Living in Princeton
Princeton is located in central New Jersey, close to New York City, Philadelphia, and easily accessible to Washington, DC, and other cities along the Northeast corridor. Learn more about living in Princeton.
Graduate Student Council
The Computer Science department has a graduate student council, which organizes social events and serves as a way for students to organize.
First Year Seminars
The department runs a seminar series for first-year graduate students featuring a series of talks by faculty about the graduate program and graduate school in general.
The seminar schedule for the 2025-2026 academic year is below. Information on location and time will be shared by email.
| Date | Speakers | Topic & Slides |
|---|---|---|
| 9/3/2025 | Olga Russakovsky | Burnout & managing up |
| 9/10/2025 | Manoel Horta Ribeiro | Internships |
| 9/17/2025 | Adam Finkelstein, Margaret Martonosi | PhD grind |
| 9/24/2025 | Maryam Hedayati | |
| 10/1/2025 | Ben Eysenbach, Zhuang Liu | |
| 10/8/2025 | Huacheng Yu, Felix Heide | How to give a talk |
| 10/22/2025 | David Walker, Zak Kincaid | Writing papers |
| 10/29/2025 | Tri Dao, Mark Braverman | |
| 11/5/2025 | Ellen Zhong | |
| 11/12/2025 | Aarti Gupta, Sanjeev Arora | |
| 11/19/2025 | Parastoo Abtahi, Jialin Ding |
Mentorship Program
The department offers first year graduate students the opportunity to be mentored by a senior graduate student in the department. The program is optional, but is a great way for incoming students to get guidance and advice from students who are more senior in the program.
Fellowship Opportunities
Students often get outside fellowships to fund their research. The department maintains a list of these fellowships and deadlines to apply.
Graduate School Resources
The Graduate School at Princeton offers a rich assortment of social and professional development opportunities to scholars across dozens of disciplines. And a range of organizational opportunities are available, from politics to social events to intramural athletics.
- Graduate School
- Graduate School Pre-Doctoral Fellowships
- Graduate School - Apply for an External opportunity
- "Rights, Rules, Responsibilities" (RRR) Book
- Graduate Student Government
University Resources
The University also has an array of services to assist graduate students during their time at Princeton, including health services, housing, and teaching assistance.