Development of the Campus

  The growth and development of the Princeton campus is a physical manifestation of the University's gradual increase in size, scope, and purpose. For more than one hundred fifty years in its existence, the college was adequately served by fewer than fifty buildings.

Growth of Princeton Campus in Buildings and Population

Year	Buildings	Undergraduates	Faculty	Grad Students	Administration
1801	4	109
1849-50	13	239	17
1869-70	23	328	21
1889-90	30	652	42
1899-00	44	1053	86	141
1909-10	53	1253	169	147
1919-20	65	1714	181	137	16
1929-30	84	2489	308	239	34
1939-40	94	2415	325	299	36
1949-50	195	3148	401	607	61
1959-60	207	2969	635	823	79
1969-70	253	3408	704	1575	176
1979-80	272	4400	789	1485	567
1989-90	307	4500	1016	1830	646
2000-01	?	6438	1107	1853	?

Data provided by the University Archives, Seeley Mudd Library.

See also Chronology of Campus Buildings