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Princeton University is a private Ivy League research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, and is consistently ranked among the top universities in the world. With approximately 8,500 students, Princeton maintains a strong focus on undergraduate education alongside its graduate programs, offering close faculty mentorship and a distinctive system of independent work culminating in a senior thesis for every student. Strong programs span the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and engineering.
Campus life is centered around a residential college system that creates close-knit communities within the larger university. The campus is one of the most architecturally striking in the country, with Gothic buildings, modern facilities, and expansive green spaces. Princeton's generous financial aid program eliminates student loans entirely for all aid recipients. Admissions are among the most selective in the world, and Princeton attracts students who are deeply intellectual, community-oriented, and drawn to a university that places exceptional emphasis on undergraduate teaching and scholarship.
Princeton's generous financial aid, undergraduate focus, and intimate intellectual community make it a rare combination among elite research universities. The senior thesis tradition ensures that every graduate has completed a substantial piece of original scholarship. A campus tour with a current Tiger is the best way to experience Princeton's architectural beauty, its residential college life, and the intellectual intensity and warmth that define one of the world's great universities.
SchoolScoops offers private, student-led Princeton University campus tours starting at $75 for one hour or $150 for two hours. Tours are available in person or by video chat and are led by a real, verified current Princeton student of your choice.
