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Princeton University

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Princeton University is an institution with an impressive reputation and one of the oldest universities in the United States. It was founded in 1746 and is the graduation place of two former US presidents (James Madison and Woodrow Wilson). Princeton University is the 13th best university in the world according to the latest Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings and is rated 5+ stars by QS. This educational institution is a non-public Ivy League research university. Princeton is able to offer undergraduate and graduate studies in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and engineering.

History and Features of Princeton

In 1746, New Light Presbyterians founded a college in New Jersey for the purpose of educating ministers. At that time, it was the center of educational and religious Scottish-Irish America. In 1756 it moved to Princeton, in Nassau Hall. When George Witherspoon became president of HEW in 1768, he decided to shift his attention from training ministers, to training the next generation of leaders of the American nation. A series of internal reforms were made that tightened standards and also sent a request for a large infusion of investment. The structure developed rapidly but steadily and in 1896 it was officially renamed Princeton University to pay tribute to the city of its location. Today, the university has close ties with the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton Theological Seminary, Westminster College Choir from Rider University.

The main building covers an area of 2 square kilometers, in 2011 it was named the most beautiful in the United States. The university owns some property in West Windsor Township. The first was a building in Nassau Hall, it was actively expanded and around it was created academic buildings in the Victorian Gothic style, as well as in the Romanesque Revival style, but not all have survived to this day. The university owns libraries, dormitories, classrooms, gymnasiums and laboratories that are available to all university students and those who came to study as exchange students. Also, there is an opportunity to visit the campus of the institution as a tourist.

Faculties and tuition fees at Princeton

The university is divided into many units and schools, which are designed separately for undergraduate, graduate, postgraduate and research studies. The structure of the university is as follows:

  • The W. Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, is intended for qualifications to develop towards international diplomacy.
  • School of Architecture.
  • Bachelor’s College, for students who wish to achieve a first research degree in the direction of humanities and applied sciences.
  • The Graduate School, which provides postgraduate programs and leads to a doctoral degree. It also offers masters programs in natural sciences, humanities, social sciences and applied sciences.
  • School of Applied and Natural Sciences, where students applying for any of the three degrees can study. The special feature of the school is to provide the opportunity to study in the classical sense and get practical skills in research centers.

The cost of tuition for residents of the country is 20 thousand dollars for both undergraduate and graduate programs. Non-residents can expect to pay $41,820 for undergraduate and $43,720 for graduate school.