Learn how Princeton ranks across all of College Factual's rankings including Best Colleges Nationwide, Best Colleges for Your Money, Best Colleges in New Jersey and the region, and Best Majors. You can select an alternate year 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015
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| Nationwide | 3 of 1364 |
| Middle Atlantic | 1 of 263 |
| New Jersey | 1 of 26 |
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| Nationwide | 278 of 1325 |
| Middle Atlantic | 53 of 251 |
| New Jersey | 1 of 26 |
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| Nationwide | 2 of 1333 |
| Middle Atlantic | 1 of 250 |
| New Jersey | 1 of 26 |
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| Nationwide | 410 of 1325 |
| Middle Atlantic | 71 of 251 |
| New Jersey | 9 of 26 |
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| Overall | 13 of 2453 |
| Ethnic | 315 of 2718 |
| Male / Female | 226 of 2720 |
| Location | 39 of 2532 |
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 2 of 145 |
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| Top Ranked | 12 of 93 |
| Best Value | 9 of 92 |
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| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 2 of 96 |
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| Top Ranked | 8 of 180 |
| Best Value | 3 of 176 |
| Most Popular | 139 of 527 |
| Most Focused | 126 of 527 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 3 of 286 |
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| Top Ranked | 8 of 177 |
| Best Value | 3 of 173 |
| Most Popular | 64 of 370 |
| Most Focused | 68 of 370 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 3 of 248 |
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| Top Ranked | 8 of 825 |
| Best Value | 141 of 805 |
| Most Popular | 223 of 1413 |
| Most Focused | 326 of 1413 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 3 of 882 |
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| Top Ranked | 3 of 242 |
| Best Value | 11 of 239 |
| Most Popular | 32 of 571 |
| Most Focused | 13 of 570 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 2 of 370 |
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| Top Ranked | 2 of 67 |
| Best Value | 3 of 67 |
| Most Popular | 13 of 174 |
| Most Focused | 15 of 174 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 2 of 103 |
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| Top Ranked | 41 of 309 |
| Best Value | 61 of 302 |
| Most Popular | 110 of 582 |
| Most Focused | 50 of 582 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 4 of 357 |
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| Top Ranked | 24 of 150 |
| Best Value | 20 of 148 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 32 of 167 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 17 of 146 |
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| Top Ranked | 17 of 209 |
| Best Value | 30 of 205 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 94 of 260 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 1 of 208 |
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| Top Ranked | 8 of 162 |
| Best Value | 19 of 157 |
| Most Popular | 10 of 272 |
| Most Focused | 6 of 271 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 3 of 191 |
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| Top Ranked | 12 of 261 |
| Best Value | 28 of 255 |
| Most Popular | 163 of 343 |
| Most Focused | 83 of 343 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 1 of 278 |
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| Top Ranked | 31 of 269 |
| Best Value | 41 of 263 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 137 of 326 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 4 of 263 |
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| Most Popular | 2 of 10 |
| Most Focused | 1 of 10 |
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| Top Ranked | 24 of 612 |
| Best Value | 95 of 596 |
| Most Popular | 260 of 1360 |
| Most Focused | 304 of 1360 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 7 of 875 |
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| Top Ranked | 8 of 625 |
| Best Value | 81 of 609 |
| Most Popular | 211 of 1281 |
| Most Focused | 197 of 1281 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 9 of 804 |
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| Most Popular | 215 of 939 |
| Most Focused | 214 of 939 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 2 of 667 |
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| Most Popular | 33 of 225 |
| Most Focused | 42 of 225 |
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| Most Popular | 89 of 291 |
| Most Focused | 91 of 291 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 2 of 208 |
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 93 of 286 |
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 1 of 588 |
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
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| Top Ranked | 2 of 571 |
| Best Value | 60 of 553 |
| Most Popular | 61 of 1260 |
| Most Focused | 22 of 1264 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 3 of 138 |
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| Top Ranked | 2 of 588 |
| Best Value | 65 of 577 |
| Most Popular | 61 of 1260 |
| Most Focused | 22 of 1264 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 3 of 833 |
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| Top Ranked | 51 of 468 |
| Best Value | 74 of 456 |
| Most Popular | 218 of 1231 |
| Most Focused | 266 of 1231 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 5 of 806 |
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| Top Ranked | 13 of 471 |
| Best Value | 43 of 459 |
| Most Popular | 183 of 1178 |
| Most Focused | 220 of 1178 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 3 of 769 |
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 8 of 394 |
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| Most Popular | 248 of 529 |
| Most Focused |
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| Top Ranked | 1 of 244 |
| Best Value | 15 of 241 |
| Most Popular | 61 of 956 |
