Located in the Northwest corner of the Princeton Campus, its dormitories and other buildings are predominantly in the Collegiate Gothic style.

Most of Mathey College is centered on a large central courtyard featuring a sand volleyball court.

Mathey College is famous for Blair Arch, featured prominently in the movie A Beautiful Mind.

Mathey College is named after Dean Mathey of the Class of 1912, who was a prominent member of the Princeton community.

The current dean is Dr. Michael Olin, and the current Head of the College, as of the fall of 2018, is Professor Stacey Sinclair of the Psychology Department.