Princeton University
- United States
- Founded 1746
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.
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Key facts
| Founded | 1746Source: Wikidata (opens in a new tab) |
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| Main location | PrincetonSource: Wikidata. Other campuses may not be listed. (opens in a new tab) |
| Students | 8,799 (2021)Source: Wikidata. Can be out of date. (opens in a new tab) |
| Staff | 1,140 (year not stated)Source: Wikidata. Can be out of date. (opens in a new tab) |
| Website | princeton.edu (opens in a new tab) |
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| YouTube | Official channel (opens in a new tab) |
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People who studied here
- John F. Kennedy (opens in a new tab)president of the United States from 1961 to 1963 (1917–1963)
- Alan Turing (opens in a new tab)English computer scientist (1912–1954)
- Woodrow Wilson (opens in a new tab)28th President of the United States (1913–1921)
- James Madison (opens in a new tab)President of the United States from 1809 to 1817 (1751–1836)
- Richard Feynman (opens in a new tab)American theoretical physicist (1918–1988)
- Grover Cleveland (opens in a new tab)22nd & 24th President of the United States (1885–1889; 1893–1897)
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