Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-06-20
PRINCETON GRADS
EARNING GOOD PAY
Average Almost $4,000 for
Tenth Year Out of
College.


PRINCETON, June 20.-The De-
cennial Record of the Class of 1901 of
Princeton University, issued here
Yesterday, shows that the average
income of the members of that class
ten years after graduation is almost
"a. 900. In view of the recent discuss
sions in regard to the income of col
leee graduates, this record is sur
prisingly high. The table includes
the earnings of each year since
graduation, and increases steadily,
except for the seventh year, which
was the time of the 1907 panic. The
lawyers lead the list at the end of
ten years withNan average of $4,9s4.SS.
and the business men, including
bankers, insurance men and pub
fishers. are close seconds with an
average of $4,6S4.6g The incomes
from business, medicine and law in
crease more rapidly than those from
the other pursuits.
The average incomes were First
year, $706.44; second year, s902.3s;
third year, $1,19894; fourth year.
$1,651.15; fifth year, s2,03942; sixth
year s240s.S0; seventh year. s2,382S3;
eighth year $2,709.37; ninth year,
s3,221.S9; tenth year, s3.S03.5S. This
record includes only individual earn
ings and is exclusive of allowances
and legacies. Those men going to
professional schools or taking gradu-
ate courses after leaving Princeton
were not considered until they had
finished their studies. To make the
record complete the cards which the
.1901 men filled out were confidential
and anonymous.
The class of 1906 of Yale is the only
satisfactory basis for a comparison
with Yale or Harvard classes. The
first five years record of Princeton
1901 and Yale 1906 shows that the Yale
men earned more during the first
three years, but the. earnings of the
Princeton men increased more rapid
ly, and at the end of five years are
almost 5000 more than the Yale aver
age. The Yale average incomes were
s74014, $968.80. $1,286.91, $1,522.9S.
I 81, ,885. 81, as compared with the Prince
ton averages Of s70644, 1902. sc, 81, 1884.
81, ,651.15, $2,039.42
Other statistics compiled by the 1901
men show the comparative number of
marriages of =, Yale, Harvard and
Princeton, and the number of chill
dren which have 1901 fathers from
these several colleges. The class Of
1901 from Princeton shows that Of
26S men 175. or a percentage of 65.2.
are married. They have a total of 219
children, or percentage of 1.25 to
marriage. The class of 1901 of Har-
ward has 720 membersG of whom 39S
are married, a percentage of 55.2.
They have a total of 413 children, or
percentage of 1.03 to a marriage.
At Yale from a class of 236 gradual
ing in 1901. 1913. or percentage Of
57.6, are married. They have SO chill
dren, or a percentage of only OFT.
The table of incomes gives the fol-
lowing results:
Business for the first ten years gave
the following average incomes from tho
first to the eleventh s705.54, $034.42
81, ,19619, s1,956.61, S2,4o2.77, $2s6o.30
50, 1850. S3,073.64, 1885,. .48, s4,6s4.69.
Teachers for the first ten years earned
the following average incomes each year
S7S4.72, $S39.70, $1,0O55S, $1,110, $1,215.35,
s1,4O416 s1.532.Os, $1,715.3s, $1,72916,
81, ,779.16.
The clergymen averages began the
third year after graduation, and were
$500, $1011.25, 81, 1878, $1,242 s5, s., ,421 AZ,
$3.50, $1,6O7.14, S1,71425.
Lawyers earned during the ten years,
beginning at once after graduation
s3552O, $610,1e, 5000, s1,389.41, $2,0e481,
$2,ss0.1o, $3,os9.16 $3344.1s, $4,14OOs,
$4, ,994S
Physicians earned the following, be-
ginning the second year after gradu-
alton from Princeton: $1,106.25, $1,714.S7,
S1,41715, $1,368.22, $1,5o3,e0, 81, 2,11813,
81. .4344S, $3,094.45.
Engineers earned $84S.SS, 81 ,029. 80,
S1,21S, $1,32s.1s, $1,s7s.1s, 5000, $2,3s7.55
81, ,7o7, $2,70O, $1,000
The average incomes of journalists
were $741.25, 1926, $iO98.6e, $1,21333
81, ,413 $1,412.50, $1740, $1,9s3.75, $2,115.
The average incomes from other occu-
pations, such as farming, chemistry
forestry, etc.. were as follows: $766.53
$sTs.57 $1,01642, $1.409.23, $1,75s.33,
s1,9eo.2S $2,OS2.SO, s2,es4.e1, s2,sso, ss,-
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