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- Jonathan Dickinson 1747 Died shortly after entering office from a pleuritic illness
- Aaron Burr Sr. 1748–1757 Minister of the Presbyterian Church of Newark. Father of Aaron Burr, the third Vice President of the United States. Died from illness while in office.
- Jonathan Edwards 1758 Eminent theologian to the First Great Awakening. Died five weeks into office after a fever from a smallpox vaccine.
- Jacob Green 1758–1759 Delegate for Morris County to the Provincial Congress of New Jersey. Father of Ashbel Green, 8th president of the university. Served as acting president.
- Samuel Davies 1759–1761 Died shortly after entering office from pneumonia
- Samuel Finley 1761–1766 Founder of West Nottingham Academy; Minister of the Cold Spring Presbyterian Church. Graduate of the Log College. Died while in office in Philadelphia seeking medical treatment.
- John Blair 1767–1768 Graduate of the Log College. Served as acting president.
- John Witherspoon 1768–1794 Signer of the Declaration of Independence; Delegate to the Second Continental Congress; Moderator of the first General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America. Died while in office.
- Samuel S. Smith 1795–1812 First president of Hampden–Sydney College. College of New Jersey alumnus. Resigned after pressure from the university trustees and ongoing issues with the institution.
- Ashbel Green 1812–1822 Third Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives. College of New Jersey alumnus. Resigned after his loss of confidence in the university trustees.
- Philip Lindsley 1822–1823 First president of the now-defunct University of Nashville. College of New Jersey alumnus. Served as acting president.
- James Carnahan 1823–1854 One of the founders of the Chi Phi fraternity. College of New Jersey alumnus.
- John Maclean Jr. 1854–1868 College of New Jersey alumnus
- James McCosh 1868–1888
- Francis L. Patton 1888–1902 Resigned after pressure from university trustees due to dissatisfaction with his lackluster administration style.
- Woodrow Wilson 1902–1910 28th President of the United States; 34th Governor of New Jersey. College of New Jersey alumnus.
- John A. Stewart 1910–1912 Served as acting president
- John G. Hibben 1912–1932 College of New Jersey alumnus
- Edward D. Duffield 1932–1933 Served as acting president
- Harold W. Dodds 1933–1957 President of the National Municipal League. Princeton alumnus.
- Robert F. Goheen 1957–1972 United States Ambassador to India. Princeton alumnus.
- William G. Bowen 1972–1988 President of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Princeton alumnus.
- Harold T. Shapiro 1988–2001 10th President of the University of Michigan. Princeton alumnus.
- Shirley M. Tilghman 2001–2013 First female president of Princeton University
- Christopher L. Eisgruber 2013–present Princeton alumnus
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