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Princeton Theological Seminary (PTS) is a theological seminary of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) located in the Borough of Princeton, New Jersey in the United States. It is independent of nearby Princeton University, despite collaboration between scholars at both schools. PTS is one of the world's leading institutions for graduate theological education and home of the largest theological library in the United States and second largest in the world. Today it is an international community with a little over 700 students, a faculty of 53, and an ecumenical and worldwide constituency. Although the roots of Princeton Seminary are in Presbyterianism, not all the students are candidates for the ministry in the Presbyterian Church; some are candidates for ministry in other denominations, while others are studying toward careers in academia, and still others are pursuing fields less directly related to theology, such as law, medicine, social work, administration and education. Like some other theological institutions, Princeton Theological Seminary has roots in a distinctive denominational heritage and was affiliated from the beginning with the Presbyterian Church. The Seminary's beginnings are in the early 19th century, when a separation began to be more common between higher-level professional education and the general education given at many universities in the United States. The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church established The Theological Seminary at Princeton, New Jersey in 1812, with the support of the directors of the nearby College of New Jersey (now Princeton University), as the first graduate theological school in the United States. The Seminary remains an institution of the Presbyterian Church (USA), being the largest of the ten theological seminaries affiliated with the 2.5-million member denomination.
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