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Statement of Accreditation Status

Princeton University

  • CEO: Mr. Christopher Eisgruber, President
  • Accreditation Liaison Officer: Dr. Rebekah Peeples
  • Commission Staff Liaison: Kathy Feith, Vice President
  • Carnegie Classification: Mixed Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate Medium » Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
  • Control: Private (Non-Profit)
  • Phase: Accredited
  • Status: Accreditation Reaffirmed
  • Accreditation Granted: 1921
  • Last Reaffirmation: June 27, 2024
  • Next Self-Study Evaluation: 2031-2032

Contact Information

One Nassau Hall
Princeton, NJ 08544-0015

(609) 258-3000

www.princeton.edu

  • July 23, 2026
    Staff acted on behalf of the Commission to acknowledge receipt of the supplemental information report requested by the Commission action of May 16, 2025. To request a supplemental information report, due March 15, 2027, providing the status of any and all developments related to any investigations conducted by the institution or by state, federal, or other government agencies related to the Commission action of May 20, 2024 (Standard 2) (Fifteenth Edition).
  • May 16, 2025
    Staff acted on behalf of the Commission to acknowledge receipt of the supplemental information report requested by the Commission action of November 1, 2024. To request a supplemental information report, due April 1, 2026, providing the status of any and all developments related to any investigations conducted by the institution or by state, federal, or other government agencies related to the Commission's action of May 20, 2024 (Standard II). The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2031-2032.
  • November 1, 2024
    To acknowledge receipt of the supplemental information report requested by the Commission action of May 31, 2024. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2031-2032.
  • November 1, 2024
    To acknowledge receipt of the supplemental information report requested by the Commission action of May 20, 2024. To request a supplemental information report, due April 1, 2025, providing the status of any and all developments related to any investigations conducted by the institution or by state, federal, or other government agencies related to the Commission's action of May 20, 2024 (Standard II) (Fourteenth Edition and Evidence Expectations by Standard Guidelines). The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2031-2032.
  • June 27, 2024
    To acknowledge receipt of the self-study report. To note the on-site evaluation visit by the Commission's representatives to the main campus at One Nassau Hall, Princeton, NJ 08544 on March 17-20, 2024. To reaffirm accreditation. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2031-2032.
  • May 31, 2024
    Staff acted on behalf of the Commission to request a supplemental information report, due July 1, 2024, that provides additional information on Standard II: Ethics and Integrity and Standard III: Design and Delivery of the Student Experience. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2023-2024.
  • May 20, 2024
    Staff acted on behalf of the Commission to request a supplemental information report, due September 1, 2024, that provides additional information on Standard II: Ethics and Integrity and Standard IV: Support of the Student Experience. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2023-2024.
  • March 4, 2021
    To acknowledge receipt of the supplemental information report. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2023-2024.
  • March 4, 2021
    To note that the Mid-Point Peer Review has been conducted and no further evidence is required at this time. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2023-2024.
  • January 4, 2021
    To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To include alternative delivery method-distance education within the institution's scope of accreditation. To note that the Commission reserves the right to rescind approval of this substantive change if any developments reveal additional information that might have affected the Commission's decision and/or the requested substantive change is not implemented within one calendar year from the date of this action. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2023-2024.
  • Distance Education
    Approved to offer programs by this delivery method
  • Correspondence Education
    Not approved for this delivery method

Approved Credential Levels

The following represents credential levels included in the scope of the institution’s accreditation:

  • Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Included within the scope
  • Master's Degree or Equivalent Included within the scope
  • Doctor's Degree- Research/Scholarship Included within the scope
  • Main Campus
    Princeton University
    One Nassau Hall
    Princeton, NJ 08544-0015
  • Other Instructional Site
    Global Seminar in China
    Peking University, No. 5 Yiheyuan Road, Haidian District
    Beijing, Beijing Municipality 100871
  • Other Instructional Site
    Global Seminar in India
    Indian Institute of Science
    Bangalore, Karnataka 560012
  • Other Instructional Site
    Global Seminar in Italy
    Irpinia Escapes Srl, Padre Pio Street
    Gesualdo, Campania (Province of Avellino) 83040
  • Other Instructional Site
    Global Seminar in Kenya
    Maseno University, Kondele, Kisumu–Busia Road
    Kisumu, Kisumu County
  • Other Instructional Site
    Global Seminar in Vienna
    Sigmund Freud Museum, Berggasse 19
    Vienna, Austria
  • Other Instructional Site
    Journalism in Greece
    College Year in Athens (CYA), 5 Stadiou Square
    Athens, Attica 11635
  • Other Instructional Site
    Marseille, France - Global Seminar in Tunisia and France
    TBC
    Marseille, France
  • Other Instructional Site
    Mpala Research Center
    PO Box 555
    Nanyuki, Kenya
  • Other Instructional Site
    Paris, France - Global Seminar in Tunisia and France
    St. John’s University Paris, 93 Sevres Street
    Paris, Île-de-France
  • Other Instructional Site
    Princeton in Aix en Provence
    IS Aix-en-Provence, 30 Military Schools Avenue
    Aix-en-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur 13100
  • Other Instructional Site
    Princeton in Argentina
    Torcuato Di Tella University, President Figueroa Alcorta Avenue 7350
    Buenos Aires, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires C1428
  • Other Instructional Site
    Princeton in Beijing
    Beijing Normal University, 19 Xinjiekouwai Street, Haidian District
    Beijing, Beijing Municipality
  • Other Instructional Site
    Princeton in Ishikawa
    Rifare 3rd Floor, 1-5-3 Honmachi
    Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture 920-0853
  • Other Instructional Site
    Princeton in Leipzig
    interDaF e.V., c/o Herder Institute, University of Leipzig, Lumumbastrasse 4
    Leipzig, Saxony 04105
  • Other Instructional Site
    Princeton in Pisa
    Scuola Normale Superiore, Knights’ Square 7
    Pisa, Tuscany (Province of Pisa) 56126
  • Other Instructional Site
    Princeton in Spain
    Ortega y Gasset–Gregorio Marañón Foundation, San Justo Alley
    Toledo, Castile-La Mancha 45001
  • Other Instructional Site
    Princeton in Vienna
    Language Center, University of Vienna, Alser Street 4, University of Vienna Campus Courtyard 1
    Vienna, Austria
  • Other Instructional Site
    Religion Department Course in Denmark
    DIS – Copenhagen, 7 Vestergade Street
    Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark 1456
  • Other Instructional Site
    Spanish Department Seminar Abroad
    University of Pau and the Adour Region, Nive Campus, 8 Plane Tree Avenue
    Bayonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) 64100
  • Other Instructional Site
    SPIA Seminar in Switzerland
    Boston University, Rue Muzy 18
    Geneva, Switzerland
  • Other Instructional Site
    Tunisia - Global Seminar in Tunisia and France
    Dar El Marsa Hotel, 75 Habib Bourguiba Avenue
    La Marsa, Tunis Governorate

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