MSE Civil and Environmental Engineering 

at Princeton University, Princeton

Life for Indian students is generally very positive, per reviews posted by students on Shiksha Study Abroad. The teachers are considered very supportive and always ready to help. Students learn a lot on how to better manage their funds. Studies are manageable with a few part-time jobs.

Princeton is connected nicely with NYC. It usually takes only a couple of hours to get there by train.

Both are very good but in different areas.  MIT is considered a better choice for STEM courses. Princeton University stands out for its UG Liberal Arts courses. MIT has a better global reputation. It ranks above Princeton in the world rankings given by Shiksha and QS World. Princeton ranks above MIT on a national level as part of US News rankings.

Both offer very similar chances of admission. Princeton acceptance rate is 4.6%. MIT's stands at 4.5%.

It is very difficult to compare among top-ranked universities, as all three of them are highly reputed, stringent during admission, have academic excellence, and have small class sizes. Still, in terms of rankings, Princeton University comes first and the best among national universities. Students can check the below table for a better understanding of three of the universities:

Princeton University produces some of the finest professionals and graduates ready to join the top industries. Each year top industries in their area come to Princeton University to recruit from the talented pool of fresh graduates of Princeton University. The average salary is USD 90,700 annually.

Princeton has a more thesis-based education culture. Other Ivy League universities have a more project-based culture. Given below is how Princeton University USA compares to the rest of the Ivy League.

Princeton guarantees on-campus housing for students for all four years. Note that it is a mandate for first- and second-year students to live on campus.

Undergraduate students are randomly assigned one of the following residential colleges: Butler, Forbes, Mathey, New College West, Rockefeller, Whitman or Yeh College.

Here, students get to experience many out-of-class learning opportunities, such as:

• Shared meals with professors;
• Language discussion tables;
• Film series;
• Topical speakers and trips to the theater, opera and ballet;
• Dances, barbecues, and movie nights;
• Intramural sports such as soccer and volleyball, and much more.

As per the official statistics, Princeton received 9439 applications from international students. Being one of the difficult univeristies to get selected, Princeton only accepted 229 students for its various courses. Princeton University acceptance rate for international students is just 2.42%. A very low acceptance rate means that it is extremely difficult to get selected into the university. The Princeton acceptance rate for regular action is 4.09%, which means that as an international student, it is extremely difficult to get selected into the university. 

Princeton University is among the best universities in the world. Some of the programs are very popular among the international students. For international students, the Princeton MS in CS fees is INR 50 L. The fees mentioned is tuition fees for first year. Apart from tuition fees, a students also needs to manage the cost of living, which ranges from INR 20-22 L. The courses is ranked among the top 10 global courses as QS WUR Ranking for Computer Science, 2025. 

Wentworth Miller attended the University of Princeton. He is known for his role of Micheal Scofield in Prison Break. Miller pursued a UG degree in English Literature, graduating in 1995.

He was part of the singing groups and acted in campus productions before he started his career. Apart from acting, he also screenwrited the 2013 thriller movie, Stoker.

Princeton University offers various bachelor’s or master's programs in specializations such as Finance; Computer Science; Operational Research & Financial Engineering; and Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering and more. The tuition cost for UG ranges between INR 51 L and INR 55 L and INR 44 L and INR 53 L for PG. The fees of Princeton for popular programs are given below: