Principia College Computer Science Programs

Principia College is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Elsah, Illinois. Students who love country life may enjoy the rural location of Principia.

Where Is Principia College?

Contact details for Principia are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1 Maybeck Place, Elsah, IL 62028-9799
Phone:	618-374-2131
Website:	www.principiacollege.edu

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How Do I Get Into Principia?

You can apply to Principia online at: www.principiacollege.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for Principia

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Principia?

You'll need to do what you can to make your application stand out if you plan to apply to Principia. The school screens its applicants carefully and has a fairly low acceptance rate of 48%. So, don't just throw your admission packet together at the last minute!

Approximately 58% of accepted students are men and 41% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 50%, and the acceptance rate for women is 45%.

Average Test Scores

About 20% of students accepted to Principia submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 475 and 650. Math scores were between 495 and 650.

Principia received ACT scores from 5% of accepted students.

Can I Afford Principia College?

The overall average net price of Principia is $17,838. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Principia, approximately 94% of students took out student loans averaging $2,016 a year. That adds up to $8,064 over four years for those students.

Principia College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 321 undergraduate students at Principia, with 316 being full-time and 5 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 316 full-time undergraduates at Principia, 53% are male and 47% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Principia College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	6
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	178
International Students	78
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

Geographic Diversity

Illinois students aren't the only ones who study at Principia College. At this time, 23 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 33 countries are represented at Principia. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Kenya, Canada, and Brazil.

Online Learning at Principia College

In 2022-2023, 52 students took at least one online class at the school.

Principia College Computer Science Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Computer Science	6	6
TOTAL	6	6

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
• Image Credit: By Stannate under License

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