Princeton University

New Jersey Ivy

Princeton University is a private research university in Princeton, New Jersey, one of the oldest and most prestigious in the United States.

Founded in 1746, it belongs to the Ivy League and is known for rigorous academics, particularly in mathematics, physics, and public policy.

She got into Princeton on a full scholarship.

The orange-and-black tiger is its mascot.

historic

colonial

Of occupied territories

James Madison · John Nash · Alan Turing · F. Scott Fitzgerald · founding · charter · Continental Congress · George Washington · Gothic architecture · American history

Ivy League

Harvard

Prestigious Cambridge university

Cornell · Brown · Penn · elite · endowment · alumni · legacy · admissions · selectivity · rivalry

academic

research

Systematic fact-finding effort

dissertation · professors · seminars · lectures · curriculum · humanities · sciences · engineering · mathematics · philosophy

prestige

elite

Superior select group

Nobel laureates · Rhodes Scholars · influential · selective · world-class · exclusive · rigorous · competitive · merit · excellence

campus

dormitories

Communal student lodgings

quadrangle · ivy-covered · lecture halls · art museum · observatory · arboretum · orange and black · gardens · courtyards

Categories
Opposites
ivy league rivalry

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Ivy League institution

Harvard University · University of Pennsylvania · Columbia University · Dartmouth College · Brown University

academic prestige/selectivity

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Two-year public institution

diploma mill · for-profit college · trade school · night school

institutional character

Princeton UniversityArizona State University

Public research university in Tempe

New York University · University of Michigan

Family

university, universities, Princeton

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G