| Name |
Princeton University |
| Address |
Princeton, NJ 08544 |
| Website |
http://www.princeton.edu |
| Email |
N/A |
| Percent Undergrad College Owned |
98% |
| Percent Fraternity |
0% |
| Percent Sorority |
0% |
| Percent Campus Weekends |
N/A |
| Offer Housing |
Yes |
| Percent Students College Housing |
98% |
| Campus Housing |
Yes |
| Off Campus Assistance |
Yes |
| Types Available |
coed dorms, women's dorms, men's dorms, special housing for disabled students |
| College Owned Singles |
56% |
| College Owned Doubles |
22% |
| College Owned Triples |
20% |
| College Owned Apartments |
2% |
| College Owned Other |
N/A |
| Num College Owned |
40 |
| Sprinkler System |
100% |
| Fire Alarms |
100% |
| High Speed Internet |
95% |
| Campus Size |
500 acres |
| Percent Weekends |
N/A |
| Nearest Airport |
Newark (40), Philadelphia (45) |
| Nearest Train |
Princeton (0) |
| Nearest Bus |
Princeton (0) |
| Public Transport |
Yes |
| Cars Permitted |
No |
| Percent Cars |
N/A |
| School Employment |
Yes |
| Percent Undergrads Employed |
45% |
| Average Undergrad Earnings |
1,220 |
| Freshmen Discouraged Working |
No |
| Army Rotc |
Offered on campus |
| Navy Rotc |
N/A |
| Airforce Rotc |
Offered at cooperating institution (Rutgers University) |
| Alcohol Permitted |
Yes |
| Additional Policies |
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited |
| Popular Events |
N/A |
| Student Activities |
choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, marching band, music ensembles, musical theater, opera, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra, yearbook |
| Num Organizations |
227 |
| Honor Societies |
Phi Beta Kappa, Society of Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Society |
| Religious Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Christian Science Organization, Baha'i Club, Hindu Students' Council, Agape Christian Fellowship, Baptist Student Fellowship, Center for Jewish Life, Jehovah's Witnesses, Muslim Students Association, Crossroads Christian Fellowship, Seventh Day Adventist Fellowship, Princeton Evangelical Fellowship, Yavneh House, Athletes in Action, Latter Day Saints Student Association, Manna Christian Fellowship, Meditation Group, Aquinas Institute, Episcopal Church at Princeton, Concordia Society, Hallelujah, Orthodox Christian Fellowship, Princeton Graduate College Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, Southern Baptist Chaplaincy, Unitarian Universalist Campus Ministry, United Church Of Christ/American Baptist Chaplaincy, Wesley Foundation (Methodist), Westminster Foundation (Presbyterian), Ecumenical Christian Worship, Religious Life Council |
| International Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Minority Business Association, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, National Society of Black Engineers, A Fuego, Raks Odalisque, Black Arts Company, Naacho, Flamenco Puro, Russian Club, Romanians at Princeton, Singapore Society, German Cultural Society, South Asian Student Association, Chinese Students Association, Consortium of International Students, Southeast Asia Society, Onyx, Chicano Caucus, Native Americans at Princeton, NCNW: National Council of Negro Women, Persian Society of Princeton, Latino Heritage Month Committee, Korean American Students Association, International Vision, ISAP: International Students Association of Princeton, Hong Kong Students Association, Hellenic Student Association at Princeton, Organization Latino America, Students of Caribbean Ancestry, Vietnamese Students Association, Thai American Student Association, Asian Pacific American Heritage Council, AKWAABA, AASA: Asian American Student Association, Turkish Students Association, Taiwanese American Students Association, Arab Society of Princeton, Black Student Union, Organization of Black Unity, Accion Puertorriqueria Amigos, Black History Month Planning Committee, Carl Fields Center for Cultural Understanding, Ballet Folklorico de Princeton, Mariachi Principe, Canadian Club, Black Men's Awareness Group, Organization of Women's Leaders, Sustained Dialogue on Race, Princeton South Asian Theatrics, Culturally Yours, Japanese Student Association, Cuban American Student Association, Gaelic Society, Ukranian Alliance, Tigeraaga |
| Other Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) A Capella: Katzenjammers, Shere Khan, The Tigerlilies, Nassoons, Footnotes, The Princeton Tigertones, Firehazards, The Tigressions, Culturally Yours, Koleinu, The Wildcats, Roaring 20; Academic: Princeton Association of Women in Science, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Society of Women Engineers, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Paideia, College Bowl, Student Association of Computing Machinery, Princeton Materials Research Society, IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), Tau Beta Pi, Ivy Leaguers for Freedom, Princeton Philosophical Society, Debate Panel, Engineering Council, Pre-Business Society, Finance and Economic Forum, Princeton Globalism Project; Career Opportunity: Minority Business Association, National Society of Black Engineers, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Pre-Med Society, Entrepreneurship Club; Dance: Expressions Dance Company, Black Arts Company, Sympoh, Flamenco Puro, Body Hype, A Fuego, High Steppers, DiSiac Dance Company, Naacho, Raks Odalisque, Ballet Folklorico de Princeton, Educational: Princeton University Robotics Club, Flavor, Business and Investment Club, Global