Degree programs may require Graduate School applicants, including master’s students and those not applying directly out of college, to submit valid test scores to be considered for admission. If your native language is not English, you must meet English language proficiency requirements and may be required to submit TOEFL / IELTS test scores. The Graduate School does not have a minimum score requirement; each department or program may set its own. The Graduate School does not have average GRE scores, however, departments or programs may. Send test scores no later than three weeks before the degree program application deadline to ensure receipt of the official score report. Test scores received after the deadline will still be matched to your application; however, faculty may have already begun their review of your application without your test scores. No offers of admission will be made if required scores are not in the application. You do not need to wait on test scores to submit your application. If your application is on file when scores are received, we will match them to your application within seven business days. GRE Applicants may be required to submit valid General Test scores from Educational Testing Service (ETS). Other than the GMAT exception noted below, no other test scores (including the LSAT) may be submitted in their place. For more information about the GRE, contact ETS. GRE Requirements: General & Subject Tests Refer to the GRE table to determine if the GRE General Test is required. If the department or program to which you wish to apply requires GRE scores, they may not be waived. Required: Applicants need to submit GRE scores as part of the application requirements for the department or program to which they are applying. Scores will be reviewed as part of the admission review process. Required GRE scores cannot be waived. Optional/Not Required: Applicants are not required to submit GRE scores as part of the application requirements for the department or program to which they are applying. If scores are submitted by an applicant, they may be reviewed as part of the admission review process. Applicants who do not submit scores will not be put at a disadvantage. Not Accepted: Applicants do not need to submit GRE scores as part of the application requirements for the department or program to which they are applying. If scores are submitted by an applicant, they will not be reviewed as part of the admission review process. GRE Table: Requirements for the 2022 Application for Fall 2023 Admission Graduate School Department GRE General Test Required? Subject Test Required? Anthropology Not Accepted for fall 2023 admission Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Optional/Not required for fall 2023 admission Applied and Computational Math Optional/Not required for fall 2023 admission, but strongly recommended Subject test in Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, or related field - Optional/Not required for fall 2023 admission, but recommended School of Architecture - Phd Optional/Not required for fall 2023 admission School of Architecture - Master's Optional/Not required for fall 2023 admission Art and Archaeology Optional/Not required for fall 2023 admission Astrophysical Sciences Optional/Not required for fall 2023 admission Subject test in Physics - Optional/Not required for fall 2023 admission Biophysics Not Accepted for fall 2023 admission Chemical & Biological Engineering Not Accepted for fall 2023 admission Civil and Environmental Engineering Optional/Not required for fall 2023 admission Chemistry Optional/Not required for fall 2023 admission, but strongly recommended Subject test in Chemistry - Optional/Not required for fall 2023 Classics Optional/Not required for fall 2023 admission Comparative Literature Optional/Not required for fall 2023 admission Computer Science Not Accepted for fall 2023 admission East Asian Studies Optional/Not required for fall 2023 admission Economics Required for fall 2023 admission Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Optional/Not required for fall 2023 admission Subject test in Biology - optional/not required Electrical and Computer Engineering Optional/Not required for fall 2023 admission English Optional/Not required for fall 2023 admission Finance Required for fall 2023 admission - (also accept GMAT; GRE preferred) French and Italian Not Accepted for fall 2023 admission Geosciences Not Accepted for fall 2023 admission German Optional/Not required for fall 2023 admission History Optional/Not required for fall 2023 admission History of Science Optional/Not required for fall 2023 admission Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Not Accepted for fall 2023 admission Mathematics Not Accepted for fall 2023 admission Subject test in Mathematics - Not accepted for fall 2023 admission Molecular Biology Optional/Not required for fall 2023 admission Music Composition Not Accepted for fall 2023 admission Musicology Not Accepted for fall 2023 admission Near Eastern Studies Optional/not required for fall 2023 admission Neuroscience Optional/not required for fall 2023 admission Operations Research and Financial Engineering Optional/Not required for fall 2023 admission Subject test in Mathematics - optional/not required, but strongly recommended for fall 2023 admission Philosophy Optional/Not required