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Colleges similar to Princeton University

15 schools closest to Princeton University (Trajecta Score 91) — neighbors in New Jersey first, then the closest schools nationally by Trajecta Score, a 0–100 measure built from College Scorecard and IPEDS data.

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Colleges similar to Princeton University, compared
# College Location Admit rate SAT range Avg net price Earnings (10yr) Score
— Princeton University (this school) Princeton, NJ 5% 1510–1580 $6,128 $110k 91
1 New Jersey Institute of Technology Open Newark, NJ 65% 1210–1460 $16,504 $84k 68
2 Stevens Institute of Technology Moderate Hoboken, NJ 48% 1380–1505 $41,346 $109k 68
3 Rutgers University-New Brunswick Moderate New Brunswick, NJ 58% 1310–1500 $24,406 $74k 67
4 Rutgers University-Newark Open Newark, NJ 71% — $19,703 $74k 63
5 Rutgers University-Camden Open Camden, NJ 66% 1050–1300 $18,745 $74k 61
6 The College of New Jersey Moderate Ewing, NJ 62% 1140–1340 $27,646 $73k 61
7 Stanford University Elite Stanford, CA 4% 1510–1580 $13,807 $124k 90
8 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Elite Cambridge, MA 5% 1520–1580 $20,111 $143k 89
9 California Institute of Technology Elite Pasadena, CA 3% — $16,075 $129k 88
10 Harvard University Elite Cambridge, MA 4% 1510–1580 $19,066 $102k 88
11 University of Chicago Elite Chicago, IL 4% 1510–1580 $14,860 $92k 87
12 Rice University Elite Houston, TX 8% 1510–1570 $13,370 $90k 87
13 Yale University Elite New Haven, CT 4% 1470–1570 $23,777 $101k 87
14 Johns Hopkins University Elite Baltimore, MD 6% 1520–1570 $18,809 $88k 86
15 Vanderbilt University Elite Nashville, TN 6% 1500–1570 $15,846 $92k 86

How these are picked: schools in New Jersey with the closest Trajecta Score come first, then the closest schools nationally — deterministic, from College Scorecard / IPEDS data, never opinion surveys. SAT ranges are 25th–75th percentiles of enrolled students; net price is the average across aid recipients. How the ranking works →

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