Princeton University Graduate School

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Princeton University Graduate School
TypePrivate
Established1869
Parent institution
Princeton University
DeanCole Crittenden (acting)
Rodney Priestley (eff. 06/01/22)
Postgraduates3,212[1]
Location
Princeton
,
New Jersey
,
USA
Websitegradschool.princeton.edu

The Graduate School of Princeton University is the main

doctoral degree programs in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and engineering. The school offers Master of Arts (MA), Master of Science (MS), and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees in 42 disciplines. It also administers several pre-professional programs, including the Master in Finance (M.Fin.), Master of Science in engineering (M.S.E.), and Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Master in Public Affairs (M.P.A.), Master in Public Policy (M.P.P.), and Master of Architecture (M.Arch.)
degrees.

At the graduate school, students are able to work directly with faculty advisors, many of whom are the leading scholars in their fields. The relatively small number of students allows doctoral education to be tailored to each students needs, emphasizing original and independent research in a tight-knit community of scholars.

heads of government
.

The school also guarantees fully funded stipends, which covers tuition, health fees, and living expenses, for all PhD students. PhD students may earn additional funding from teaching fellowships, research assistantships, and competitive awards. Master's students are also able to graduate debt-free through Princeton's "no-loan" policy.[3]

History

Main article: History of Princeton University
President James Madison
The "first graduate student" of Princeton University

In 1771, future president

Political Philosophy, which provided him the foundation for his later career as the delegate to the Congress of the Confederation from Virginia, Secretary of State, and President of the United States.[6] After his studies, students were then permitted to stay at the university after receiving their bachelor's degrees. By 1869, graduate education was standardized through the establishment of general examinations and graduate fellowships.[7] Princeton conferred the first graduate degrees to James F. Williamson and William Libby in 1879. The first dean of the graduate school was Andrew Fleming West. He envisioned a graduate institution that would both produce high quality graduate work from a small number of students. By the 1880s, eight graduate students were enrolled in programs in art and archaeology, astronomy, biology, classics, geology, mathematics, philosophy, and physics.[8] Enrollment gradually increased over the years, particularly under the leadership of physicist Augustus Trowbridge. Applications for graduate enrollment also rose after World War II
and after federal funding for graduate fellowships increased substantially, most notably in the sciences.

Women began to enroll in the Graduate School in the 1960s. The first PhD was awarded in 1964.[9] In 1977, Nina G. Garsoian accepted a position as the ninth dean of the graduate school, the first woman to occupy that position.

The Graduate College

Main article: Princeton University Graduate College
Graduate College
Old Graduate College and Cleveland Tower
Map

The

John R. Thomson.[11] New Graduate College was built adjacent to the Old Graduate College in 1962, presenting modern-style architecture and comfortable living spaces.[12][13]

High table

The tradition of "

Master (Professor), or the dean. High Table continues to bring select students and faculty together for discussions and, during formal events, dinners jackets or academic gowns may also be worn.[15]

Academics

Policies and procedures for graduate academics at Princeton are administered by the Office of the Dean of the Graduate School, located at Clio Hall.

Admission to the Graduate School is highly selective with an acceptance rate of approximately 11.7% across all disciplines. The average Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores for admitted students were 163 out of 170 on the verbal section, 161 out of 170 on the quantitative section and 4.5 out of 6 on the analytical writing section.[16] In the 2018–2019 academic year, 1,373 students were admitted into the graduate school.[17]

Degrees and programs

The Graduate School offers a number of degree-granting programs in the fields of

Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.[18]

Clio Hall
Office of the Dean of the Graduate School

Humanities

Social Sciences

Natural Sciences

Engineering

Rankings

Graduate programs at Princeton University have been consistently ranked as some of the top in their respective fields. The

Wall Street Journal / Times Higher Education College Rankings 2018 lists Princeton University as a top ten institution, while the QS World University Rankings ranks it within the top fifteen.[21][22]

Princeton Graduate Program U.S. News & World Report Ranking (2018)[23] National Research Council Research Category Ranking (2010)[24] QS World University Ranking (2018)[25]
Economics 1 2 5
History
 1 1 9
Mathematics 1 1 6
Sociology 1 1 10
Physics 3 1 8
Political Science 3 13 3
Biological Sciences 6 2 18
Computer Science 8 1 8
English 8 1 7
Psychology 8 1 16
Chemistry
 9 11 11
Public Affairs
 9 1 N/A
Earth Sciences 10 3 19

Facilities

Firestone Library
The main library of Princeton University

Princeton's Graduate School includes a university library system of over seven million volumes, making it one of the largest in the United States. The main one,

East Asian Library and Gest Collection, Engineering Library, Lewis Science Library, Marquand Library of Art and Archaeology, Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library, Furth Plasma Physics Library
, Mendel Music Library, and the Stokes Library.

