Princeton University

Overview

Princeton, founded in 1746, is a private Ivy League research university in New Jersey. It is unique among top-tier research institutions for its heavy emphasis on undergraduate education, requiring all seniors to complete a thesis. Princeton does not have schools of law, medicine, or business, instead focusing intensely on the arts, humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences.

Subject Areas

• Agriculture and Forestry
• Biological Sciences
• Languages, Literature and Linguistics
• History, Philosophy and Theology
• Art, Performing Art and Design
• Architecture
• Computer Science
• General Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Sociology
• Politics and International Studies
• Psychology
• Chemistry
• Geology, Environmental, Earth and Marine Sciences
• Physics and Astronomy
• Mathematics and Statistics

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