Princeton University
private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey, United States
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Summary
Princeton University is a private university[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of private university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27,524 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Ivy League[3], ORCID, Inc.[4], Consortium of Social Science Associations[5], ArXiv[6], Northeast University Semiconductor Network[7], The Research Collections And Preservation Consortium[8], DataCite[9], Association of American Universities[10], Association of American Colleges and Universities[11], American Council on Education[12], National Humanities Alliance[13], Higher Education Leadership Initiative for Open Scholarship[14], Coalition for Networked Information[15], Center for Research Libraries[16]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Princeton[17], Mercer County[18], New Jersey[19]
- Country: United States[20]
- Instance of: research university[21], Colonial Colleges[22], private not-for-profit educational institution[23], academic publisher[24]
- Founder: John Witherspoon[25]
- Headquarters location: Princeton[26]
- Location: Princeton[27]
- Postal code: 08544-0070[28]
- Child organization or unit: Shelby Cullom Davis Center for Historical Studies, Princeton University[29], Office of the Dean for Research, Princeton University[30], DIMACS[31], Princeton Art Museum[32], Office of Population Research[33], Princeton University Department of Physics[34]
- Commons category: Princeton University[35]
- Industry: higher education[36]
- Inception: January 1, 1746[37]
- Parent organization or unit: Trustees of Princeton University[38]
- Significant event: mixed-sex education[39]
- Official website: https://princeton.edu[40]
- Topic's main category: Category:Princeton University[41]
- Employees: 1140[42]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[43], 1922 Encyclopædia Britannica[44], The American Cyclopædia[45], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[46], New International Encyclopedia[47], The New Student's Reference Work[48]
- Ranking: 7[49]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Princeton University include 508 Princetonia[50], an asteroid[51].
Why It Matters
Princeton University has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]
Entities named for it include 508 Princetonia[50], an asteroid[51].