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2021 Rankings for Princeton University

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 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017

Top 2021 Rankings For Princeton University

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  • Top Quality Overall (nationwide) (ranked 1 out of 1667)
  • Highest Paid Graduates for Public Administration & Social Service (ranked 1 out of 370)
  • Top Ranked for Public Administration & Social Service (ranked 1 out of 345)
  • Top Ranked Veterans for Public Administration & Social Service (ranked 1 out of 345)
  • Top Quality Overall (regionwide) (ranked 1 out of 323)

A more complete picture of where Princeton University is the "best of the best" can be found on our 2021 Badges Awarded page.

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All 2021 Rankings For Princeton University

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Top Quality Overall
better
worse
Nationwide
1 of 1667
Middle Atlantic
1 of 323
New Jersey
1 of 33
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
better
worse
Nationwide
402 of 1472
Middle Atlantic
67 of 285
New Jersey
8 of 27
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
better
worse
Nationwide
6 of 1463
Middle Atlantic
3 of 286
New Jersey
1 of 27
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
better
worse
Nationwide
579 of 1472
Middle Atlantic
101 of 285
New Jersey
10 of 27
Diversity
better
worse
Overall
14 of 3500
Ethnic
339 of 3792
Male / Female
166 of 3790
Location
44 of 3520
Architecture & Related Services
better
worse
Most Popular
 
194 of 281
Most Focused
 
171 of 281
General Architecture
better
worse
Most Popular
 
96 of 117
Most Focused
 
79 of 117
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
better
worse
Most Popular
218 of 581
Most Focused
213 of 581
Area Studies
better
worse
Most Popular
135 of 363
Most Focused
116 of 363
Ethnic Studies
better
worse
Most Popular
 
338 of 466
Most Focused
 
335 of 466
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
better
worse
Most Popular
225 of 1720
Most Focused
231 of 1720
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
better
worse
Most Popular
55 of 608
Most Focused
40 of 608
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
better
worse
Most Popular
16 of 194
Most Focused
13 of 194
Neurobiology & Neurosciences
better
worse
Most Popular
67 of 222
Most Focused
66 of 222
Computer & Information Sciences
better
worse
Most Popular
193 of 2317
Most Focused
211 of 2316
Computer Science
better
worse
Most Popular
61 of 778
Most Focused
27 of 778
Engineering
better
worse
Most Popular
193 of 998
Most Focused
100 of 998
Chemical Engineering
better
worse
Most Popular
 
119 of 183
Most Focused
41 of 183
Civil Engineering
better
worse
Most Popular
 
208 of 282
Most Focused
123 of 282
Electrical Engineering
better
worse
Most Popular
149 of 390
Most Focused
59 of 390
Mechanical Engineering
better
worse
Most Popular
 
246 of 374
Most Focused
154 of 374
Operations Research
better
worse
Most Popular
3 of 9
Most Focused
3 of 9
English Language & Literature
better
worse
Most Popular
314 of 1549
Most Focused
364 of 1549
General English Literature
better
worse
Most Popular
255 of 1432
Most Focused
232 of 1432
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
better
worse
Most Popular
113 of 1114
Most Focused
92 of 1114
Classical Languages & Literature
better
worse
Most Popular
17 of 225
Most Focused
43 of 225
Germanic Languages
better
worse
Most Popular
133 of 267
Most Focused
114 of 267
Linguistics & Comparative Literature
better
worse
Most Popular
102 of 348
Most Focused
39 of 348
Romance Languages
better
worse
Most Popular
206 of 877
Most Focused
194 of 877
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
better
worse
Most Popular
 
94 of 97
Most Focused
 
58 of 97
History
better
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Most Popular
89 of 1404
Most Focused
46 of 1402
History
better
worse
Most Popular
89 of 1404
Most Focused
46 of 1402
Mathematics & Statistics
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Most Popular
252 of 1438
Most Focused
222 of 1438
Mathematics
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Most Popular
203 of 1382
Most Focused
168 of 1382
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
better
worse
Most Popular
 
1302 of 1403
Most Focused
 
1384 of 1403
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Other)
better
worse
Most Popular
 
572 of 664
Most Focused
 
631 of 664
Philosophy & Religious Studies
better
worse
Most Popular
51 of 1012
Most Focused
97 of 1011
Philosophy
better
worse
Most Popular
40 of 803
Most Focused
30 of 802
Religious Studies
better
worse
Most Popular
261 of 541
Most Focused
 
346 of 541
Physical Sciences
better
worse
Most Popular
136 of 1382
Most Focused
90 of 1382
Astronomy & Astrophysics
better
worse
Most Popular
 
54 of 101
Most Focused
35 of 101
Chemistry
better
worse
Most Popular
135 of 1230
Most Focused
135 of 1230
Geological & Earth Sciences
better
worse
Most Popular
124 of 489
Most Focused
85 of 489
Physics
better
worse
Most Popular
101 of 819
Most Focused
91 of 819
Psychology
better
worse
Most Popular
 
