Princeton University
About
Princeton University is a private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution. The institution moved to Newark in 1747 and then to its Mercer County campus in Princeton nine years later. It officially became a university in 1896 and was subsequently renamed Princeton University.
Ranked Top 10 worldwide across 4 major ranking systems
Ranked in 115 subject rankings
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41 subjectsUS News
25 subjects|
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Score
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Year
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| Mathematics | 2 | 83.6 | 2026 |
| Space Science | 5 | 83.6 | 2026 |
| Physics | 10 | 83.6 | 2026 |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering | 15 | 83.6 | 2026 |
| Economics and Business | 22 | 83.6 | 2026 |
| Environment/Ecology | 27 | 83.6 | 2026 |
| Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences | 29 | 83.6 | 2026 |
| Geosciences | 34 | 83.6 | 2026 |
| Biology and Biochemistry | 40 | 83.6 | 2026 |
| Computer Science | =50 | 83.6 | 2026 |
| Psychiatry/Psychology | =52 | 83.6 | 2026 |
| Chemistry | 53 | 83.6 | 2026 |
| Molecular Biology and Genetics | 69 | 83.6 | 2026 |
| Social Sciences and Public Health | =74 | 83.6 | 2026 |
| Cell Biology | 101 | 83.6 | 2026 |
| Neuroscience and Behavior | =106 | 83.6 | 2026 |
| Engineering | 128 | 83.6 | 2026 |
| Condensed Matter Physics | 131 | 83.6 | 2026 |
| Optics | 153 | 83.6 | 2026 |
| Materials Science | =176 | 83.6 | 2026 |
| Mechanical Engineering | =185 | 83.6 | 2026 |
| Energy and Fuels | 228 | 83.6 | 2026 |
| Nanoscience and Nanotechnology | =317 | 83.6 | 2026 |
| Plant and Animal Science | 337 | 83.6 | 2026 |
| Clinical Medicine | =455 | 83.6 | 2026 |
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7 subjects|
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Score
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| Psychology | 4 | 90.6 | 2026 |
| Computer Science | 5 | 96.1 | 2026 |
| Physical Sciences | =5 | 95.8 | 2026 |
| Social Sciences | 5 | 92.1 | 2026 |
| Life Sciences | 7 | 94.6 | 2026 |
| Arts & Humanities | 7 | 88.5 | 2026 |
| Engineering & Technology | 9 | 94.2 | 2026 |