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Elsah, Illinois
Principia College is a private nonprofit institution offering bachelor's degrees based in Elsah, Illinois. It enrolls 339 students (a very small, intimate student body), according to IPEDS 2023-24 data. Below you'll find verified data on admissions, cost, student outcomes, programs offered, and what graduates typically earn, all pulled from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard and IPEDS.
Official website: principiacollege.edu
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Admissions data is not yet reported for Principia College.
Acceptance rate over the last five admission cycles. The trend tells you whether Principia College is getting harder, easier, or staying about the same.
The real cost of attending Principia College isn't the sticker price. It's the net price,which is what most students actually pay after grants and scholarships. Net-price data is not yet reported for this school.
Published cost of attendance, the sticker price before grants and scholarships. Most students underestimate room & board and other expenses.
80% return for their second year, per IPEDS 2023-24 completion data.
Principia College is home to 339 students, an intimate, close-knit community.
Undergraduate student body composition reported to the US Department of Education.
Where students live, learn, and connect at Principia College. The campus setting, housing profile, and signals that shape day-to-day life here.
Principia College offers a varied set of programs: 25 distinct programs across 15 majors. Below are its strongest majors, each with flagship programs and typical earnings. Open a major to explore it in depth, or browse the full program catalog.
The student-to-faculty ratio at Principia College is 5:1, low (small classes, more faculty contact).
60 instructional faculty across 4 ranks. The rank mix shows how many senior faculty are teaching versus contingent or junior staff, with average salary equated to a 9-month contract.
| Rank | Faculty Count | Share | Avg Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full Professors | 20 | 33% | $95,676 |
| Associate Professors | 12 | 20% | $80,980 |
| Assistant Professors | 22 | 37% | $73,504 |
| Instructors | 6 | 10% | $52,129 |
A quick at-a-glance summary of how Principia College tends to stack up for prospective students,weighing its data, size, setting, and cost profile together.
Quick answers to the questions most students and parents ask. Every answer below is calculated from verified government data about Principia College.
One federal dataset, 3,839 colleges. The median school costs $16,371 a year, admits 78% of applicants, and enrolls 1,259 students. The shape of US higher ed.
Across 1,645 four-year colleges, graduation rates climb steadily with selectivity, from 54% at open-admission schools to 93% at the most exclusive. The gap is real.
For-profit colleges post the highest median net price of any sector and the lowest graduate earnings. They cost more than private nonprofits and pay less than publics.
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