# Princeton University

- Location: Princeton, United States
- Type: Private
- Founded: 1746
- Official website: http://www.princeton.edu/
- CollegeStat profile: https://collegestat.britexstudy-15d.workers.dev/university/princeton-university-6f13f9e9

## Summary

Princeton was chartered in 1746 as the College of New Jersey, held its first classes in Elizabeth and then Newark, and moved to Princeton in 1756, where Nassau Hall became its main building. It was renamed Princeton University in 1896. It is a private research university with a strong undergraduate focus and has no medical, law or business school.

## Key facts

- rank: #27 (QS 2027) — https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx
- tuition: $59,710 (per year, 2023)
- admission: 4.6% (2024)

## Sources

- [rank](https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx)
- [Official website](http://www.princeton.edu/)
- [Reference](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/complete-data-files/HD2025.zip)
- [Wikipedia (official facts page blocked with 403): history, motto. Enrollment not set because only partial figures from different pages were available](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princeton_University)

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