Computer Science at Principia College

What traits are you looking for in a compsci school? To help you decide if Principia College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's compsci program.

Principia is located in Elsah, Illinois and has a total student population of 340. In 2021, 8 compsci majors received their bachelor's degree from Principia.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer Science section at the bottom of this page.

Principia Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CompSci

Principia Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the compsci progam at Principia compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The compsci major at Principia is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Science. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	22
Most Focused Computer Science Schools	45
Most Popular Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	470
Most Popular Computer Science Schools	622

CompSci Student Demographics at Principia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the compsci majors at Principia College.

Principia Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 8 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Principia in 2020-2021, 75% were men and 25% were women. The typical compsci bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at Principia since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in compsci at Principia are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Principia College with a bachelor's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Principia also has a doctoral program available in compsci. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Computer Science

The following compsci concentations are available at Principia College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Principia College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	8

Related Majors

Careers That CompSci Grads May Go Into

A degree in compsci can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Principia College.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Software Applications Developers	30,500	$96,610
Computer and Information Systems Managers	17,770	$143,900
Systems Software Developers	17,130	$108,570
Computer Programmers	11,350	$91,860

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Stannate under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.