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Guidelines for Applying

Submit your application as early as possible, at least two weeks prior to the application deadline, to ensure that it receives full consideration. To avoid the holiday mailing rush, we recommend that you file your application by early December, or sooner. Your application and supporting documentation must be received by the Office of Graduate Admission no later than 5:00 p.m. on the application deadline.

If the application deadline falls on a weekend or a University holiday the deadline for receipt of paper materials is extended to the next business day. The web application deadline will not be extended.

All required tests (Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT), the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), and the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) or the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)) should be taken well in advance of the Graduate School’s application deadline. It is your responsibility to take tests early enough in the fall to ensure receipt of all required test scores by the application deadline.

Supporting documents that are received prior to your application will be held in the Office of Graduate Admission until your application arrives. All materials related to your application will be filed by your last name or family name. It will facilitate our handling of your application if you put your name on all correspondence with our office. This is of particular importance for names that do not follow standard English order or differ from the name applied under.

• Include your full name, date of birth, and the department to which you are applying on every piece of correspondence. Underline your last name or family name.
• If your application packet is incomplete as the deadline draws near (that is, missing transcripts or letters of recommendation) DO NOT DELAY MAILING WHAT YOU HAVE PREPARED.
• You are allowed to submit only one application; multiple applications will not be processed.
• Your application will not be considered without the application fee. If submitting a web application, you will be able to pay the fee by credit card or e-check. If submitting a paper application, payments will be accepted in the form of a check from a U.S. bank, money order, or traveler’s check in U.S. dollars payable to Princeton University. Application fees are nonrefundable.
• We strongly recommend that your completed application be mailed in one package, and that you avoid extra wrapping or plastic covering. In addition, all materials MUST be no larger than 8.5" x 11". The Office of Graduate Admission reserves the right to alter any items to meet the size requirement.
• Materials sent using courier services (Federal Express, DHL, UPS, or U.S. Express Mail) must be addressed to our street address:
  
  Office of Graduate Admission
  Princeton University
  One Clio Hall
  Princeton, NJ 08544
  (609) 258-3034
  
• Materials submitted in support of an application for admission cannot be returned to you (except for architecture portfolios or musical scores and recordings). Samples will be discarded after May 15 unless return is requested prior to May 15.