This Year’s Undergraduate Class

The Class of 2023 saw a time of dramatic change at Princeton. Just months after arriving on campus, students as the COVID-19 pandemic raged. Every year for the class of 2023 has been different – one dramatically cut short, one largely virtual, one with start-and-stop restrictions, and finally a year without any significant pandemic restrictions. During their time at Princeton, construction has taken off, as broad swathes of campus are reimagined.

The Class of 2023 have responded to the challenges these changing times presented in a variety of ways: for example, according to The Daily Princetonian’s Senior Survey, 16.4% of the class started as a member of a different class before taking a gap year during their time at Princeton.

Yet a striking statistic in the Senior Survey is despite all the challenges that the past four years have presented, more than 80% of seniors said that they were satisfied or very satisfied with their time at Princeton. The Class of 2023 has built community, created great things and important pieces of art, led organizations, made critical discoveries, served the broader community, and lived through Princeton’s most interesting years.