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The Class of 2028, by the numbers: Our annual frosh survey

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The Class of 2028, by the numbers: Our annual frosh survey

Suthi Navaratnam-Tomayko and Daily Princetonian Staff

Dive into our fifth annual frosh survey to learn about the Class of 2028 just before they began their Princeton journeys.

PROJECTS | 09/28/2024

Budgeting for independence? Breaking down grocery shopping near campus

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Budgeting for independence? Breaking down grocery shopping near campus

Mary Ma

Over 18 percent of the Classes of 2023 and 2024 were independent or in a Co-op. We broke down where these students buy food, analyzing price and distance.

DATA | 09/16/2024

Fall 2024 HireTigers Career Fair sees highest employer number in five semesters

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Fall 2024 HireTigers Career Fair sees highest employer number in five semesters

Shivansh Bansal

Who’s coming to this fall’s HireTigers career fair? The most employers since Spring 2022.

DATA | 09/13/2024

Ivy League Olympians: By the Numbers

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Ivy League Olympians: By the Numbers

Andrew Bosworth

We break down the 109 Ivy League athletes in Paris and the storied presence of the conference in the modern Olympic games.

DATA | 08/04/2024

A tradition of excellence: Team Princeton is heading to the Olympics

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A tradition of excellence: Team Princeton is heading to the Olympics

Grace Zhao and Tate Hutchins

Take a statistical deep dive through Princeton’s history at the Olympics and learn about the Tigers’ success at the Games.

DATA | 07/01/2024

Which 2024 grads decided to donate to the University? We broke it down.

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Which 2024 grads decided to donate to the University? We broke it down.

Andrew Bosworth and Suthi Navaratnam-Tomayko

The TigerCall office sent an email to seniors volunteering with the pledge campaign containing information about class members’ pledge status. We analyzed areas of study, majors, and courtesy titles of pledgers.

DATA | 06/17/2024

Data Blog: Greek life has had little change in the past 25 years

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Data Blog: Greek life has had little change in the past 25 years

Daily Princetonian Staff

Following the release of The Daily Princetonian’s third annual Senior Survey, Data staffers and editors break down some interesting crosstabs and analyze and compare the data with other surveys.

SURVEYS | 06/02/2024

The Class of 2024, by the numbers: Our annual senior survey

Orange bubble letters read “Senior Survey 2024” across the top of a white board. Five images are attached to the board with orange stickers of New Jersey, a Tiger, a cap, the Princeton shield, and the face of a tiger. Images with text below are: arch in water reflection - “Demographics,” pink trees through an arch - “College Life,” trees in front of white tower on building - “Academics,” trees in front of a gate - “After Princeton,” white building with columns - “Views.” In the row below, a black and orange striped “P” attaches the “About” graphic with an image of a green tiger statue.

The Class of 2024, by the numbers: Our annual senior survey

Daily Princetonian Staff

Dive into our third-annual Senior Survey on the Class of 2024. In 225 graphs, we analyzed responses from 539 members of the class compromising over 80,000 data points.

PROJECTS | 05/24/2024

Princeton Rewind: 1999 Surveyed

Andrew Bosworth, Yacoub Kahkajian, and Elaine Huang

Look through data on the Great Class of 1999 ahead of their 25th Reunion. See how Princeton classes have changed since the 1990s and what advice they can offer.

PROJECTS | 05/15/2024

Do Princetonians 25 years out know the purpose of life?

In front of large stone building is a fence. Above the brown fence rests a board of five numbers, the top reads "1999." Below the "1999," lies (left to right) "1997" "1998" "2000" "2001."

Do Princetonians 25 years out know the purpose of life?

Christine Whelan

We analyze mood an purpose questions from the Class of 1999 ‘Prince’ Survey and the 2024 Senior Survey. Twelve percent of the Class of 1999 meets criteria further screening for depression, compared to 26 percent of the Class of 2024.

DATA | 05/15/2024

There are 151 final exams until the end of the semester. We broke it down.

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There are 151 final exams until the end of the semester. We broke it down.

Shria Ajay and Ruoming Shen

Exam period is quickly approaching. The Daily Princetonian analyzed which kinds of courses offer the most tests and when.

DATA | 05/06/2024

r/princeton. We broke it down.

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r/princeton. We broke it down.

David Shao and Chima Oparaji

The subreddit has over 11,000 members and ranks in the top six percent by size. The Daily Princetonian analyzed posts, comments, and dates of this popular subreddit.

DATA | 05/03/2024

Activism: Prince coverage over the years

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Activism: Prince coverage over the years

Daily Princetonian Staff

The Daily Princetonian’s Data team tracks the ‘Prince’s coverage of activism every decade since the 1870s. Looking at the frequency of articles featuring key words, from “advocacy” to “apartheid” and “divest” to “demonstration,” we uncover trends of activism at Princeton.

DATA | 04/26/2024

212 rising juniors and seniors drew in the same draw group as last year

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212 rising juniors and seniors drew in the same draw group as last year

Erin Yoo and Suthi Navaratnam-Tomayko

212 rising juniors and seniors drew in the same draw group as last year. We broke down draw groups for upperclass draw, analyzing group size and how many athletes room together.

DATA | 04/19/2024

184 members of the Class of 2026 declared Economics. We broke down Declaration Day.

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184 members of the Class of 2026 declared Economics. We broke down Declaration Day.

Andrew Bosworth and Suthi Navaratnam-Tomayko

Ahead of Declaration Day for the Class of 2026, the ‘Prince’ broke down the most popular majors. For the first time since at least 2017, Economics is the most popular major, declared by 12.16 percent of the class.

DATA | 04/19/2024

Breaking down Princeton’s classroom spaces

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Breaking down Princeton’s classroom spaces

Lauren Zaidel and Chima Oparaji

The building with the most classrooms is McCosh Hall, while 62 percent of classrooms seat 25 people or fewer. We broke down the vast number of rooms that house Princeton's courses.

DATA | 04/18/2024

Princeton’s most popular fields have been reserved 1,520 times this semester. We broke it down.

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Princeton’s most popular fields have been reserved 1,520 times this semester. We broke it down.

Vincent Etherton

We broke down athletic field utilization and examined the difficulties of club sport reservations. In the cold, the Bubble has high demand but is difficult to reserve.

DATA | 04/16/2024

Underclassmen beware... fewer rooms remain as class sizes expand. Room Draw 2024 explained

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Underclassmen beware... fewer rooms remain as class sizes expand. Room Draw 2024 explained

Vincent Etherton

In Spring 2023 there were 82 rooms remaining after upperclass draw ended. This year, there were 17. We analyzed square footage of rooms, residence halls, and room types.

DATA | 04/12/2024