Editing Princeton, New Jersey (section)

===Colleges and universities===
[[File:Walker-1903-cuyler.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Princeton University's Cuyler and Walker Halls are dormitories with [[Collegiate Gothic]] architecture]]
[[File:Fine-hall-princeton.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.1|Princeton University's Fine Hall, home of its [[Princeton University Department of Mathematics|Department of Mathematics]]]]
[[File:Fuld Hall, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, NJ - looking north.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Fuld Hall, home of the [[Institute for Advanced Study]]]]
[[File:Princeton II.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Princeton University's campus. The university is one of eight [[Ivy League]] universities and once had [[Albert Einstein]] as a lecturer.]]
[[Princeton University]], one of the world's most prominent [[research]] universities, is a dominant feature of the community. Established in 1746 as the College of New Jersey and relocated to Princeton ten years later, Princeton University's main campus has its historic center on [[New Jersey Route 27|Nassau Street]] and stretches south from there. Its James Forrestal satellite campus is located in [[Plainsboro Township, New Jersey|Plainsboro Township]], and some playing fields lie within adjacent [[West Windsor Township, New Jersey|West Windsor Township]].<ref>[https://www.princeton.edu/meet-princeton/visit-us#campus-maps Campus Maps] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129200039/https://www.princeton.edu/meet-princeton/visit-us#campus-maps |date=January 29, 2018 }}, [[Princeton University]]. Accessed January 30, 2018.</ref> Princeton University was featured at the top of ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]''{{'}}s national university rankings for the ninth consecutive year in 2024, as well as topping comparable lists by ''[[Forbes]]'' and  ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]''.<ref name=PrincetonTopUniversityUSNews>{{cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities|title=Best National University Rankings|work=U.S. News & World Report|access-date=August 7, 2024}}</ref><ref name=ForbesPrincetonTopUniversity>{{cite web|url=https://poetsandquants.com/2024/09/07/ranking-the-forbes-2024-2025-top-colleges-in-america/#:~:text=Princeton%2520University%2520was%2520ranked%2520the,%E2%80%9CAmerica's%2520Top%2520Colleges%E2%80%9D%2520ranking.|title=Ranking: The Forbes 2024-2025 Top Colleges in America|author=KRISTY BLEIZEFFER|publisher=Poets&Quants|date=September 7, 2024|access-date=September 20, 2024|quote=For the second straight year, [[Princeton University]] tops the list in Forbes’ "America’s Top Colleges" ranking.}}</ref><ref name=WSJPrincetonTopUniversity>{{cite web|url=https://poetsandquantsforundergrads.com/news/wall-street-journals-2025-best-colleges-in-america/|title=Wall Street Journal's 2025 Best Colleges In America|author=KRISTY BLEIZEFFER|publisher=Poets&Quants|date=September 5, 2024|access-date=September 20, 2024|quote=Another U.S. college ranking, another first for [[Princeton University]].  Princeton topped Wall Street Journal/College Pulse’s 2025 Best Colleges in the U.S ranking, released today (September 5). It’s the second straight year Princeton has been WSJ’s top school — and it continues an impressive winning streak for the private Ivy in New Jersey.}}</ref>

[[Princeton Theological Seminary]], the first and oldest seminary in America of the Presbyterian Church (USA), has its main academic campus in Princeton, with residential housing located just outside of Princeton in West Windsor Township.<ref>[http://s3.amazonaws.com/ptsem/pdfs/PTS-Main-Campus-Map-2017.pdf Princeton Seminary Main Campus Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419133531/http://s3.amazonaws.com/ptsem/pdfs/PTS-Main-Campus-Map-2017.pdf |date=April 19, 2017 }}, [[Princeton Theological Seminary]]. Accessed January 30, 2018.</ref>

The [[Institute for Advanced Study]] maintains extensive land holdings (the "Institute Woods") there covering {{convert|800|acres}}.<ref>[https://www.ias.edu/about/maps-directions Directions to IAS] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171128224020/https://www.ias.edu/about/maps-directions |date=November 28, 2017 }}, [[Institute for Advanced Study]]. Accessed January 30, 2018. "The Institute for Advanced Study is located at 1 Einstein Drive in Princeton Township in central New Jersey. The Institute and its 800-acre grounds are approximately one mile from the center of the town of Princeton and are easily accessible by car, train, or taxi from major cities along the Eastern seaboard."</ref>