866 of 1699
Most Focused
 
1461 of 1699
Child Development & Psychology
better
worse
Most Popular
70 of 143
Most Focused
 
82 of 143
Public Administration & Social Service
better
worse
Top Ranked
1 of 345
Best Value
126 of 322
Most Popular
68 of 1128
Most Focused
89 of 1128
Highest Paid Grads
1 of 370
Public Policy
better
worse
Most Popular
4 of 79
Most Focused
1 of 79
Highest Paid Grads
1 of 15
Social Sciences
better
worse
Top Ranked
22 of 558
Best Value
98 of 539
Most Popular
172 of 1548
Most Focused
104 of 1548
Highest Paid Grads
55 of 592
Anthropology
better
worse
Most Popular
185 of 542
Most Focused
88 of 542
Economics
better
worse
Most Popular
81 of 817
Most Focused
41 of 817
Political Science & Government
better
worse
Top Ranked
9 of 367
Best Value
37 of 358
Most Popular
172 of 1220
Most Focused
99 of 1221
Highest Paid Grads
12 of 376
Sociology
better
worse
Most Popular
235 of 1100
Most Focused
225 of 1100
Visual & Performing Arts
better
worse
Most Popular
926 of 2022
Most Focused
 
1417 of 2022
Fine & Studio Arts
better
worse
Most Popular
365 of 1368
Most Focused
449 of 1368
Music
better
worse
Most Popular
 
972 of 1238
Most Focused
 
1089 of 1238
Men's Sports
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worse
Men's Baseball (D1)
 
155 of 271
Men's Basketball (D1)
60 of 324
Men's Football (FCS)
8 of 117
Men's Ice Hockey (D1)
 
32 of 54
Men's Lacrosse (D1)
24 of 64
Men's Soccer (D1)
 
100 of 188
Men's Volleyball (D1)
 
15 of 20
Men's Water Polo
 
11 of 16
Women's Sports
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worse
Women's Basketball (D1)
127 of 324
Women's Field Hockey (D1)
31 of 77
Women's Ice Hockey (D1)
14 of 30
Women's Lacrosse (D1)
22 of 100
Women's Rowing (D1)
 
8 of 15
Women's Soccer (D1)
86 of 306
Women's Softball (D1)
105 of 273
Women's Volleyball (D1)
69 of 307
Women's Water Polo
7 of 14
Veterans
better
worse
Overall
756 of 2104
Public Administration & Social Service
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
1 of 345
Social Sciences
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
39 of 552
Political Science & Government
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
16 of 362
Princeton University has no rankings in this category.
International Quality
better
worse
OVERALL
24 of 1231
Australia
13 of 224
Bangladesh
53 of 290
Brazil
26 of 490
Canada
17 of 691
China
62 of 842
Colombia
48 of 299
Egypt
24 of 187
France
14 of 321
Germany
5 of 410
Ghana
18 of 229
Greece
8 of 128
Hong Kong
34 of 204
India
66 of 662
Indonesia
65 of 221
Iran
46 of 270
Israel
30 of 89
Italy
13 of 226
Jamaica
15 of 157
Japan
26 of 449
Kenya
10 of 215
Malaysia
38 of 244
Mexico
29 of 338
Nepal
36 of 371
Netherlands
6 of 124
Nigeria
59 of 475
Norway
12 of 108
Pakistan
23 of 315
Peru
26 of 142
Philippines
30 of 142
Russia
14 of 246
Singapore
25 of 153
South Korea
43 of 596
Spain
25 of 361
Sweden
21 of 178
Taiwan
57 of 371
Thailand
56 of 249
Turkey
22 of 281
Ukraine
20 of 118
United Kingdom
7 of 556
Venezuela
38 of 246
Vietnam
52 of 511
International Value
better
worse
OVERALL
 
1119 of 1204
Australia
 
171 of 221
Bangladesh
 
241 of 281
Brazil
 
413 of 477
Canada
 
568 of 677
China
 
698 of 820
Colombia
 
245 of 291
Egypt
 
151 of 184
France
 
246 of 314
Germany
 
333 of 401
Ghana
 
186 of 225
Greece
 
80 of 125
Hong Kong
 
144 of 200
India
 
533 of 641
Indonesia
 
173 of 217
Iran
 
215 of 262
Israel
 
59 of 87
Italy
 
168 of 222
Jamaica
 
130 of 152
Japan
 
364 of 441
Kenya
 
168 of 211
Malaysia
 
196 of 241
Mexico
 
271 of 331
Nepal
 
309 of 361
Netherlands
 
92 of 124
Nigeria
 
408 of 463
Norway
 
88 of 107
Pakistan
 
238 of 308
Peru
 
104 of 139
Philippines
 
104 of 140
Russia
 
186 of 241
Singapore
 
87 of 151
South Korea
 
479 of 582
Spain
 
300 of 355
Sweden
 
143 of 175
Taiwan
 
298 of 362
Thailand
 
194 of 242
Turkey
 
209 of 273
Ukraine
 
83 of 114
United Kingdom
 
450 of 544
Venezuela
 
202 of 237
Vietnam
 
415 of 497
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