PrincetonUniversity
 

Chartered in 1746 as the College of New Jersey -- the name by which it was known for 150 years -- Princeton University was British North America's fourth college.
     Located in Elizabeth for one year and then in Newark for nine, the College of New Jersey moved to Princeton in 1756. It was housed in Nassau Hall, which was newly built on land donated by Nathaniel FitzRandolph. Nassau Hall contained the entire College for nearly half a century.
     In 1896 when expanded program offerings brought the College university status, the College of New Jersey was officially renamed Princeton University in honor of its host community of Princeton. Four years later in 1900 the Graduate School was established.
     Fully coeducational since 1969, Princeton during the academic year 2000-01 enrolled 6,438 students: 4,554 undergraduates and 1,884 graduate students. The ratio of full-time students to faculty members (in full-time equivalents) is approximately 7:1.
     More facts and figures about Princeton can be found on a facts page.

Students studied amid the musical performances and other entertainment at the Winter Holiday Festival presented in Frist Campus Center, Dec. 10-13. Decorations included universal symbols from Christmas, Chanukah, Diwali, Ramadan, Three Kings Day and Kwanzaa.

photo: Denise Applewhite