Principia College
Elsah, IL · Private nonprofit · offers Bachelor's degrees
—Acceptance rate
—Average net price / year
74%Graduation rate
—Median earnings 10 yrs after entry
—Median debt at graduation
339Undergraduates
Cost
- In-state tuition & fees
- $34,680
- Room & board
- $13,910
- Books & supplies
- $1,000
- Average net price
- —
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
Outcomes
- Graduation rate
- 74%
- First-year retention
- 83%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- —
- Median debt (graduates)
- —
- Students with Pell grants
- 0%
- Students with federal loans
- 0%
Students
- Undergraduates
- 339
- Part-time
- 1%
- Women / men
- 41% / 59%
- White
- 35%
- Hispanic
- 5%
- Black
- 11%
- Asian
- 1%
- International
- 41%
Faculty & school
- Student–faculty ratio
- 6:1
- Avg faculty salary
- $82,881 / year
- Full-time faculty
- 81%
- Accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
- Website
- www.principiacollege.edu
- Also known as
- NA
Most popular fields
- Natural Resources & Conservation – 3% of degrees
- Architecture – 1% of degrees
- Communication & Journalism – 9% of degrees
- Communications Technologies – 1% of degrees
- Education – 12% of degrees
- Foreign Languages – 4% of degrees
Frequently asked questions
What is the graduation rate?
74% of first-time, full-time students graduate within 150% of normal time.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, June 2026 release.