princeton university
A vibrant community of scholarship and learning that stands in the nation's service and in the service of all nations. Chartered in 1746, and known as the College of New Jersey until 1896, it was British North America's fourth college.
Fully coeducational since 1969, Princeton in the 2007-2008 academic year enrolled 7,261 students 67% undergraduates and 33% graduate students -- with a ratio of full-time students to faculty members of 5 to 1.
The University, which has 5,700 benefits-eligible faculty and staff, is Mercer County's largest private employer and plays a major role in the educational, cultural and economic life of the region.
