Located in New Jersey, Princeton University is one the country’s prestigious Ivy League colleges. Founded in 1746, the country’s fourth-oldest college was known for years as the College of New Jersey. The name Princeton University was adopted in 1896, with the university designation indicating the expanded number of courses and degrees available.
Known as Caltech, the California Institute of Technology is one of the nation’s premier technical schools. The university prides itself on its technological achievements, and 31 of its faculty and alumni have gone on to win the Nobel Prize. The list of Caltech Nobel honorees includes Linus Pauling, Roger Sperry, and Robert Grubbs.
Duke University has a long and storied history, beginning in the mid-1800s. The university was founded as a private school, and its name was changed to Trinity College when it became associated with the Methodist Church shortly before the Civil War. In 1892, the college was moved to Durham, and rechristened Duke University in 1924, after a prominent college official. Today, the Duke family oversees an endowment that provides funding for educational initiatives in the region.
