Civil Engineering at Princeton University

If you plan to study civil engineering, take a look at what Princeton University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Princeton is located in Princeton, New Jersey and approximately 7,853 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 25 civil eng majors received their bachelor's degree from Princeton.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Civil Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Princeton Civil Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Eng
• Master’s Degree in Civil Eng
• Doctorate Degree in Civil Eng

Princeton Civil Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the civil eng progam at Princeton compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The civil eng major at Princeton is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Civil Engineering. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	7
	12
Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools	155
Most Popular Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	187

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in civil eng from Princeton. This makes it the #114 most popular school for civil eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in civil eng, making the school the #40 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at Princeton

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the civil eng majors at Princeton University.

Princeton Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in civil eng from Princeton. About 44% were men and 56% were women. The typical civil eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% women. So female students are more repesented at Princeton since its program graduates 27% more women than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in civil eng at Princeton are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities in its civil eng bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Princeton University with a bachelor's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	14
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Princeton Civil Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students graduated with a master's degree in civil eng from Princeton. About 38% were men and 62% were women.

In the civil eng master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Princeton University with a master's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Princeton also has a doctoral program available in civil eng. In 2021, 9 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Chemical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Operations Research
• Electrical Engineering

Careers That Civil Eng Grads May Go Into

A degree in civil eng can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NJ, the home state for Princeton University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Civil Engineers	8,020	$103,760
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,020	$163,440
Engineers	3,470	$114,990
Environmental Engineers	1,230	$88,360

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Quantockgoblin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.