At the 'Prince,' compared to Princeton overall, Asian and white undergraduates are overrepresented. In the 2020–2021 academic year, the racial breakdown of undergraduates at Princeton was 29 percent Asian, 10 percent Black, 12 percent Hispanic, 39 percent white, 6 percent Multiracial, and 4 percent Unknown. The racial breakdown of editors and staffers are fairly similar; however, there is no representation of Native Americans or Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders in the masthead. Looking at the racial breakdown by time at the ‘Prince’, it is evident that with more recent recruitment cycles (3+ academic years to 1 academic year), fewer white individuals have been recruited to the ‘Prince’, indicating a more diverse breakdown of incoming classes of ‘Prince’ staff.

61.1 percent of ‘Prince’ student respondents receive financial aid. At the University, approximately 61 percent of undergraduates receive financial aid. All undergraduates in the Class of 2023 with household incomes of up to $180,000 per year qualified for financial aid.

18.5 percent of ‘Prince’ student respondents identify as FLI (First Generation Low Income). University-level data is not reported. In 2021, 22 percent of those that the University offered admission to identified as FLI.

16.5 percent of ‘Prince’ student respondents identify as a legacy student. Only 11.3 percent of students in the Class of 2024 as a whole have parents who are Princeton alumni.

At the 'Prince', about 60 percent of students attended public school. In the Class of 2024, 62.8 percent of students attended public schools.

9.8 percent of student respondents identify as having a disability. University-level data is not reported. 19 percent of undergraduates nationally reported having a disability in 2016.

At the ‘Prince’, AB candidates are slightly overrepresented; 83 percent of respondents are AB candidates. At the University, around three-fourths of students are AB candidates.

Below is a breakdown of the class years at the ‘Prince’, prior to our Fall 2021 recruiting cycle, in which we recruited over 150 new students across the Class of 2022–2025.

Approximately 60.3 percent of respondents identify as very liberal. Some respondents expressed a desire to include more conservative voices in content, particularly opinion pieces.

A quarter of student respondents identified as agnostic. 26 percent of student respondents believe in a branch of Christianity.

75 percent of student respondents reported that English was their first language. 9 percent reported that English was not their first language.

2.8 percent of student respondents identify as varsity athletes. At the University, student athletes make up 18 percent of the undergraduate population.

8.6 percent of student respondents identify as international students. At the University, international students make up 12 percent of the undergraduate population.