Programs at Princeton University

Programmes and admission routes

• Undergraduate Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)

  Programme

  Institution:

  Princeton University

  Programme information: Official source · Source as of: 2026-10-31

  Recorded admission routes

  Each route applies only to this named programme and the stated year.

  • IELTS: International English Language Testing System · Admission year not specified

    Test role:

    Language test

    Requirement:

    Alternative route

    · One accepted option in this requirement group

    Condition:

    Required only if English is not the applicant’s native language AND the applicant attends a school where English is not the language of instruction. No test is required if English is native OR the applicant spent at least three years at a secondary school where English is the primary language of instruction. Princeton also lists Duolingo English Test (DET) as an accepted alternative, but no canonical DET exam row exists, so it is not represented here. These three rows are choices, not cumulative requirements.

    Admission-route evidence: Official source · Source as of: 2026-10-31

  • PTE: Pearson Test of English Academic · Admission year not specified

    Test role:

    Language test

    Requirement:

    Alternative route

    · One accepted option in this requirement group

    Condition:

    Required only if English is not the applicant’s native language AND the applicant attends a school where English is not the language of instruction. No test is required if English is native OR the applicant spent at least three years at a secondary school where English is the primary language of instruction. Princeton also lists Duolingo English Test (DET) as an accepted alternative, but no canonical DET exam row exists, so it is not represented here. These three rows are choices, not cumulative requirements.

    Admission-route evidence: Official source · Source as of: 2026-10-31

  • TOEFL: Test of English as a Foreign Language · Admission year not specified

    Test role:

    Language test

    Requirement:

    Alternative route

    · One accepted option in this requirement group

    Condition:

    Required only if English is not the applicant’s native language AND the applicant attends a school where English is not the language of instruction. No test is required if English is native OR the applicant spent at least three years at a secondary school where English is the primary language of instruction. Princeton also lists Duolingo English Test (DET) as an accepted alternative, but no canonical DET exam row exists, so it is not represented here. These three rows are choices, not cumulative requirements.

    Admission-route evidence: Official source · Source as of: 2026-10-31

  • ACT: The American College Test · 2027-28

    Test role:

    Entrance exam

    Requirement:

    Alternative route

    · One accepted option in this requirement group

    Condition:

    For first-year and transfer applicants seeking Fall 2028 entry (the 2027-28 admission cycle); submit either SAT or ACT. Active military personnel are excepted from the testing requirement. Princeton states there is no minimum score. This route does not state a graduate admission rule.

    Intake:

    Fall 2028

    Admission-route evidence: Official source · Source as of: 2026-10-31

  • SAT: Scholastic Assessment Test · 2027-28

    Test role:

    Entrance exam

    Requirement:

    Alternative route

    · One accepted option in this requirement group

    Condition:

    For first-year and transfer applicants seeking Fall 2028 entry (the 2027-28 admission cycle); submit either SAT or ACT. Active military personnel are excepted from the testing requirement. Princeton states there is no minimum score. This route does not state a graduate admission rule.

    Intake:

    Fall 2028

    Admission-route evidence: Official source · Source as of: 2026-10-31