Located in Princeton, NJ, Princeton University's Department of East Asian Studies stands as a premier center for the in-depth exploration of East Asia's rich languages, cultures, and histories. Focusing primarily on China, Japan, and Korea, while also touching upon Inner Asia, the department offers comprehensive undergraduate and graduate programs. It is renowned for its rigorous approach to language acquisition and its wide array of content courses spanning literature, history, anthropology, and contemporary issues. Students and scholars thrive in a dynamic environment supported by the exceptional resources of the East Asian Library. This department fosters impactful research, dedicated teaching, and a deep understanding of this complex and vital global region, building on a long tradition of scholarly excellence.
View Department of East Asian StudiesPrinceton 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, and then to the current site nine years later. It officially became a university in 1896 and was subsequently renamed Princeton University.