Princeton University was originally founded as the college of New Jersey in 1746. Its original location was Elizabeth and it was moved to Princeton in 1756. In 1777 during American Revolution, a battle was fought in nearby fields at Princeton. One of the remarkable things is that after declaration of independence the continental congress met at the university building and used Princeton as country’s capital for four months. University’s current name was given to it in 1896 along with official recognition as a university.

A major expansion in the university education was observed afterwards and it also introduced unique educational system where small groups of students interacted with the teachers to have better interest and research opportunity in their fields instead of large student strength classes. In 1887 university had a sister college for women which was closed and in 1969 it was merged with the university. At present it is a private university focusing on undergraduate as well as masters and professional degree programs. The university has no religious affiliations.

Princeton offers Bachelors of Sciences and Bachelors of Arts degrees. To pass out in the Arts degree program a student must finish two junior papers, two semester foreign language course, and a thesis. The science students need to fulfill the computer science requirements, two semester research done independently with an optional thesis. Both degree program students have freedom of developing their own curriculum.

The postgraduate degree programs are ranked best in astronomy, history, politics, physics, math’s and plasma physics. It also provides professional high quality education in architecture, finance and engineering. Despite the fact Princeton is number one university it doesn’t have professional education schools in law business and medicine in contrast with other universities.

Princeton is one of the richest universities with endowment over $14 billion. Due to this, the university is able to perform extensive research projects as well as fund students for their education. Student body comprise of 4906 undergraduate students and a large faculty. University expenses for one year study are $33,000 and acquiring accommodation at campus housing costs $9,200 per year.

Campus life is as remarkable as the education provided to the students at Princeton University. Students participate in athletics, cultural, social and educational activities along with the faculty and staff. There are many societies that represent different communities and each community member can indulge in many activities to express himself. Nearly all students live at campus and they are closely knit together.

The university website offers on spot information about academics, admissions, financial assistance for the students belonging to middle and lower income level and university life. The announcements and latest news regarding university achievement, events, seminars and news from around the world regarding education is available on the home page. The university calendar, weekly bulletin, holiday schedules, library homepage, email accounts and campus maps are also available on the website.

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