| Most Focused | 128 of 956 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 1 of 625 |
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| Top Ranked | 3 of 246 |
| Best Value | 8 of 240 |
| Most Popular | 61 of 756 |
| Most Focused | 71 of 756 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 2 of 541 |
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| Top Ranked | 1 of 85 |
| Best Value | 8 of 85 |
| Most Popular | 81 of 550 |
| Most Focused | 201 of 550 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 1 of 333 |
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| Top Ranked | 10 of 474 |
| Best Value | 61 of 463 |
| Most Popular | 90 of 1144 |
| Most Focused | 65 of 1142 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 3 of 789 |
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| Most Popular | 19 of 83 |
| Most Focused | 9 of 83 |
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| Top Ranked | 3 of 411 |
| Best Value | 44 of 403 |
| Most Popular | 94 of 1087 |
| Most Focused | 74 of 1087 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 3 of 750 |
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| Top Ranked | 6 of 249 |
| Best Value | 29 of 248 |
| Most Popular | 126 of 430 |
| Most Focused | 91 of 430 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 3 of 345 |
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| Top Ranked | 12 of 253 |
| Best Value | 11 of 248 |
| Most Popular | 123 of 705 |
| Most Focused | 154 of 705 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 3 of 536 |
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| Top Ranked | 19 of 826 |
| Best Value | 161 of 807 |
| Most Popular | 499 of 1492 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 5 of 893 |
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| Top Ranked | 10 of 833 |
| Best Value | 159 of 813 |
| Most Popular | 459 of 1407 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 6 of 845 |
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| Top Ranked | 1 of 400 |
| Best Value | 85 of 400 |
| Most Popular | 41 of 861 |
| Most Focused | 71 of 862 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 1 of 455 |
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| Top Ranked | 1 of 30 |
| Best Value | 1 of 30 |
| Most Popular | 2 of 63 |
| Most Focused | 1 of 63 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 1 of 38 |
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| Top Ranked | 16 of 675 |
| Best Value | 96 of 661 |
| Most Popular | 175 of 1317 |
| Most Focused | 111 of 1317 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 2 of 870 |
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| Top Ranked | 23 of 272 |
| Best Value | 27 of 268 |
| Most Popular | 166 of 422 |
| Most Focused | 91 of 422 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 6 of 339 |
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| Top Ranked | 8 of 442 |
| Best Value | 28 of 433 |
| Most Popular | 89 of 729 |
| Most Focused | 69 of 729 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 3 of 545 |
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| Top Ranked | 2 of 588 |
| Best Value | 57 of 582 |
| Most Popular | 142 of 1081 |
| Most Focused | 84 of 1081 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 1 of 769 |
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| Top Ranked | 3 of 526 |
| Best Value | 59 of 517 |
| Most Popular | 239 of 969 |
| Most Focused | 267 of 969 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 4 of 690 |
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| Top Ranked | 66 of 628 |
| Best Value | 150 of 615 |
| Most Popular | 747 of 1529 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 2 of 870 |
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| Top Ranked | 2 of 513 |
| Best Value | 50 of 498 |
| Most Popular | 385 of 1114 |
| Most Focused | 541 of 1114 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 1 of 714 |
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| Most Popular | 507 of 1030 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 4 of 656 |
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| Overall | 398 of 1423 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 22 of 181 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 21 of 178 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 18 of 829 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 3 of 244 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 5 of 67 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 58 of 316 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 55 of 152 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 45 of 213 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 32 of 164 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 51 of 267 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 69 of 276 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 47 of 617 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 25 of 631 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 78 of 473 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 38 of 476 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 1 of 250 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 3 of 246 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 3 of 87 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 22 of 477 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 9 of 413 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 19 of 251 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 18 of 254 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 50 of 840 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 35 of 847 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 1 of 417 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 1 of 31 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 41 of 681 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 66 of 273 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 10 of 442 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 6 of 600 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 15 of 528 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 202 of 648 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 14 of 520 |
