Princeton University
Overview
Princeton University is a private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. 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 its Mercer County campus in Princeton nine years later. It officially became a university in 1896 and was subsequently renamed Princeton University.
The university is governed by the Trustees of Princeton University and has an endowment of $37.7 billion, the largest endowment per student in the United States. Princeton provides undergraduate and graduate instruction in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and engineering to approximately 8,500 students on its main campus spanning 600 acres (2.4 km2) within the borough of Princeton. It offers postgraduate 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 and is home to the NOAA’s Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory. It is classified among “R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity” and has one of the largest university libraries in the world.
Princeton University Course Offerings
Princeton University, a prestigious Ivy League institution, is celebrated for its rigorous academics, distinguished faculty, and commitment to fostering intellectual curiosity. Located in Princeton, New Jersey, it offers a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs across diverse disciplines.
Schools and Academic Divisions
Princeton’s academic programs are structured through various departments and schools:
- School of Public and International Affairs: Courses in public policy, international relations, and economics.
- School of Engineering and Applied Science: Programs in computer science, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, and artificial intelligence.
- Humanities Division: Explore philosophy, literature, art history, and religion.
- Social Sciences Division: Programs in politics, sociology, psychology, and anthropology.
- Natural Sciences Division: Cutting-edge studies in physics, chemistry, biology, and mathematics.
