Princeton is ranked No. 1 in "U.S. News 2008 America's Best Colleges" in the category of Best National Universities, a position achieved every year since 2000.

The University provides its students with academic, extracurricular, and other resources that help them achieve at the highest scholarly levels and prepare them for positions of leadership and lives of service in many fields of human endeavor. Princeton was chartered in 1746 as the College of New Jersey. In 1896, when it expanded its program offerings and took on a University status, the College of New Jersey was officially renamed Princeton University in honor of its host community, Princeton.

Princeton University welcomes visitors to its historic campus. Princeton is equidistant from both New York and Philadelphia and is easy to reach by public transportation or by car.

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