When Woodrow Wilson became a professor in 1890, additional courses were added to the curriculum, including the History of Political Economy.

Economics is the most popular concentration (Princeton's version of an academic major) at the undergraduate level.

[7] Because the university does not have a business school, the economics concentration attracts many students who are interested in careers in investment banking, management consulting, finance, technology, and more.

[8] The curriculum itself is theoretical in nature, requiring students complete quantitative courses up to multivariate calculus.

[11] The program has numerous fields of specialization and has been particularly strong in the areas of Macroeconomics, Industrial Relations, and International Finance.

[12][13] Graduate students who pursue academic careers have historically had placement records at some of the world's leading universities including Harvard, Yale, MIT, and Cornell.