Princeton University is a private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution. The institution moved to Newark in 1747, and then to the current site nine years later. It was renamed Princeton University in 1896. Princeton provides undergraduate and graduate instruction in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and engineering. It offers professional degrees through the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, the School of Engineering and Applied Science, the School of Architecture and the Bendheim Center for Finance. The university also manages the Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory. Princeton has the largest endowment per student in the United States.
| Former names | College of New Jersey, (1746–1896) |
| Motto | Dei Sub Numine Viget (Latin), On seal: Vet[us] Nov[um] Testamentum (Latin) |
| Motto (English) | Under God's Power She Flourishes, On seal: Old Testament and New Testament |
| Type | Private research university |
| Established | January 18, 1746 |
| Academic affiliations | AAU, URA, NAICU, Sea-grant, Space-grant |
| Endowment | $26.6 billion (2020) |
| President | Christopher L. Eisgruber |
| Provost | Deborah Prentice |
| Academic staff | 1,289 |
| Administrative staff | 1,103 |
| Students | 8,419 (Fall 2019) |
| Undergraduates | 5,422 (Fall 2019) |
| Postgraduates | 2,997 (Fall 2019) |
| Campus | Suburban, college town 500 acres, (Princeton) |
| Colors | Orange and Black |
| Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division I, Ivy League, ECAC Hockey, EARC, EIVA, MAISA |
About Princeton University
One of nine Colonial Colleges formed before the American Revolution, the university has bred numerous prominent politicans.
Achievement of Princeton University
The school is the fourth oldest university in the United States. It is predated only by Harvard University, College of William & Mary and Yale.
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Latest information about Princeton University updated on July 28 2021.
