Material Requirements for Graduate School Application


Statement of Academic Purpose

Requirements

Graduate School applicants are required to provide a statement of academic purpose with the admission application. Your statement is to be uploaded and submitted with the application prior to the deadline.

The statement should not exceed 1,000 words and must be written in English. The Graduate School does not have specific formatting requirements. The statement should include:

Revisions

Please be sure to review the final statement before uploading and submitting the admission application. If you submitted an application and need to revise the statement of academic purpose, you may upload the corrected version through the checklist if it is before the deadline. After the deadline, no revised statement of academic purpose will be accepted.

Resume/Curriculum Vitae

Requirements

Graduate School applicants are required to upload a resume or curriculum vitae with the admission application.

Resumes or curriculum vitae should include:

Revisions

Be sure to review the final resume or curriculum vitae before uploading it and submitting an admission application. If you submitted an application and need to revise the resume or curriculum vitae, you may upload the corrected version through the portal if it is before the application deadline. After the deadline, no revised resume or curriculum vitae will be accepted.

Formatting Requirements

The Graduate School does not have specific formatting requirements when submitting statements of purpose or writing samples. However, each department may have set their own requirements.

Upload Requirements

Please refer to the File Upload Requirements article for specific instructions on uploading your materials.

Return of Application Materials

Your application and all materials submitted to the Graduate School become the property of Princeton University and will not be returned under any circumstances.

Materials and Upload Requirements

During the application process, you will be required to upload statement of academic purpose, resume/curriculum vitae, transcripts, fall semester grades (if applicable), and additional required files as specified by the individual departmental requirements. When preparing application materials to be uploaded, please note the following:

Recommendations for Hard Copy Materials

When scanning hard copy materials to upload into an application, please note: