Mission
RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND GENERAL - PRINCETON UNIVERSITY IS A PRIVATE NOT-FOR-PROFIT, NON-SECTARIAN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING WITH APPROXIMATELY 5,700 UNDERGRADUATE AND 3,300 GRADUATE STUDENTS. 2,500 STUDENTS GRADUATED IN THE 2024-2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. AS A WORLD-RENOWNED RESEARCH UNIVERSITY, PRINCETON SEEKS TO ACHIEVE THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF DISTINCTION IN THE DISCOVERY AND TRANSMISSION OF KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING, AT THE SAME TIME, PRINCETON IS DISTINCTIVE AMONG RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES IN ITS COMMITMENT TO UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING.