Computer Science at Princeton University

What traits are you looking for in a computer science school? To help you decide if Princeton University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's computer science program.

Princeton is located in Princeton, New Jersey and approximately 7,853 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 150 computer science majors received their bachelor's degree from Princeton.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer Science section at the bottom of this page.

Princeton Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
• Master’s Degree in Computer Science
• Doctorate Degree in Computer Science

Princeton Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer science progam at Princeton compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer science major at Princeton is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Science. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	5
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	26
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	31
Most Popular General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	34
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	49
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	71
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	83
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	85

In 2021, 39 students received their master’s degree in computer science from Princeton. This makes it the #86 most popular school for computer science master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer science, making the school the #34 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer Science Student Demographics at Princeton

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer science majors at Princeton University.

Princeton Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 150 students earned a bachelor's degree in computer science from Princeton. About 40% of these graduates were women and the other 60% were men. The typical computer science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at Princeton since its program graduates 17% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer science bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Princeton University with a bachelor's in computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	62
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	35
International Students	25
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Princeton Computer Science Master’s Program

The computer science program at Princeton awarded 39 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 74% of these degrees went to men with the other 26% going to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Princeton University with a master's in computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Princeton also has a doctoral program available in computer science. In 2021, 13 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Computer Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NJ, the home state for Princeton University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Software Applications Developers	46,930	$107,640
Computer and Information Systems Managers	14,280	$176,690
Computer Programmers	9,930	$85,750
Computer Workers	9,770	$99,210
Systems Software Developers	8,960	$123,370

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Quantockgoblin under License

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