Princeton University is a private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey. 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 colleg…
Princeton University is a private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey. 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. The institution moved to Newark in 1747, and then to its current campus, nine years later. It officially became a university in 1896 and was subsequently renamed Princeton University.
Established: October 22, 1746
President: Christopher L. Eisgruber
Former names: College of New Jersey (1746–1896)
Motto: Dei Sub Numine Viget (Latin) · On seal: Vet[us] Nov[um] Testamentum (Latin)
Motto in English: "Under God's Power She Flourishes" · On seal: "Old Testament and New Testament"
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