for fall 2023 admission Physics Optional/Not required for fall 2023 admission Subject test in Physics - Optional/Not required for fall 2023 admission Politics Required for fall 2023 admission Population Studies Required for fall 2023 admission Princeton Plasma Physics Optional/Not required for fall 2023 admission, but strongly recommended Subject test in Physics - Optional/Not required for fall 2023 admission, but strongly recommended Princeton School of Public and International Affairs Ph.D. and MPP - Optional/Not required; MPA and MPA/JD - Required Psychology Optional/Not required for fall 2023 admission Quantitative & Computational Biology Not Accepted for fall 2023 admission Religion Not Accepted for fall 2023 admission Slavic Languages and Literatures Optional/Not required for fall 2023 admission Sociology Optional/Not required for fall 2023 admission Spanish and Portuguese Optional/Not required for fall 2023 admission GRE Planning and Deadlines Visit the ETS website for upcoming test dates. Please have all scores sent by the deadline for fullest consideration. GRE Home Testing The Graduate School will accept the GRE General Test at Home version. Currently, ETS has no plans to change the GRE Subject tests, which are only offered in September, October, and April. Valid GRE Scores & Reporting We consider the highest score from each section, but the department or program has the ability to see all scores and components. GRE scores are valid for five years. For questions about the validity of GRE scores, please contact ETS. Before June 30, 2016: Expired July 1, 2016 - Present: Valid exactly 5 years from test date If ETS is able to send valid scores, we will accept them. A student who chooses to respond to only one section of the test per sitting is testing under different circumstances than those who took all three sections of the test on one test date. GMAT Applicants applying to the Department of Finance may submit valid GMAT scores in place of GRE scores. No other department or program accepts GMAT. GMAT is offered on a monthly basis. For more information, visit GMAT. GMAT Online The GMAT™ Online exam is an online remote proctored solution developed to support candidates during the disruption to test center-based delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more. Valid GMAT Scores & Reporting GMAT scores are valid for five years. For questions about the validity of GMAT scores, please contact GMAT. If GMAT is able to send valid scores, we will accept them. When registering to take the GMAT, please request that scores are sent to Princeton University. Graduate Admission will update the submitted application checklist when the scores are received. It can take up to two weeks for us to receive the official score report from the administrator plus an additional seven days for scores to match them to the submitted application. Please monitor the submitted application checklist to confirm scores have been received. English Language Tests Graduate students must demonstrate a level of oral proficiency in the English language sufficient to participate successfully in the various activities that comprise a graduate education, including classwork, research, research presentations, group meetings, project teamwork, and teaching undergraduates. Please view our English Language Proficiency Policy for more information. The two internationally recognized tests of English language proficiency which we accept are Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). Do I need to submit English Language Test scores? The following applicants must submit valid TOEFL or IELTS scores: Applicants whose native language is not English. Native language is defined as the language spoken in one's family, community, and nation. (English must be the native language of the nation.) Applicants whose native language is not English and who have earned an undergraduate degree from a college/university in a country where the native language is not English. Applicants whose native language is not English and who have earned a master's degree in the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, or Anglophone Canada. Applicants whose native language is not English but studied for fewer than three years at a college/university in the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, or Anglophone Canada. The only exemption for this requirement is if the native language is not English, but the applicant has or will have studied for a minimum of three years towards a bachelor's degree or a Ph.D. in the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, or Anglophone Canada before enrollment. Receiving a bachelor's degree in a country that lists English as an official language such as India, Pakistan, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Nigeria, or Singapore does not exempt an applicant from the English language proficiency requirement. Nor does prior experience working in the U.S. Still not sure if you need English language proficiency test? See flow chart. Does the TOEFL or IELTS replace Princeton’s English Placement Test? Please note that if you are offered admission and accept our offer, you may be asked to take an English placement test at Princeton. Students who do not pass the placement test will be required to enroll in English Language Program classes concurrently with the degree