Princeton University, founded in 1746, is one of America's premier research universities and a founding member of the Ivy League. Located in Princeton, New Jersey, Princeton enrolls approximately 5,529 undergraduates and 3,097 graduate students, maintaining one of the highest student-to-faculty ratios among research universities. Princeton is renowned for its "Princeton Thesis" tradition: all undergraduates conduct independent research culminating in a senior thesis, fostering deep intellectual engagement with their chosen field. The university is equally strong across the sciences, engineeri…