admits 74%
- University of HartfordWest Hartford, CT · admits 83%
- University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL · admits 45%
- University of MaineOrono, ME · admits 94%
- University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, MD · admits 45%
- University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, MA · admits 64%
- University of Massachusetts-DartmouthNorth Dartmouth, MA · admits 96%
- University of MiamiCoral Gables, FL · admits 19%
- University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI · admits 18%
- University of MississippiUniversity, MS · admits 97%
- University of New Hampshire-Main CampusDurham, NH · admits 87%
- University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA · admits 7%
- University of Pittsburgh-BradfordBradford, PA · admits 94%
- University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, PA · admits 49%
- University of RichmondUniversity of Richmond, VA · admits 24%
- University of RochesterRochester, NY · admits 39%
- University of South FloridaTampa, FL · admits 44%
- University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA · admits 12%
- University of TorontoNot matched
- University of VermontBurlington, VT · admits 60%
- University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, VA · admits 19%
- University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, WA · admits 48%
- University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, WI · admits 49%
- Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN · admits 7%
- Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, NY · admits 19%
- Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA · admits 23%
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, VA · admits 57%
- Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, NC · admits 21%
- Washington University in St LouisSaint Louis, MO · admits 12%
- Wellesley CollegeWellesley, MA · admits 14%
- William & MaryWilliamsburg, VA · admits 34%
- William Paterson University of New JerseyWayne, NJ · admits 92%
- Williams CollegeWilliamstown, MA · admits 9%
- Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT · admits 5%
From Princeton High School Class of 2022 Matriculation Report ↗, read automatically; the school's document is the authority. Admit rates: IPEDS 2022.