All You Need To Know About
Princeton
42+
IB Score
1460+
SAT Score
4.6%
Acceptance Rate
3.7+
GPA Requirement
A Brief History
Originally founded as the College of New Jersey in 1746, Princeton is the fourth-oldest university in the United States. Princeton is known for its eating clubs under the residential system it uses for its colleges. Its alumni include 81 Nobel Laureates, 2 U.S. Presidents, 21 National Medals of Science, 11 National Humanities Medal recipients, 217 Rhodes Scholars, and 66 Olympic Medals.
Residential Status
Primarily on campus
Average Length of Degree
4 Years
Setting
Suburban
Number of Undergraduate Students
Approximately 5,428
Public or Private
Private
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A Team of Specialists—Not Just One Counselor
At Crimson, you don’t rely on a single advisor for every aspect of your application. Instead, you get a dedicated team—from essay mentors and extracurricular strategists to interview coaches—each a specialist in their field, all working together to maximize your success.
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Meet Our Experts
Crimson’s admissions counselors include an impressive lineup of Former Admissions Officers from the Ivy League and several other Top 10 and 20 universities, including Stanford, Duke, Johns Hopkins, Northwestern, and more.
Devery D
Former Harvard Admissions Officer
Devery brings a rare level of insight and institutional knowledge to the Crimson team, having studied higher education management at Harvard's Graduate School of Education in addition to serving as a Harvard admissions officer, UC Berkeley application reader, and an application reader for a top liberal arts college.
Kimberley L.
Former Stanford Admissions Officer
A former admissions officer at Northwestern and Stanford and a graduate of Wellesley, Kellogg, and Oxford, Kimberley brings a holistic perspective to helping students and families navigate the college admissions process.
Dana C.
Senior Strategy Consultant
Dana Crum is a Princeton graduate, former application reader in Princeton University's Office of Undergraduate Admission, and a seasoned admissions consultant with a decade of success guiding domestic and international students into top US, UK and Canadian universities.
Devery D
Former Harvard Admissions Officer
Devery brings a rare level of insight and institutional knowledge to the Crimson team, having studied higher education management at Harvard's Graduate School of Education in addition to serving as a Harvard admissions officer, UC Berkeley application reader, and an application reader for a top liberal arts college.
Kimberley L.
Former Stanford Admissions Officer
A former admissions officer at Northwestern and Stanford and a graduate of Wellesley, Kellogg, and Oxford, Kimberley brings a holistic perspective to helping students and families navigate the college admissions process.
Dana C.
Senior Strategy Consultant
Dana Crum is a Princeton graduate, former application reader in Princeton University's Office of Undergraduate Admission, and a seasoned admissions consultant with a decade of success guiding domestic and international students into top US, UK and Canadian universities.