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Princeton is a global institution, and there are vast opportunities to learn and pursue research beyond the University's campus. Geographically extensive programs offer Princeton students and scholars many ways to connect.
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.
Princeton University is a vibrant community of scholarship and learning that stands in the nation's service and in the service of all nations.
Through teaching and research, we educate people who will contribute to society and develop knowledge that will make a difference in the world.
Princeton University advances learning through scholarship, research, and teaching of unsurpassed quality, with an emphasis on undergraduate and doctoral education that is distinctive among the world’s great universities, and with a pervasive commitment to serve the nation and the world.
We are committed to making a Princeton education affordable to all. Our generous financial aid program allows undergraduates to graduate from Princeton debt free. Graduate students also benefit from significant University support and other funding resources.
Princeton welcomes applications from students around the world. Information for international students applying for undergraduate degrees are available on the Office of Undergraduate Admission website.
Princeton is unique in being a great research university with a profound commitment to the liberal arts. We provide a liberal arts education to all undergraduates, broadening their outlooks, and helping form their characters and values.
About Princeton University. Chartered in 1746 as the College of New Jersey—the name by which it was known for 150 years—Princeton University was British North America’s fourth college. Located in Elizabeth for one year and in Newark for nine, the College of New Jersey moved to Princeton in 1756.
