<p>Princeton has no professional graduate schools (law, business or medicine), and the graduate college itself is quite a way off from the center of campus. As an undergraduate, you therefore feel that you and your fellow students are the hub of life at the university. At Yale, while the undergrads are certainly paid attention to, that ‘center of the universe’ feeling is not the same as it is at Princeton. For some students, that’s a positive thing: they like feeling part of a bigger picture, and they still get plenty of individual attention from professors, but they may have to seek it out a bit more. For others, the more intimate, nurturing feel of Princeton is the atmosphere they’re looking for. As always, YMMV, depending on your major, interests, etc.</p>
<p>(I say the above as a Princeton alum and the mother of a Yalie.)</p>