Princeton University Regular Decision Acceptance Rate

For the application year 2024, Princeton University's Regular Decision acceptance rate stands at 4.6%, with 1,868 applicants accepted from a pool of 40,468. This rate is a slight increase from 4.5% in 2023, but shows a decrease from higher rates like 5.7% in 2022 and 5.8% in 2019. Over the past several years, acceptance rates have generally declined, reflecting a growing competitiveness, as evidenced by a drop from 7.4% in 2014 to the current figure. The consistency in this downward trend emphasizes the increasing selectivity of Princeton's admissions process.