Princeton University

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Princeton University
Princeton, NJ
08544 USA

Telephone:University Operator

(609) 258-3000

(609) 258-2255

Princeton University is a vibrant community of scholarship and learning that stands in the nation's service and in the service of all nations. Chartered in 1746, Princeton is the fourth-oldest college in the United States. Princeton is an independent, coeducational, nondenominational institution that provides undergraduate and graduate instruction in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences and engineering.

As a world-renowned research university, Princeton seeks to achieve the highest levels of distinction in the discovery and transmission of knowledge and understanding. At the same time, Princeton is distinctive among research universities in its commitment to undergraduate teaching.

The University's generous financial aid program ensures that talented students from all economic backgrounds can afford a Princeton education.Princeton is one of the smallest of the private Ivy Leaguers, but can boast 32 Nobel laureates among its past faculty and alumni. Its 500-acre campus accommodates 5,000 undergraduates and 2,500 graduates overseen by more than 1,100 academics.