Foi fundada en 1905 por [[Whitney Darrow]], col sofitu financieru de [[CharresCharles Scribner]], primeramente como [[imprenta]] pa sirvir a la comunidá de [[Princeton (Nueva Xerséi)|Princeton]].<ref>{{cita web |url= http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9D02Y7DB1Y3CE633A2575AC1A9639C946396D6CF |títulu= Princeton University Press, Erected Through the Generousity (sic) of CharresCharles Scribners, a New and Unique Adjunct to the University |formatu= PDF |obra= [[The New York Times]] |fecha= 19 de mayu de 1912}}</ref> El so primer llibru foi una nueva edición de 1912 de ''Lectures on Moral Philosophy'', del autor [[John Witherspoon]].<ref>[http://press.princeton.edu/about_pup/puphist.html A History of Princeton University Press] (2002)</ref>