The McGraw Center for Teaching and Learning provides programs and services for students to develop as professional scholars and teachers. The center provides professional development workshops and training for assistants in instruction (AIs), Princeton's equivalent of teaching assistants (TAs).[28]

Partnerships

Graduate students are permitted to enroll in partnerships and exchange programs with other universities. The IvyPlus Exchange program allows take courses or conduct dissertation research at any of the Ivy League universities, the University of California, Berkeley, the University of Chicago, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.), or Stanford University. The Graduate School also maintains a number of partnerships and exchange programs with leading universities around the world, including:

Student life

Demographics

As of 2022, the Graduate School enrolls 3,212 students, of which 408 are master's students and 2,804 are doctoral students. Approximately 58% of the student population is male, 42% female. In addition, 58% are domestic students while 42% are international students.[29]

Graduate Population by Ethnicity Percentage
White
 52%
Asian
 17%
Latino
 12%
Unknown 7%
Black/African American
 7%
Multiracial 6%
American Indian/Alaskan Native <1%
Total 100%

Activities

The Graduate Student Government (GSG) oversees the organization of graduate activities and events. The GSG's mission is "to advocate for the interests of graduate students at Princeton, to provide a forum for free and open discussion of matters affecting graduate students, and to provide financial and organizational support for social events that involve graduate students."[30] There are also a wide array of social, cultural, and academic student organizations for graduate students.[31]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Enrollment Statistics". Princeton University: Graduate School.
  2. ^ "The Graduate School". Princeton University: Graduate School.
  3. ^ "Financial Aid". Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.
  4. ^ "History". Princeton University: The Graduate School.
  5. ^ "#1: James Madison 1771 (also considered Princeton's first graduate student)". Princeton Alumni Weekly. 21 January 2016.
  6. ^ "James Madison". A Princeton Companion.
  7. ^ "The Graduate School". A Princeton Companion.
  8. ^ "The Graduate School". A Princeton Companion.
  9. ^ "Women". A Princeton Companion.
  10. ^ "Graduate College History". Princeton University: Graduate School.
  11. ^ "The Graduate College". A Princeton Companion.
  12. ^ "Graduate College History". Princeton University: Graduate School.
  13. ^ "New Graduate College". Princeton University: Graduate Student Housing.
  14. ^ "High Table". Princeton University: Graduate School.
  15. ^ "High Table at Princeton". Princeton University.
  16. ^ "Princeton Graduate School to Welcome New Class". Princeton University: Graduate School.
  17. ^ "Admission Statistics". Princeton University: Graduate School.
  18. ^ "The Graduate School". Princeton University: Graduate School.
  19. ^ "Princeton University Overall Rankings". U.S. News & World Report.
  20. ^ "Doctoral Programs by the Numbers". The Chronicle of Higher Education. 30 September 2010.
  21. ^ "Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings 2018". Times Higher Education World University Rankings. 10 October 2017.
  22. ^ "QS World University Rankings". QS Top Universities.
  23. ^ "Princeton University: Overall Rankings". U.S. News & World Report.
  24. ^ "Doctoral Programs by the Numbers". The Chronicle of Higher Education. 30 September 2010.
  25. ^ "Princeton University". QS World University Ranking.
  26. ^ "Library History - Princeton University Library". library.princeton.edu.
  27. ^ "NCES Library Comparison". nces.ed.gov.
  28. ^ "Campus Academic Resources". Princeton University: Graduate School.
  29. ^ "Enrollment Statistics". Princeton University: Graduate School.
  30. ^ "Graduate Student Government". Princeton University: Graduate School.
  31. ^ "Student Organizations". Princeton University: Graduate School.

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