Breaking News: Class of 2018 Yield: 67.4 percent

Despite the shorter Previews and the meningitis scare, Princeton's yield rate held steady for the Class of 2018.67.4 percent of admitted students, or 1,306  in total, chose to attend the University, said University spokesman Martin Mbugua today. This is a negligible drop from the yield of 68.7 percent last year. While the University doesn't release official statistics until September -- because some applicants may be taken off the waitlist -- these are the numbers as they stand now.High school seniors had to make their decision by May 1.