Issues Forum; Environmental: Princeton Conversation Society, Water Watch, Princeton Environmental Action, Green Acres; Games/Special Interest: Independent Student Union, Simulation Games Union; Media: WPRB; Music: Gospel Ensemble, Princeton Undergraduate Musicians Association, MIMA (Modern Improvisational Music Appreciation), Mariachi Principe, Princeton University Band, Princeton University Wind Ensemble, Kindred Spirit; Political: Princeton Model Congress, Princeton Israel Public Affairs Committee, College Democrats, College Republicans, Princeton Students for Free Tibet, Pro-Choice, Student Progressive Education and Action, American Civil Liberties Union of Princeton University, Ideas in Action, IRC (International Relations Council), Princeton Common Sense, Campus Greens; Service: Blood Drive Committee, CHEER for Children's Health, Princeton University Rotaract Club, Aids Awareness/ SGAC, Random Acts of Kindness, Princeton Girls' Leadership Summit, UNICEF, Princeton Students' Fund, Student Health Advisory Board; Service: Students Providing Aid, Relief and Kind Service, Service in Style, Ghana Education Project, Princeton Pro-Life, Princeton Against Cancer Together, OXFAM America, Operation Smile, Princeton University Mentor Program, Health Education and Rescue Training (HEART), The Humanity Project; Social: College Women's Connection, Princeton Canadian Club, Night Live, Black Men's Awareness Group, Princeton Texans Club; Special Interest: Chess Club, Princeton Hawaii Club, Princeton Surf Club, Take Back the Night Planning Committee, Student Bioethics Forum, Billiards Club, Tuberculosis Awareness Group (PTAG), Princeton Go Club, Organization of Women Leaders, Anime-Manga Princeton, Amnesty International, Macintosh Users Group, Arts Alive Program, Princeton Unix Users Group, Princeton Committee Against Terrorism, French Connections, American Whig-Cliosophic Society, Figure Drawing Club, Mock Trial, Princeton Peace Process, Princeton Juggling, Infinity, Ltd. , Workers' Rights Organizing Committee, Pride Alliance, Common Sense, Vegetarian Club, Bridge Club, Princeton Flying Club, Stella Art Club, Flock, Sustained Dialogue on Race; Theatre: Muse, Stripes, Princeton Shakespeare Company, Princeton Triangle Club, Princeton Stand-Up Comedy, Theatre Intime, Princeton University Players, Princeton South Asian Theatrics, Quipfire!, Film Foundation, Wym'onStage; Class of 2005; Tigervision; Class of 2006; Performing Arts Council; Class of 2006; Class of 2007, Class of 2008; Fuzzy Dice Company, Brother's Keeper, Anscombe Society, Students for a Sensible Drug Policy, Creative Writing Club, Military History Club, Capoeira, P-CAIR, Philhellenic Activities, Roots, West Coast STudents Club, Institute of Aeronautics/Astronautics, Student National Medical Association |
| Student Papers |
(Appears as submitted by school) The Daily Princetonian-daily; Nassau Weekly-weekly; Business Today-semesterly; Troubadour Magazine-semesterly; Kruller-semesterly; Innovation Magazine-monthly; The Idealistic Nation-monthly; American Foreign Policy-weekly; Distractions Puzzle Magazine-semesterly; Voices, A Women's Literary Magazine-semesterly; Princeton Tory-monthly; Princeton Gallery-semesterly; The Progressive Review-semesterly; Tiger Magazine-monthly; The Vigil-semesterly; The Princeton Spectator-monthly; Nassau Literary Review-semesterly; Greenlight Magazine/quarterly; Alumbremos/semesterly; |
| Num Frats |
0 |
| Frats Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Frat Members |
0% |
| Num Sororities |
0 |
| Sororities Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Sorority Members |
0% |
| Type |
Private institution |
| Year Founded |
1746 |
| Religious Affiliation |
None |
| Academic Calendar |
Semester |
| Undergrad Body |
4,906 |
| Setting |
Suburban |
| Endowment |
11,762,502,000 |
| Application Deadline |
January 1 |
| Application Fee |
65 |
| Selectivity |
Most selective |
| Tuition |
33,000 |
| Room Board |
9,200 |
| Basic |
women's center, health service, health insurance |
| Remedial |
N/A |
| Counseling |
minority student, career, personal, academic, psychological, birth control, religious |
| Career |
on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training |
| Job Six Months |
N/A |
| Job One Year |
N/A |
| Job Two Years |
N/A |
| Firms |
N/A |
| Library |
Yes |
| Library Consortia |
Yes |
| Num Books |
6,253,193 |
| Num Subscriptions |
44,634 |
| Num Microforms |
6,364,743 |
| Num Audiovisual |
88,092 |
| Num Ebooks |
87,539 |
| Library Facilities |
The University has 15 libraries(one large main library and 14 specialized libraries) |
| Museums |
Art Museum with Permanent Collection, Museum of Natural History, Center for Energy and Environmental Studies, Plasma Physics Laboratory |
| Computer Course |
No |
| Own Computer |
No |
| Computers Available |
550 |
| Email Accounts |
Yes |
| Internet Access |
Yes |
| Computers Available In |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center |
| Num Wired Library |
400 |
| Num Wired Classrooms |
2,300 |
| Num Wired Labs |
330 |
| Num Wired Other |
1,000 |
| Wireless Network |
Yes |
| Wireless Areas |
in some of the libraries (excluding computer labs), in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing |
| Wireless Capacity |
7,200 |
| Recommended Os |
N/A |
| Hosting Units |
95% |
| Student Webpages |
Yes |
| Online Registration |
Yes |
| Campus Safety |
24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) |
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