Princeton joins growing list of colleges requiring COVID vaccine for students Updated 3:43 PM; Princeton University students can’t come on campus next fall unless they have proof they’ve received the COVID-19 vaccine, school officials announced Tuesday. The Ivy League school joins a growing list of universities — including Rutgers and Fairleigh Dickinson in New Jersey — that will require the vaccine for students as they prepare for the 2021-2022 school year. Princeton’s requirement applies to its nearly 7,800 students, including undergraduates, graduate students and international students. But, some exceptions will be made. “Medical and religious exemptions from the vaccination requirement will be granted in accordance with the university’s reasonable accommodation policies and legal requirements,” Princeton said in its announcement.