Nassau Hall

Nassau Hall is the oldest building at Princeton. It played a central role in the Revolutionary War, and served as the U.S. Capitol for a brief period. Currently, Nassau Hall holds the offices of top University Administrators.

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Introduction

⭐ Introduction

Land Acknowledgement

The land on which the University stands is part of the ancient homeland and traditional territory of the Lenape people. We pay respect to Lenape peoples, past, present, and future and their continuing presence in the homeland and throughout the Lenape diaspora.

Campus Makeup and History

Princeton is a small/medium sized institution with 5,300 undergraduates and about 3,000 graduate students. Our campus features about 200 buildings on 600 acres of land. It's easy to get around campus by walking, biking or utilizing our Tiger Transit shuttle system.

We were chartered in 1746, making us the fourth oldest college in the United States. However, we didn’t move to the Princeton area until 1756 at the completion of Nassau Hall, which is the oldest and most iconic building on campus.

Life in Princeton, NJ

Princeton is located in central New Jersey, in a residential campus community with a thriving downtown. The town of Princeton has about 30,000 residents and the University and Princeton Community are closely tied. While we are in a suburban setting, we’re never far from the amenities afforded by our neighboring cities. There is a train station on campus and we are a 90 minute train ride from both New York City and Philadelphia. Princeton is also a train ride away from Newark airport, making it easy for students to travel home for breaks. Students frequent downtown Princeton for food and fun, as there are a wide variety of restaurants, shops, and theatres just outside the University's main gates.

(In)Visible Princeton Walking Tours

To help tell a more complete narrative of the University’s past and present, the Office of the Executive Vice President has created five online, mobile friendly tours to highlight stories of African American Life at Princeton, Asians and Asian Americans at Princeton, “Firsts” at Princeton, Traditions at Princeton and Women at Princeton. Take a tour.