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Princeton University is a vibrant community of scholarship and learning that stands in the nation's service and in the service of all nations.
On Campus. The Office of Admission holds general admission information sessions and campus tours throughout the year. The School of Engineering and Applied Science offers tours of the engineering quad during the academic year.
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.
Through teaching and research, we educate people who will contribute to society and develop knowledge that will make a difference in the world.
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.
Apply. For each class, we bring together a varied mix of high-achieving, intellectually gifted students from diverse backgrounds to create an exceptional learning community. We care about what students have accomplished in and out of the classroom.
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.
