Princeton University

Princeton University, Princeton

  • #22 QS Global World Ranking
  • PrivateStatus
  • Very HighResearch Output
  • 8,799Total Students
  • 1,077Faculty
  • 2,052Int'l Students

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COVID-19 Information:

Princeton University lectures and classes are now all being taught online. Applicants will not be able to visit the university in person.


Princeton is one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in the United States. It was founded in 1746 and moved to its current site in New Jersey in 1896. 

Princeton is renowned for the spectacular greenery of its campus and for the architectural splendor of some of its landmark buildings, such as its Lewis Library, which was designed by Frank Gehry. Its student body is relatively small, with fewer than 10,000 enrolled in...
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About

COVID-19 Information:

Princeton University lectures and classes are now all being taught online. Applicants will not be able to visit the university in person.


Princeton is one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in the United States. It was founded in 1746 and moved to its current site in New Jersey in 1896. 

Princeton is renowned for the spectacular greenery of its campus and for the architectural splendor of some of its landmark buildings, such as its Lewis Library, which was designed by Frank Gehry. Its student body is relatively small, with fewer than 10,000 enrolled in...
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University highlights

QS World University Ranking

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  • 2012
    #9
  • 2014
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  • 2015
    #9
  • 2016
    #11
  • 2017
    #11
  • 2018
    #13
  • 2019
    #13
  • 2020
    #13
  • 2021
    #12
  • 2022
    #20
  • 2023
    #=16
  • 2024
    #=17
  • 2025
    #22

Student & Staff

Total students
8,799

37%
63%

International students
2,052

66%
34%

Total faculty staff
1,077

79
998

Total students
8,799

37%
63%

International students
2,052

66%
34%

Total faculty staff
1,077

998
79
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Campus locations

Princeton University,

Princeton University , Princeton , New Jersey , United States , 08544

359 East Pyne,

359 East Pyne , Princeton , New Jersey , United States , 8544

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