Princeton University

Summary

Princeton University is a private university^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of private_university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,309 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Princeton University was a member of Ivy League^[3].
• Princeton University was a member of ORCID, Inc.^[4].
• Princeton University was a member of Consortium of Social Science Associations^[5].
• Princeton University was a member of Q118398^[6].
• Princeton University was a member of Northeast University Semiconductor Network^[7].
• Princeton University was a member of The Research Collections And Preservation Consortium^[8].
• Princeton University is located in Princeton^[9].
• Princeton University is located in Mercer County^[10].
• Princeton University is located in New Jersey^[11].
• Princeton University is in the country of United States^[12].
• Princeton University's instance of is recorded as private university^[13].
• Princeton University's instance of is recorded as research university^[14].
• Princeton University's instance of is recorded as Colonial Colleges^[15].
• Princeton University's instance of is recorded as private not-for-profit educational institution^[16].
• Princeton University's instance of is recorded as academic publisher^[17].
• Princeton University's founder is recorded as John Witherspoon^[18].
• Princeton University's headquarters location is recorded as Princeton^[19].
• Princeton University took place at Princeton^[20].
• Princeton University's postal code is recorded as 08544-0070^[21].
• Princeton University's child organization or unit is recorded as Shelby Cullom Davis Center for Historical Studies, Princeton University^[22].
• Princeton University's child organization or unit is recorded as Office of the Dean for Research, Princeton University^[23].
• Princeton University's child organization or unit is recorded as DIMACS^[24].
• Princeton University's child organization or unit is recorded as Princeton Art Museum^[25].
• Princeton University's child organization or unit is recorded as Office of Population Research^[26].
• Princeton University's child organization or unit is recorded as Princeton University Department of Physics^[27].

Body

Founding

Princeton University's founder is recorded as John Witherspoon^[18]. January 1, 1746 marks the founding of it^[28].

Operations

Princeton University's headquarters location is recorded as Princeton^[19]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Trustees of it^[29]. Subsidiaries include Shelby Cullom Davis Center for Historical Studies, it^[22], an academic institution^[30], in United States^[31]; Office of the Dean for Research, it^[23]; DIMACS^[24], a research institute^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1989^[34]; Princeton Art Museum^[25], a university art museum^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1882^[37]; Office of Population Research^[26], a research institute^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1936^[40]; and Princeton University Department of Physics^[27], an academic department^[41], in United States^[42].

Industry

Princeton University's industry is recorded as higher education^[43].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Princeton University include 508 Princetonia^[44], an asteroid^[45].

Why It Matters

Princeton University ranks in the top 1% of private_university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,309 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]

Entities named for it include 508 Princetonia^[44], an asteroid^[45].