Princeton University
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 the current site nine years later. It officially became a university in 1896 and was subsequently renamed Princeton University.
| Former name | College of New Jersey
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| Motto in English | "Under God's Power She Flourishes"
On seal: "Old Testament and New Testament" |
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| Established | October 22, 1746
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| Endowment | $35.8 billion (2022)
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| Academic staff | 1,068 (Fall 2021)
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| Administrative staff | 1,103
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| Students | 8,478 (Fall 2021)
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| Undergraduates | 5,321 (Fall 2021)
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| Postgraduates | 3,157 (Fall 2021)
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| Doctoral students | 2,631 (Fall 2019)
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| Campus | Small City, 600 acres (2.4 km)
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| Colors | Black and orange
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| Mascot | The Tiger
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