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Principia College

Elsah, IL · Private · Rural (fringe)

Private institution in Elsah, IL · 337 undergraduates · 44% acceptance rate.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
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In-state tuition & fees
$33,2801,434th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$33,2801,371st cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Cost of attendance
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Median graduate debt
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Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
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Median earnings, 6 years after entry
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Graduation rate (4-year)
76.2%271st highest of 2,031 reporting
Full-time retention
75.4%948th highest of 1,853 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
44.4%215th most selective of 1,608 reporting
Average SAT
1096693rd highest of 1,024 reporting
Median ACT
25346th highest of 954 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
3371,777th largest of 2,162 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
5.0:160th smallest of 2,159 reporting
Pell Grant share
0.0%2,107th highest of 2,140 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 239 mi (MDW)

List appearances

This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.

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Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 30 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Area StudiesArea & Ethnic Studiesbachelors——
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansCommunications Technologybachelors——
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors——
ChemistryPhysical Sciencesbachelors——
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors——
Computer Sciencebachelors——
Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftVisual & Performing Artsbachelors——
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyBiological Sciencesbachelors——
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors——
Education, GeneralEducationbachelors——
Engineering ScienceEngineeringbachelors——
English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 9 sports

NCAA Division III without football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.