Support Facilities

University Health Services

University Health Services (UHS) is a fully accredited health care facility that provides comprehensive health services to Princeton University undergraduate and graduate students and their dependents, faculty, staff, and Princeton Theological Seminary students and their dependents. In a given year, 84 percent of all undergraduate and graduate students receive services from UHS.

A multidisciplinary staff comprised of physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, registered nurses, psychologists, social workers, psychiatrists, athletic trainers, physical therapists, health educators, and administrative and technical personnel provide a comprehensive array of services.

Medical services: primary medical-care services by appointment; urgent care walk-in services; inpatient services; women’s and men’s health services; athletic medicine; immunization and allergy services; travel medicine services; and ancillary services, including laboratory, radiology, and physical therapy.

Counseling and psychological services: individual and group treatments; eating disorders evaluation and treatment; alcohol and other drug evaluation and treatment; inpatient services; Sexual Harassment/Assault Advising, Resources, and Education (SHARE) services; and peer health education programs.

Health promotion and wellness services: health education programs and outreach, individual health education consultations, direct service to the community through teaching and training, and research to assess campus health behaviors.

Location: McCosh Health Center, Washington Road

Hours and appointments during the academic year: 24-hour urgent care, 24-hour inpatient care. Outpatient Services open Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday from 8:45 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Tuesday from 10:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Saturday from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Hours and appointments during the summer: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Tuesday from 10:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.

Call 609-258-3141 to make an appointment. Further information about UHS is available at www.princeton.edu/uhs.

Health insurance. All enrolled graduate students are automatically enrolled in the Student Health Plan (SHP) insurance coverage, which covers off-campus specialty care and hospitalization. Students may also elect to participate in optional vision and dental plans that provide benefits beyond those included in the SHP for an additional fee.

Location: Student Health Plan Office, McCosh Health Center, Room 100A

Hours and appointments: Walk-in hours are Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Other hours are available by appointment. Call 609-258-3138. Further information is available at www.princeton.edu/uhs.

Healthcare costs and billing. UHS provides all students with comprehensive primary care services at McCosh Health Center. Most services, including medical office visits, individual or group psychological counseling, travel planning, inpatient stays, SHARE services, basic X-rays, and laboratory tests, are available at no direct cost to the student.

Students may be assessed a fee for some services, including some laboratory tests, HIV tests, contraceptives, travel vaccines, orthopedic supplies, medical transport vehicle rentals, matriculation requirements fulfilled on campus, copies of medical records, and the shipping of duplicate X-rays.

If students go to the emergency room for care when UHS is closed, charges are processed according to the benefit provisions of the Student Health Plan; the remaining balances for emergency room treatment and services are then the responsibility of the student.

Students should contact UHS at 609-258-2767 for information about dependent coverage and fees. Students who have health-care needs and do not have the financial resources to pay for service may contact the outpatient services business manager at 609-258-3555 for assistance.

Athletics, Physical Education, and Recreation

Physical Education Programs. The University believes in the importance of physical education as an integral part of a student’s education, and it expects students to avail themselves of the opportunities these programs provide. Physical education courses are open to all students on a noncredit basis. The program focuses on lifetime sports activities as well as general fitness. Instruction is provided by full-time departmental personnel as well as by part-time professionals with special areas of ability. Core areas include aerobics, aquatics, dance, fitness, Nautilus, racquet sports, self-defense, aikido, special interests, and wellness.

Please contact the Physical Education Office in Room 3, Dillon Gym, or call (609) 258-3533 for specific course listings and descriptions.

Intramural Sports. Many competitive team sports, individual tournaments, and meets/special events are offered for both men and women including basketball, billiards, bridge, broomball, flag football, ice hockey, soccer, softball, squash, table tennis, volleyball, and water polo. Individual tournaments include backgammon, badminton, billiards, chess, fooseball, free throw, home run derby, pool, squash, table tennis, tennis, and three-point shoot-out. Meets and special events include bowling, golf, Sportnighter, swimming, track, ultimate frisbee, volleyball (spikefest), wrestling, and cross country.

Athletic Facilities. Princeton University has two large gymnasiums, an ice rink, two swimming pools, extensive playing fields, tennis courts, a boathouse and crew course, a field house, and other facilities on the main campus within easy walking distance of classroom buildings, dormitories, dining halls, and eating clubs.

Princeton Stadium has a capacity of approximately 30,000 and is a two-tiered structure used primarily for football. The Weaver Track and Field Stadium has an eight-lane Olympic track and is adjacent to the stadium. A common structure, however, has seating for 2,500 track spectators and joins the two facilities. Varsity and junior varsity baseball diamonds and four playing fields are located in the intercollegiate athletic area east of the Princeton Stadium. South of the stadium is Caldwell Field House, which has locker room facilities, dressing rooms, and training quarters for Princeton and visiting teams.

Jadwin Gymnasium, a multipurpose athletic facility and University auditorium, is used for basketball, tennis and track, fencing, and squash. In addition, it provides large indoor practice areas for outdoor intercollegiate field sports. DeNunzio Pool is a swimming and diving facility that includes a 50-meter-by-25-yard pool and a 10-meter diving platform.

Dillon Gymnasium provides facilities for aerobics, badminton, basketball, dance, martial arts, squash, swimming, volleyball, and wrestling. The health fitness center located in Dillon Gymnasium provides a centralized facility where men and women can pursue many personal health objectives with trained supervision. The University expanded and renovated in recent years its landmark boathouse and crew facility, known as the Shea Rowing Center. Crew races are held on University-owned Lake Carnegie. Baker Rink, constructed in 1923, is an historical venue for hockey and skating.

The outdoor facilities include more than two dozen tennis courts and eight lighted courts at the Lenz Tennis Center, the Class of 1895 Field for softball, Clarke Field for baseball, an 18-hole golf course, and various playing fields used for lacrosse, rugby, and soccer and many intramural sports. Lourie-Love Field, used for intercollegiate soccer, provides a lighted facility for night-time contests. The Class of 1952 Stadium is a lighted, artificial-surface facility that can accommodate 4,000 spectators and is used primarily for field hockey, lacrosse, and intramural sports.

A booklet containing information on all departmental programs and facilities is available in the Physical Education Office in Dillon Gym. The athletic department mission statement and additional departmental information is located at www.Go PrincetonTigers.com.