[2] It is named for John D. Rockefeller 3rd, Princeton Class of 1929, who served as a major donor and longtime trustee of the University.

[3] The college is located in the northwestern corner of the Princeton campus and is largely composed of Collegiate Gothic style structures.

Witherspoon Hall, built in 1877, is the oldest building in the college, and is characteristically Richardsonian Romanesque, a style which predates the Collegiate Gothic.

The current master of Rockefeller College is Clancy Rowley, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.

A council of current students also contributes to college life, organizing trips, study breaks, and other opportunities.