Princeton University facts for kids
Princeton University shield
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Latin: [Universitas Princetoniensis] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) | |
Former names
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College of New Jersey (1746–1896) |
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Motto | Dei Sub Numine Viget (Latin) |
Motto in English
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Under God's Power She Flourishes |
Type | Private |
Established | 1746 |
Academic affiliations
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AAU URA NAICU |
Endowment | US$25.9 billion (2018) |
President | Christopher L. Eisgruber |
Provost | Deborah Prentice |
Academic staff
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1,238 |
Administrative staff
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1,103 |
Students | 8,273 (Fall 2017) |
Undergraduates | 5,394 (Fall 2017) |
Postgraduates | 2,879 (Fall 2017) |
Location |
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40°20′43″N 74°39′22″W / 40.34528°N 74.65611°W |
Campus | Suburban, college town 500 acres (2.0 km2) (Princeton) |
Colors | Orange and Black |
Nickname | Tigers |
Sporting affiliations
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NCAA Division I Ivy League, ECAC Hockey, EARC, EIVA MAISA |
Princeton University is a private university in Princeton, New Jersey in the United States. It opened in 1746 with the name "The College of New Jersey". It was eventually named "Princeton University" in 1896. In conversation, it is simply called, "Princeton".
Princeton is one of the 8 Ivy League colleges. It was the fourth official college in the United States.
Princeton's main library, Firestone Library, is one of the biggest university libraries in the world.
In 2013 Forbes put Princeton at number three in their list of "America's Top Colleges".
Princeton works with Coursera.
Images for kids
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From 1760, the first picture of Nassau Hall
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Woodrow Wilson, President of Princeton University (1902–10) and 28th president of the United States
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The eastern side of the Washington Road Elm Allée, one of the entrances to the campus
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Nassau Hall, the university's oldest building and former capitol of the United States. Pictured in front is Cannon Green.
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The McCarter Theatre, where the Princeton Triangle Club premiers its Triangle Show.
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Princeton vs. Lehigh football, September 2007
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The annual Cane Spree depicted in 1877
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The Princeton University Class of 1879, which included Woodrow Wilson, Mahlon Pitney, Daniel Barringer, and Charles Talcott
See also
In Spanish: Universidad de Princeton para niños