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Princeton University BS in Computer Science

158 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

The main focus area for this major is Computer Science. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Computer Science is a major offered under the computer and information sciences program of study at Princeton University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in compsci, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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Rankings for the Princeton BS in CompSci

Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The compsci major at Princeton is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for CompSci. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Here are some of the other rankings for Princeton.

Ranking TypeRank
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science4
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science26
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science28
Most Focused Colleges for Computer Science29
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science40
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science61
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science63
Most Popular Colleges for Computer Science66

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in CompSci from Princeton Cost?

$48,502 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Princeton Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Princeton was $1,684 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$48,502$48,502
Books and Supplies$1,050$1,050
On Campus Room and Board$15,342$15,342
On Campus Other Expenses$3,150$3,150

Learn more about Princeton tuition and fees.

Does Princeton Offer an Online BS in CompSci?

Online degrees for the Princeton compsci bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Princeton Online Learning page.

Princeton Bachelor’s Student Diversity for CompSci

158 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
33.5% Women
50.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 158 bachelor’s degrees in compsci awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in compsci in 2019-2020, 33.5% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 20.6%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 50.0% of compsci bachelor’s degree recipients at Princeton in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 40%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian55
Black or African American9
Hispanic or Latino8
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1
White47
International Students26
Other Races/Ethnicities12

BS in CompSci Focus Areas at Princeton

Computer Science students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Computer Science158

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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