• Bachelor of Science in Operations Research and Financial Engineering at Princeton University is offered as a 4-year teaching program.
  • This program has a co-op work option.
  • In order to be eligible to participate in a full-time Co-op Work Term, students must meet the GPA requirements.
  • The student to faculty ratio is 18:1 which bridges the gap between faculty and students.
  • Some of the main courses that students will study in this program are:
    • Budget analysis
    • Business strategy
    • Financial accounting
    • Financial reporting
    • Forensic accounting
    • Information systems
  • All students start from a common academic core consisting of statistics, probability and stochastic processes, and optimization.
  • Advanced courses in the department focus on computational methods and on exposing students to applications in areas such as finance, econometrics, operations research, communication networks, e-commerce, transportation, and machine learning.
  • In addition, students choose from a long list of electives to form a coherent program that matches their particular interests.
  • Students may also design specialized programs which must be reviewed and approved by their academic adviser and the Director of Undergraduate Studies/Departmental Representative.
  • Students often draw on courses from economics, computer science, applied mathematics, civil and environmental engineering, mechanical and aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, and the Woodrow Wilson School.
  • Career positions may include: 
    • Corporate Finance
    • Public Accounting
    • Portfolio Management
    • Financial Planning
    • Stock Broking
    • Risk Management, etc with an average salary of 35,450 USD per year.