Just 28 percent of survey respondents reported having had sex before — a stark contrast to the national data from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which shows that more than half of U.S. teens have had sex by age 18. Recruited athletes were more than twice as likely as non-recruits to have had sex, the ‘Prince’ survey found, with respondents who are men, have significant others, or use Tinder on a regular basis also coming in above the overall average. Religious individuals reported less sexual experience than their secular peers.

Just over half of respondents reported experience consuming a full alcoholic beverage in a non-religious context. The median age at which surveyed individuals first did so was 11th grade, though over 10 percent had already drunk by the time they entered high school. Legacies and those who are not receiving need-based financial aid are more likely to have drank than their peers, as were those who had had sex. 80 percent of those who have had sex reported having downed an alcoholic beverage in a non-religious context.

New Jersey’s recent legalization of recreational marijuana likely came as exciting news to the roughly 25 percent of respondents who said they had tried marijuana recreationally. Just 11.7 percent had smoked cigarettes or another tobacco product, but 18.8 percent had used a vape or electronic smoking device. In this respect, the incoming class is not so different from their peers: numbers reported to the ‘Prince’ are in line with the national rate of electronic smoking device use among high school students.

Fewer than two percent of survey respondents have tried hard drugs like cocaine and amphetamines. 4.4 percent have tried psychedelics —, double the rate from last year’s survey. Another substance the Class of 2025 seems to avoid is caffeine; 56.3% of respondents said they don’t drink coffee weekly.

Instagram is the most popular social media network among the Class of 2025, with 91.9 percent of respondents engaging with the app on a regular basis. Snapchat is next, followed by TikTok. Just a little over a quarter of respondents reported using either Twitter, Facebook, or Reddit. Consequently, respondents reported using their phone quite a bit, clocking in with a daily screen time median of 5–6 hours.

The Class of 2025 listens to a mix of genres, from K-Pop to Country. Pop reigned supreme on the playlists of survey respondents, followed by Alternative/Indie and Rap. Showtunes, Latin, and Metal were viewed less favorably, receiving the attention of 12.4, 12.1, and 5.1 percent of respondents respectively.

Sometimes school got in the way of certain other extracurriculars. Respondents who took more than six APs in high school were less likely to report having had sex. Similarly, those who reported studying more than 20 hours a week were less likely to have had sex than their peers, with only 18.7 percent of those with intensive study habits reporting sexual experience.

More than a quarter of respondents have received mental health counseling or therapy, nearly double the rate at which the general U.S. adult population attains similar services, and more than half of respondents have considered seeking out counseling.

Nearly half of respondents anticipate joining an eating club on campus, but non-legacies tended to be more uncertain. Those receiving financial aid were also less certain: just 41.7 percent of students receiving aid planned on joining an eating club, as opposed to 63.4 percent of those paying full tuition. Far fewer students were interested in joining Greek life on campus, with only 3.9 percent saying they would. Nearly 20 percent reported not knowing the University has fraternities and sororities.