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The Princeton University is an Ivy League research university situated in Princeton, New Jersey, USA. The Princeton University is among the nine Colonial Colleges established prior to the American Revolution. Princeton is famous for humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and engineering. Princeton has had students like U.S. Presidents James Madison and Woodrow Wilson. The current First Lady of the US, Michelle Obama is also a graduate of Princeton. Other notable graduates of Princeton include current U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justices Samuel Alito, Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor; the CEO and founder of Amazon, Jeff Bezos. Notable faculty members at Princeton include people like Paul Krugman and Ben Bernanke. The Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton has also had an influence on the history of Princeton University, as noted faculty there, like Albert Einstein, and John von Neumann came to be associated with the university through visits and lectures.

History

The Princeton University is the successor of the College of New Jersey originally founded by New Light Presbyterians in 1746 to train ministers. The college was moved to Princeton, New Jersey in 1756. Under the leadership of John Witherspoon who became President in 1768, the college shifted focus from training ministers to the preparation of leaders for the new nation. Witherspoon created stringent academic standards and sought investment in the college.

For four months, Princeton’s Nassau Hall was the capital of the country as during the summer of 1783, the Continental Congress met there. The Graduate school at Princeton was formally established in 1900.

Rankings

Princeton has been always one of the most hallowed academic institutions of America. Currently, from 2001 to 2012, the U.S. News & World Report has consistently ranked Princeton either at the top or at the second spot among universities. Times Higher Education World University Rankings has ranked Princeton sixth in the world in 2012, while Forbes ranked Princeton as the first among all national universities in 2012.

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