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Psychology at Princeton

Princeton graduates about 50 psychology majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 36th of 694 schools we score for psychology, a standout program at 84 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $63,000 four years out, 1.14× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

84/100Standout#36 of 694 for psychology →
Graduates a year504% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$63,0001.14× the same major nationally
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate4%whole school
SAT middle 50%1490–1580whole school

Around Princeton

A fossil display in Guyot Hall, home to the Geosciences Department of Princeton
Fossil Display, Guyot Hall, Princeton UniversityPhoto: David Keddie · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Class of 1952 Stadium, home to the Princeton Tigers lacrosse and field hockey te
Class of 1952 StadiumPhoto: David Keddie · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Roberts Stadium, home to the Princeton Tigers soccer teams of Princeton Universi
Roberts StadiumPhoto: David Keddie · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Lenz Tennis Center, home to the Princeton Tigers tennis teams of Princeton U
Lenz Tennis CenterPhoto: David Keddie · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where psychology happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 27 · Dorm 11 · Athletics 7 · Library 3 · Student housing 2 · Arts 1.

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Nearby in the psychology ranking

  1. University of Pennsylvania 84
  2. Smith College 84
  3. Cornell University 84
  4. Davidson College 84
  5. Scripps College 84
  6. Carnegie Mellon University 84
  7. University of California, Irvine 83
  8. University of California, Davis 83

Other strong majors at Princeton

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Princeton with every school we score in psychology. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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