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Top universities released decisions. Admissions Instagram followers plunged.

Top universities released decisions. Admissions Instagram followers plunged.

Andrew Bosworth

@apply.princeton on Instagram lost 817 Instagram followers overnight after Ivy Day, while @harvard_admissions lost the most followers of any Ivy League.

DATA | 04/03/2023

Who governs Princeton? The Board of Trustees, examined.

Lia Opperman and Ryan Konarska

Despite the importance of the trustees in shaping the institution they attend, the composition of the University Board of Trustees is not widely known. To shine a light on this institution, The Daily Princetonian examined Trustees’ backgrounds, professions, and relationships to Princeton.

DATA | 03/29/2023

How accessible is Princeton's campus? We broke it down.

Elaine Huang and Suthi Navaratnam-Tomayko

In a data analysis of the accessibility of Princeton buildings, the ‘Prince’ found that nine out of the seventeen inaccessible buildings are undergraduate residential halls.

DATA | 03/28/2023

Breaking down the 1,890 rooms on the available rooms list

Breaking down the 1,890 rooms on the available rooms list

Andrew Bosworth

1,890 rooms are available to draw into for the 2023–24 academic year, 1,057 of which are singles. The building with the largest rooms on average is Spelman Hall. We broke down the available rooms list.

DATA | 03/22/2023

How did COVID affect students’ course reviews? We broke it down.

How did COVID affect students’ course reviews? We broke it down.

Myles Anderson

The ‘Prince’ analyzed the changes in course ratings during and after the pandemic.

DATA | 03/13/2023

Charting out COVID-19 cases and tests

Glasss door with sign "Face covering required inside McCosh health center" with metal box with words "Drop Specimen Here" inside.

Charting out COVID-19 cases and tests

Grace Kim and Suthi Navaratnam-Tomayko

How have COVID testing patterns changed throughout the pandemic? We looked at the numbers.

DATA | 03/13/2023

The rise and fall of TigerConfessions

Anika Maskara, Grace Kim, and Suthi Navaratnam-Tomayko

The 'Prince' looked at topics of discussion on the anonymous Facebook group TigerConfessions from October 2019 to mid-January 2023.

PROJECTS | 03/10/2023

U-Store membership undercuts its competition in all but one product category

Andrew Bosworth

The ‘Prince’ analyzed item prices across Princeton convenience stores. Here’s what we found.

DATA | 03/03/2023

Where do students spend their Dining Points? We looked at the numbers.

Where do students spend their Dining Points? We looked at the numbers.

Sabrina Effron

We analyzed how much — and where — students spent their points last fall.

DATA | 02/21/2023

Larger incoming classes, dropping acceptance rates mark Street Week 2023 as campus expands

Larger incoming classes, dropping acceptance rates mark Street Week 2023 as campus expands

Lia Opperman and Ryan Konarska

At the close of Street Week 2023, the ‘Prince’ analyzed admission statistics for each eating club. The ‘Prince’ revealed that this was the highest number of students placed into eating clubs since 2001, signaling the expanding presence of the Street in campus life.

DATA | 02/14/2023

We looked at over a decade of eating club tax returns. Here’s what we found.

The view of a crosswalk between Prospect street, with the Eating Clubs Cannon, Quad, Ivy, and Cottage in view but partially obstructed by mostly bare trees.

We looked at over a decade of eating club tax returns. Here’s what we found.

Grace Zhao and David Yan

The Daily Princetonian analyzed each eating club’s publicly available Form 990 filings over the past 16 years. Form 990s — required for all income tax-exempt organizations — detail everything about an eating club’s finances, from stock investments to expenditures for food and beverages.

PROJECTS | 02/09/2023

When’s the best time to leave Princeton for NYC or Philly? We broke it down.

A gray NJTransit train exiting a station on a sunny day. A sign says "Tickets/Tunnel" and "Newark/New York Trains."

When’s the best time to leave Princeton for NYC or Philly? We broke it down.

Ryan Konarska

We analyzed the over 600 New Jersey Transit trains on the Northeast Corridor to determine the most efficient routes to and from the two cities. For example, the average time for a weekend trip to New York City is 1 hour and 31 minutes, though the times and efficiency vary based on time of day and day of the week.

DATA | 01/29/2023

We analyzed Wintersession course offerings. Here’s what we found.

We analyzed Wintersession course offerings. Here’s what we found.

Elaine Huang and Ryan Konarska

With a 35-page Course Catalog and 544 events, Wintersession 2023 offers a wide variety of courses, from “D&D Crash Course” to “Medical Skills 101.” The Daily Princetonian analyzed session dates, times, categories, and topics, revealing trends such as how most sessions are held on weekdays and how “Sustainability” is the category with the least number of offerings.

DATA | 01/26/2023

What do campus dining halls serve? Here’s what we found.

Yacoub Kahkajian

We analyzed campus menus to see what the data shows about entrées in dining halls.

DATA | 01/04/2023

Where's the cheapest cup of coffee in Princeton?

Where's the cheapest cup of coffee in Princeton?

Ryan Konarska

More than 66 percent of Princeton students drink coffee at least once a week. We analyzed prices for various drinks at 16 different establishments near campus to determine what the cheapest options are for coffee-drinking Princetonians.

DATA | 12/11/2022

We examined 7 years of campus crime logs. Here’s what we found.

We examined 7 years of campus crime logs. Here’s what we found.

Marc Lessler

142 crimes were committed in Frist Campus Center since 2016 and thefts account for 43 percent of crimes on campus. Here are the numbers.

DATA | 12/07/2022

We analyzed a century of Princeton football scores. Here's what we found.

Charlie Roth, Vasila Mirshamsova, and Yacoub Kahkajian

We analyzed Princeton football’s 961 games since 1912 to find unique scores in the program’s storied history.

PROJECTS | 11/21/2022

Inside Princeton’s Free Food listserv

Inside Princeton’s Free Food listserv

Ryan Konarska

There’s nothing college students love more than free food — and a lot of it. We analyzed the Free Food listserv to uncover when, where, and what kind of food Princeton students are giving out.

DATA | 11/07/2022

Course selection adapts to larger student body, but some departments remain overenrolled

Madeleine LeBeau

With the largest first-year class on record, the percentage of occupied course seats remained consistent with past years. However, enrollment in freshman seminars soared and courses offered by the Lewis Center for the Arts remained difficult to get into.

DATA | 11/01/2022

The Class of 2026, by the numbers: Our annual frosh survey

The Class of 2026, by the numbers: Our annual frosh survey

Daily Princetonian Staff

Over 20 percent of frosh survey respondents reported cheating at some point in high school; just 8.2 percent intend to study the humanities; and 43.3 percent have had COVID-19. The ‘Prince’ analyzed 136,000 data points and synthesized the story of the class of 2026.

Over 20 percent of frosh survey respondents reported cheating at some point in high school; just 8.2 percent in the humanities; and 43.3 percent have had COVID-19. The ‘Prince’ analyzed 136,000 data points and synthesized the story of the class of 2026.

PROJECTS | 09/21/2022

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