[[Mercer County Community College]], not actually in Princeton but in nearby [[West Windsor, New Jersey|West Windsor]], is a two-year public college serving Princeton residents and all those from Mercer County.<ref>[http://www.mccc.edu/welcome_overview.shtml Overview & Facts] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180123051556/http://www.mccc.edu/welcome_overview.shtml |date=January 23, 2018 }}, [[Mercer County Community College]]. Accessed January 30, 2018.</ref>

[[Westminster Choir College]], a school of music owned by [[Rider University]] since 1992, was established on a large campus in Princeton in 1932. Before relocating to Princeton, the school resided in [[Dayton, Ohio]], and then briefly in [[Ithaca, New York]].<ref>[http://www.rider.edu/wcc/about-us/historic-westminster Historic Westminster] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910044343/http://www.rider.edu/wcc/about-us/historic-westminster |date=September 10, 2014 }}, [[Westminster Choir College]]. Accessed August 29, 2014. "Relocated in Princeton, N.J., in 1932, it added a master's program in 1934 and became known as Westminster Choir College in 1939."</ref> In 2012, Rider proposed a parking lot expansion on the Princeton campus that required cutting old-growth trees and was strenuously opposed by neighbors.<ref>Knapp, Krystal. [https://planetprinceton.com/2012/05/30/westminster-choir-college-begins-work-on-controversial-parking-lot/ Rider University Begins Work on New Westminster Parking Log], Planet Princeton, May 30, 2012. Accessed July 16, 2024</ref><ref>Hiltner, Stephen. [https://princetonprimer.blogspot.com/2012/05/westminster-gets-its-new-parking-lot.html Westminster Gets Its New Parking Lot], PrincetonPrimer, May 20, 2012. Accessed July 16, 2024.</ref> In 2019, Rider (which is located in [[Lawrence Township, Mercer County, New Jersey|Lawrence Township]]) attempted to sell the choir college campus in Princeton to a Chinese company, resulting in a public outcry and the prevention of that sale. In 2020, Rider moved all activities of Westminster Choir College from Princeton to its [[Lawrenceville, New Jersey|Lawrenceville]] campus; the Princeton campus is now largely unused while legal wrangling continues about the future of the campus and its academic programs.<ref name=WCClegal>Knapp, Krystal. [https://planetprinceton.com/2023/07/06/n-j-appellate-court-reverses-superior-court-decision-says-suit-blocking-rider-from-closing-westminster-choir-college-can-move-forward/ "NJ Appellate Court Reverses Superior Court Decision, Says Suit Blocking Rider from Closing Westminster Choir College Can Move Forward"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717183356/https://planetprinceton.com/2023/07/06/n-j-appellate-court-reverses-superior-court-decision-says-suit-blocking-rider-from-closing-westminster-choir-college-can-move-forward/ |date=July 17, 2023 }}, Planet Princeton, July 6, 2023. Accessed July 17, 2023.</ref> As of 2023, Princeton is paying Rider $1,000 per month to lease overflow parking at the Choir College; the town then sells the parking rights for $30 per month to businesses, residents and non-residents. The Choir College parking is a few blocks' walk from downtown.<ref>Kahn, Lea. [https://centraljersey.com/2022/02/01/princeton-council-approves-ordinance-for-parking-in-westminster-choir-college-lot/ Princeton Council approves ordinance for parking in Westminster Choir College lot] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606090446/https://centraljersey.com/2022/02/01/princeton-council-approves-ordinance-for-parking-in-westminster-choir-college-lot/ |date=June 6, 2023 }}, CentralJersey.com, February 1, 2022. Accessed July 16, 2024.</ref><ref>Salvadore, Sarah. [https://patch.com/new-jersey/princeton/princeton-extends-agreement-rider-u-public-parking Princeton Extends Agreement With Rider U. For Public Parking] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008111353/https://patch.com/new-jersey/princeton/princeton-extends-agreement-rider-u-public-parking |date=October 8, 2023 }}, Princeton, NJ [[Patch Media|Patch]], September 6, 2023. Accessed July 16, 2024.</ref>