Princeton University

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Princeton University, located in Princeton, New Jersey, was established in 1746. It’s the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of eight schools in the Ivy League. The university was the site of the Battle of Princeton (1777) during the American Revolution; British soldiers briefly occupied a hall on campus, but American forces led by George Washington forced them out under cannon fire. Washington returned to that same hall in 1783 to receive formal thanks and commendation from the Continental Congress for his contributions to the war effort.

Princeton’s colors are orange and black, and its athletic mascot is the tigers.

On Campus

Noteworthy features on campus include Nassau Hall, the building involved in the Battle of Princeton and the seat of the Congress of the Confederation from June to November of 1783; McCarter Theatre, winner of the 1994 Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre and continually recognized as one of the leading regional theaters in the country; and the Princeton University Art Museum, which houses more than 90,000 pieces and paintings by artists like Monet, Cezanne, and Van Gogh.

Princeton is somewhat notable in that it did not admit women until 1969.

Notable Alumni

Famous Princeton alumni include U.S. Presidents James Madison and Woodrow Wilson; Vice President and revolutionary figure Aaron Burr; author F. Scott Fitzgerald; academic figures Richard Feynman, John Nash, and Alan Turing; Supreme Court Justices Samuel Alito, Elena Kagan, and Sonia Sotomayor; actors Jimmy Stewart and David Duchovny; and former First Lady Michelle Obama.