Princeton University

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Princeton University is a private university that is in Princeton, New Jersey in the United States. Princeton opened in 1746 as "the College of New Jersey". It was re-named "Princeton University" in 1896.[1] It was the fourth college/university in the United States[2] and is one of the 8 Ivy League schools.

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  1. http://www.princeton.edu/pr/pub/ph/05/03.htm "Princeton's History" — Parent's Handbook, 2005-06
  2. Princeton, Rutgers, and Columbia were founded within a few years of each other. Princeton appears to be the fourth institution to conduct classes.