College · Private nonprofit · Elsah, IL · Rural
Principia College
Elsah, IL
Admit rate—
6-yr median pay—
Net price / yr—
Undergrad size339
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $0k/yr. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of unspecified means this is admit rate not reported for this school. Admitted students average ACT 25.
If you get in
339 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.
Where you live
Rural — true campus bubble, nature on the doorstep, plan for a car.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Net price not reported — check the college's financial aid office.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $34.7k
- Room & board
- $13.9k
- Books & supplies
- $1,000
How students pay for it.
Pell grants0%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans0%
Share taking out federal student loans.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
1-yr retention80%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr74%
Majority finish.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- Rural
- Control
- Private nonprofit
- Undergrad size
- 339
- Location
- Elsah, IL
- Region
- Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
- Size & setting
- Four-year · very small · highly residential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
- Accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- International41%
- White35%
- Black11%
- Hispanic5%
- Two or more races5%
- Unknown2%
- Asian1%
Part-time1%
Mostly a full-time student body.
§ V · Majors offered here · 35
What you can study.