Princeton University Princeton University Princeton University is a private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey. 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, then to the current site nine years later, and renamed Princeton University in 1896. Princeton provides undergraduate and graduate instruction in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and engineering. It offers professional degrees through the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs,
1995–96 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team Sydney Johnson's leadership held the team together early when the UCLA looked strong. Two days later the Carril era ended with a loss to Mississippi State. The team was led by first team All-Ivy League selections Steve Goodrich and Johnson. The team won the eighth of twelve consecutive national statistical championships in scoring defense with a 51.7 points allowed average. Goodrich led the Ivy League with a 60.3 field goal percentage. 1995–96 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team The 1995–96 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented Princeton University in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.