program classes. TOEFL Educational Testing Service administers the internet-based TOEFL. The Graduate School prefers scores from the iBT TOEFL. Applicants who take the test in a country which does not offer the iBT TOEFL should take the TOEFL Paper-delivered Test. For more information contact contact ETS. TOEFL iBT Home Edition We will accept the TOEFL iBT Home Edition. For more information, please visit the ETS website. TOEFL Scores & Reporting English language proficiency tests are a Graduate School requirement and although the Graduate School does not have a minimum score requirement to submit an application, please check with the department to which you wish to apply to see if they do. We are now accepting MyBest scores. If multiple score reports are sent to us, we consider the highest score from each section of score reports which we have received. TOEFL scores expire after two years from the original test date and will not be available from ETS. Please contact ETS if there are questions about the validity of the TOEFL scores. If ETS is able to send valid scores, we will accept them. TOEFL Scores and Princeton’s English Placement Test Admitted students who score below a 27 on the speaking subsection of the TOEFL iBT will be required to take an English placement test at Princeton. Students who do not pass the test will be required to enroll in English Language Program classes. IELTS IELTS Academic is administered jointly by the British Council, IDP Education Australia, and the University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations (Cambridge ESOL) . IELTS Online We will accept IELTS Online. IELTS Indicator is not accepted. IELTS Scores & Reporting English language proficiency tests are a Graduate School requirement and although the Graduate School does not have a minimum score requirement to submit an application, please check with the department to which you wish to apply to see if they do. We consider the highest score from each section, but the department or program has the ability to see all scores and components. IELTS scores expire two years after the original test date. For questions about the validity of the IELTS scores, please contact the test administrator. Please do not have tests mailed to us. Have IELTS Academic scores sent electronically through e-delivery. No institution code is required. The address, for identification purposes only, is: Princeton University, Graduate Admission, One Clio Hall, Princeton, NJ 08544. We do NOT verify Test Report Forms (TRF’s). IELTS Scores and Princeton’s English Placement Test Admitted students who score below an 8.0 on the speaking subsection of the IELTS will be required to take an English placement test at Princeton. Students who do not pass the test will be required to enroll in English Language Program classes. Tracking Your Scores What are Princeton’s institution and department codes? For GRE or TOEFL, the institution code for Princeton is 2672 and no department code is required. Graduate Admission will receive all score reports with this code regardless of whether a department code is selected or not. It can take up to two weeks for us to receive official score reports plus an additional seven days for scores to match to the submitted application. Please monitor your submitted application checklist to confirm scores have been received. Can I submit expired, partial, or self-reported scores? The University will not accept expired, self-reported, copies of, or partial test scores. There is no place in the application to self-report scores. We only accept the official score reports sent to us from the test administrator. Do I need to resubmit scores sent previously? If your test scores have not expired, you do not need to send them again. You will see the test dates on your submitted application checklist within seven business days. If you do not, please email [email protected]. How do I know if you received my test scores? If you have submitted your application, you will see the test dates on the submitted application checklist if the scores have matched. You will not see the test scores. If you see a date, it means the scores have been received. I see a test date on my checklist, but it is not the date I took the test. What should I do? Send an email to [email protected]. Include your name as it appears on your application, name as it appears on the test report if different, the test date, your date of birth, and the email you used for the exam. What do I do if there is a discrepancy in my name between my test and application? If the name entered on the test report is different than the name on the application, the test scores may not match. If the applicant has only one name, please enter it in the last name field and a period (.) in the first name field. If there is a name discrepancy, please email [email protected]. I had my scores sent and submitted my application but still do not see the test dates on my application checklist. What should I do? If it has been more than three weeks since you took your test or had your scores sent AND more than seven business days since you submitted your application, you can email [email protected]. Include your name as it appears on your application, name as it appears on the test report if different, the test date, your date of birth, and the email address you used for the exam.
