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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.

$17,838 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
84% Acceptance Rate

Where Is Principia College?

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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

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 Required
High School Rank Neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Considered but not required
Recommendations Considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores Considered but not required
TOEFL Considered but not required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Principia?

84% Acceptance Rate
47% Of Accepted Are Women
30% Submit SAT Scores
Principia has an acceptance rate of 84%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 53% of accepted students are men and 47% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 79%, and the acceptance rate for women is 90%.

Average Test Scores

About 30% 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 518 and 593. Math scores were between 510 and 600.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Principia College  ( 518 to 593 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Principia College  ( 510 to 600 )
200
800
Principia received ACT scores from 13% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 28. Math scores were between 20 and 27. Composite scores were between 21 and 28.

ACT English Scores for Principia College  ( 21 to 28 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for Principia College  ( 20 to 27 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for Principia College  ( 21 to 28 )
1
36

Can I Afford Principia College?

$17,838 Net Price
94% Take Out Loans
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

316 Full-Time Undergraduates
47% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 321 undergraduate students at Principia, with 316 being full-time and 5 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

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

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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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

0 Took All Classes Online
2,475.0% Avg Growth Over 4 Years

Online Growth Rankings of Principia

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Principia College was 2,475.0%. This is the #35 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Principia regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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