Princeton University

Princeton University, at Princeton, N.J.; coeducational; chartered 1746, opened 1747, rechartered 1748, called the College of New Jersey until 1896.

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• History
• Schools and Research Facilities
• Bibliography

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