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Princeton University is a private educational institution located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. Founded on October 22, 1746, by John Witherspoon, it was initially known as the College of New Jersey. The university is affiliated with the Ivy League, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Associated Universities, Inc., Association of American Universities, and National Athletic Association. Princeton University has a motto, "Dei Sub Numine Viget - Under God's Power She Flourishes", and its nickname is "Tigers".
The university operates in the industries of education, higher education, and university. It has a total of 1,140 employees and is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of ABET.
Princeton University owns several facilities, including the Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton station (NJ Transit), Hobey Baker Memorial Rink, Frist Campus Center, Roberts Stadium (soccer stadium), President's House (Princeton University), John C. Green School of Science, University Field (Princeton), and Princeton University Library. The university has also spun out companies such as NanoOpto and Uniformity Labs, Inc. .
Princeton University has several subsidiaries, including the Office of Population Research, Princeton University Band, Princeton University East Asian Studies Department, Princeton University School of Engineering and Applied Science, Princeton University Graduate College, Princeton University Press, Princeton University Stadium, Princeton University Chapel, Princeton University Department of Psychology, Princeton University Library, Princeton University Chapel Choir, Princeton University in popular culture, Princeton University - Quantum Science and Engineering, and Princeton University - Princeton Vision and Robotics.
The university's main competitors include Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, University College London (UCL), California Institute of Technology, Columbia University, Stanford University, University of Chicago, Yale University, and The University Of British Columbia.
Princeton University maintains an online presence through its official website, https://www.princeton.edu/, and various social media platforms, including Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn.