Princeton university graduate school

Founded in 1746, Princeton University is the 4th oldest university of higher education in the United States. It was initially known as the College of New Jersey. Later in 1896, it was renamed as Princeton University. The university was founded by Newlight Presbyterians as a motive to train ministers. In 1902, Woodrow Wilson became the 13th President of the university. Under his guidance, Princeton University introduced a system of teaching in which lectures were given by the instructors to a small group of students allowing them to interact more.

Located in New York, USA, Princeton University is a private institution with its campuses in Plainsboro and South Brunswick. The campuses are known to be the most beautiful places in New York. It is spread across 500 acres of land. The buildings in the campus are constructed in Victorian Gothic and Roman-style architecture, which was later renovated in Collegiate Gothic style, advised by William Appleton Potter. Moreover, the students experience a great living in New York City as it is famous for its liveliness and culture. Both the campuses are nearby to restaurants, gyms, medical stores and shops that provide all the basic necessities.

The university offers a wide variety of subjects to its students so that they have a huge scope to choose according to their field of interest. Few of the subjects are Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Engineering, Doctoral, History, Psychology and Business. The faculty provides undergraduate as well as post-graduate programs. In the years, 2015-2016, 2017-2018 and 2019, it has been ranked as the best undergraduate teaching university.

Princeton University has a notable list of alumni which includes Michelle Obama (Former First Lady of United States), David Mathews (Civilian Leader), Oliver Ellsworth (Former Chief Justice of United States), Jeff Bezos (Founder and CEO of Amazon) and Pete Conrad (Astronaut and Commander of Apollo 12). 

• Princeton University holds the top position in the US News Rankings, 2019
• In 2016-17, QS World University Rankings ranked Princeton University 11th in the world
• In 2016, Forbes Magazine ranked the university at the 3rd position nationally
• In 2015, Times Higher Education ranked the university 6th among the world's greatest universities
• In 2015, U.S. News & World Report ranked the doctoral programs of the university among the top 20 in the world
• In 2011, according to Human Resources and Labour View, the university was ranked 7th among the world's top 300 universities
• The university has a supercomputer called Orangena, it was ranked 89th as the world's fastest computer in 2005
• According to the Payscale and College Net’s Social Mobility Index College rankings, Princeton was ranked the 360th top college in the United States