Princeton University

Motto: Under God's Power She Flourishes

Summary:

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. 

Princeton provides undergraduate and graduate instruction in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and engineering. It offers professional degrees through the Woodrow Wilson 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 has ties with the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton Theological Seminary, and
the Westminster Choir College of Rider University. Princeton has the largest endowment per student in the United States.

It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 5,391, its setting is suburban, and the campus size is 600
acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Princeton University's ranking in the 2016
edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, 1. Its tuition and fees are $43,450 (2015-16).

Endowment      $21.0 billion
President         Christopher L. Eisgruber
Nickname        Tigers

Admission:

When applying to Princeton University, it's important to note the application deadline is January 1, and the early action deadline is November 1. Scores for either the ACT or SAT test are due January 1. The application fee at Princeton University is $65. It is most selective, with an acceptance rate of 7.4 percent.

Academic Life

The student-faculty ratio at Princeton University is 6:1, and the school has 71.8 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Princeton University include: Economics, General; Political Science and Government, General; Computer Engineering, General; Public Policy Analysis, General; and Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 98.3 percent. Campus Services Princeton University offers a number of student services including non-remedial tutoring, women's center, health service, and health insurance. Princeton University also offers campus safety and security services like 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, and controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc). Alcohol is permitted for students of legal age at Princeton University.

Alumni:

U.S. Presidents James Madison and Woodrow Wilson and Vice President Aaron Burr graduated from Princeton, as did Michelle Obama, the current First Lady of the United States. Former Chief Justice of the United States Oliver Ellsworth was an alumnus, as are current U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justices Samuel Alito, Elena Kagan, and Sonia Sotomayor.

For more informatin, visit:www.princeton.edu