Princeton University is one of the oldest institutes in the US and also one of the best in the word. It has an acceptance rate of only 10%, meaning that out of every 10 graduate applicants just 1 gets the honor of studying at Princeton. Moreover it has the biggest per-student quota of endowment fund and is without any doubt an elite Ivy League. Getting into Princeton means that you need to be the “cream of the cream”; and as always GRE is just one requirement for applying to this top institute.
Surprisingly, Princeton does not have schools of business, medicine and law. However there are some professional programs that are offered in collaboration with other departments.
Princeton is one the toughest universities when it comes to the engineering programs. Therefore it has an above par GRE requirement for students applying in these schools. According to US news, the quant GRE average score is 163 and the verbal average on the GRE for Princeton is 161.
Here is a table that will give you an estimate on the average GRE scores for other disciplines. I have used the ETS data on average GRE scores (and standard deviation) along with the US news rankings for each program to come with these numbers. This of course is not perfect but is sufficient to give you an approximate target score.
| Program | Rank | Average GRE Quant Scores for Princeton University | Average GRE Verbal Scores for Princeton University | Average GRE AWA Scores for Princeton University |
| Average GRE Score for Princeton Biological & Biomedical Sciences | 7 | 154 | 154 | 4 |
| Average GRE Score for Princeton Chemistry | 16 | 158 | 154 | 4 |
| Average GRE Score for Princeton Computer and Information Sciences | 8 | 159 | 150 | 4 |
| Average GRE Score for Princeton Earth, Atmospheric and Marine Sciences | 9 | 155 | 155 | 4 |
| Average GRE Score for Princeton Mathematical Sciences | 2 | 165 | 158 | 5 |
| Average GRE Score for Princeton Physics and Astronomy | 5 | 163 | 158 | 5 |
| Average GRE Score for Princeton Economics | 1 | 166 | 162 | 5 |
| Average GRE Score for Princeton Political Science | 2 | 155 | 160 | 5 |
| Average GRE Score for Princeton Psychology | 7 | 150 | 153 | 4 |
| Average GRE Score for Princeton Sociology | 1 | 155 | 160 | 5 |
| Average GRE Score for Princeton ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 1 | 157 | 164 | 5 |
| Average GRE Score for Princeton English Language and Literature | 4 | 151 | 159 | 5 |
| Average GRE Score for Princeton History | 1 | 155 | 163 | 5 |
Note: Admissions is not exact science. These GRE scores will not guarantee your admission to Princeton university – they are intended to give you an idea of the scores that you should be at least aiming for. Good Luck!