Principia College
Elsah, IL · Private nonprofitAt a glance
1,096
SAT Average
337
Enrollment
Academic profile
SAT Average1,096
Degrees awarded
2024-25
| All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 76 |
| Bachelor’s 16 |
| Bachelor’s 9 |
| Bachelor’s 9 |
| Bachelor’s 8 |
| Bachelor’s 7 |
| Bachelor’s 6 |
| Bachelor’s 6 |
| Bachelor’s 3 |
| Bachelor’s 3 |
| Bachelor’s 2 |
| Bachelor’s 1 |
| Bachelor’s 1 |
| Bachelor’s 1 |
| Bachelor’s 1 |
| Bachelor’s 1 |
| Bachelor’s 1 |
| Bachelor’s 1 |
| Bachelor’s 0 |
College athletics
NCAA program details
- Primary division
- Division III
- Primary conference
- St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Projected sponsored sports14
BaseballMen's BasketballMen's Cross CountryMen's SoccerMen's TennisMen's Track, IndoorMen's Track, OutdoorSoftball
Athletic participation
163 unique student-athletes · 15 varsity teams
Application deadlines
For fall 2027 entry
Rolling admission
No deadline
FAFSA due Dec 1 · FAFSA due Mar 1
· Apply with Common App or the college's application
Cost
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $33,600
- Required fees
- $1,080
- Food and housing
- $13,910
- Books and supplies
- $1,000
- Other expenses
- $1,000
- Total
- $50,590
- $44,1502019–2019–20
- $44,9902020–2120–21
- $45,0902021–2221–22
- $47,0002022–2322–23
- $48,6502023–2423–24
- $50,5902024–2524–25
Graduation and Retention
4-year graduation55%
6-year graduation76%
Retention rate75%
Campus
Enrollment337
Student-faculty ratio5:1
SettingRural
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- Application process · College websites · 2026–27
- NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
- Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
No parsed Common Data Set answers
Parsed answers aren’t available for Principia College. Available federal outcome figures appear below.
Retention, graduation, and post-enrollment outcomes from IPEDS and College Scorecard.
Median earnings
Not disclosedMedian debt
Not disclosedEarnings-to-debt
Not disclosedSources
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03