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Princeton graduate students earn $47M from NSF grants over the past decade

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Princeton graduate students earn $47M from NSF grants over the past decade

Emily Miller

The ‘Prince’ analyzes a decade’s worth of graduate students who were part of the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program. We examined the monetary amount of the grants, popular fields, and undergrad institutions trends.

DATA | September 25

On Wednesday at 11, the whole campus goes to class

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On Wednesday at 11, the whole campus goes to class

Nathan Beck and Jack Prewitt

The ‘Prince’ analyzed when courses meet and how many students are in class at each time. Most students do not have classes during lunch times each day, and few classes meet between 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

DATA | September 22

Career Center data shows more students going to graduate school

Jocelyne Wijaya and Erin Yoo

Social impact is consistently the third most popular industry for recent graduates, with 13 percent of the Class of 2022 going into the field.

DATA | September 15

Career fair welcomes 102 employers, skews towards business and management

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Career fair welcomes 102 employers, skews towards business and management

Charlie Roth and Elaine Huang

The Daily Princetonian analyzed the companies attending this semester’s career fair. With 102 companies, this is the largest career fair since the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Daily Princetonian analyzed the companies attending this semester's career fair. With 102 companies, this is the largest career fair since the pandemic.

DATA | September 15

LinkedIn-ing Princeton alumni, new and old

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LinkedIn-ing Princeton alumni, new and old

Andrew Bosworth

While surveys show many recent graduates go into finance and consulting, the most common fields for the users were business development, education, and research.

DATA | September 12

Who wins prizes at Opening Exercises? We broke it down.

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Who wins prizes at Opening Exercises? We broke it down.

Ryan Konarska and Miriam Waldvogel

The Daily Princetonian broke down where past Opening Exercise award winners hail from, the types and locations of high school they have attended, and their majors at Princeton.

DATA | September 6

How do Princeton’s legacy students stack up to their peers? We looked at the numbers.

How do Princeton’s legacy students stack up to their peers? We looked at the numbers.

Elaine Huang and Ryan Konarska

The statistics show that the elimination of legacy admissions likely would result in an increase in racial and socioeconomic diversity. But the data contest the notion that legacy admits underperform their peers before college, during college, and in societally beneficial post-college plans.

Statistics show that the elimination of legacy admissions likely would result in an increase in racial and socioeconomic diversity. But the data contest the notion that legacy admits underperform their peers before college, during college, and in pursuing societally-beneficial post-college plans.

DATA | July 19

Among Princeton students, affirmative action generally popular

Suthi Navaratnam-Tomayko

Using data taken from the 2024, 2025, and 2026 Frosh Surveys by The Daily Princetonian, an analysis shows that students generally support affirmative action, most strongly among Black and Latine students, wealthier students, and left-leaning students.

DATA | June 30

Among awards trends, 7 out of 13 Class Day award winners in SPIA

Among awards trends, 7 out of 13 Class Day award winners in SPIA

Suthi Navaratnam-Tomayko

More SPIA majors were honored at Class Day 2023 than all other majors combined.

More SPIA majors were honored than all other majors combined.

DATA | May 31

What do Senior Sales actually sell? We looked at the numbers.

What do Senior Sales actually sell? We looked at the numbers.

Ryan Konarska

Only about two-thirds of senior sales are actually made by seniors.

DATA | May 31

For the women of the Class of 1973, recruitment remained close to home

Charlie Roth and Suthi Navaratnam-Tomayko

Women in the Class of 1973 mainly hailed from the East Coast, particularly New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.

DATA | May 25

Which classes are more likely to have final exams? Here's what we found.

Andrew Bosworth

Exams skew towards the natural sciences, language courses and intro-level courses, tend to be held in McCosh Hall, East Pyne Hall, and the Friend Center.

DATA | May 22

The omelet station at Yeh/NCW serves a community with a diversity of tastes

The omelet station at Yeh/NCW serves a community with a diversity of tastes

Andrew Bosworth

The ‘Prince’ conducted an omelet order survey at Yeh/NCW, which revealed higher use of the omelet station by athletes, and a small group of students that consistently gets omelet in the morning and builds relationships with the staff.

DATA | April 30

What might CPS expansion look like?

Erin Yoo

With a majority of Princeton students considering seeking counseling but CPS understaffed, we looked at three models of a possible CPS expansion to better serve the student body.

With a majority of Princeton students considering seeking counseling but CPS understaffed, we looked at three models for a possible CPS expansion to better serve the student body.

DATA | April 28

As Dillon Gym expands, analysis shows disproportionate usage

Yacoub Kahkajian and Daniel Wang

For most students, Dillon Gym serves as Princeton’s primary hub for fitness and wellness. The number of visitors are spike after classes, leading to overcrowding and long wait times. The ‘Prince’ analyzes these peak hours.

DATA | April 28

Lawnparties by the numbers: a history of Princeton’s favorite festival

Ryan Konarska

To examine the history of Lawnparties, the Daily Princetonian combed through our archives to pull the list of acts, categorize their genre, and measure their popularity by looking at their monthly listeners.

DATA | April 27

The Data Blog: The 2023 Senior Survey

The Data Blog: The 2023 Senior Survey

Daily Princetonian Staff

Following the release of The Daily Princetonian’s second annual Senior Survey, Data editors break down some interesting crosstabs.

DATA | 04/24/2023

Amid tech layoffs, fewer students declare COS BSE

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Amid tech layoffs, fewer students declare COS BSE

Madeleine LeBeau

“For the first time in four years, the number of students declaring a Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Computer Science, the University’s most popular major, decreased.”

DATA | 04/23/2023

The Class of 2023, by the numbers: Our annual senior survey

Charlie Roth, Daily Princetonian Staff, and Elaine Huang

The Daily Princetonian’s second annual senior survey paints a profile of the graduating class.

PROJECTS | 04/22/2023

Poll: Masheke holds healthy lead as race for Young Alumni Trustee enters final stretch

Ryan Konarska

Mutemwa Masheke ’23 holds an 18-point lead over Mayu Takeuchi ’23 in the race for Young Alumni Trustee, our poll finds, with Caroline Kirby ’23 in third place. We break our poll down by gender, eating club, and familiarity.

DATA | 04/16/2023

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