The main focus area for this major is General Civil Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Civil Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at Princeton University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in civil eng, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. Ranked at #2 in College Factual's most recent rankings, Princeton is in the top 1% of the country for civil eng students pursuing a bachelor's degree. It is also ranked #1 in New Jersey.
Here are some of the other rankings for Princeton.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Princeton paid an average of $1,684 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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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.
Online degrees for the Princeton civil eng 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.
About 64.7% of the students who received their BS in civil eng in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 27.3%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 23.5% of the civil eng bachelor’s degrees at Princeton in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 31%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 8 |
International Students | 5 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Civil Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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General Civil Engineering | 17 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to civil engineering.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
---|---|
Chemical Engineering | 26 |
Electrical Engineering | 21 |
Mechanical Engineering | 52 |
Operations Research | 69 |
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*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.