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Principia College

Name: Principia College federal education data
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Elsah, Illinois·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Great Lakes·principiacollege.edu

Principia College's acceptance rate is 44.4% (2023). Its six-year graduation rate is 74% and its four-year rate is 54% (2024). Tuition and fees are $34,680 (2024). Fall enrollment is 339 students, and 378 enrolled over the full 12-month year (2024). Source: IPEDS.

Acceptance

44.4%

-25.0pp vs Baccalaureate

6-yr graduation

74%

+9.0pp vs Baccalaureate

Total enrollment

339

peer median 1,869

Avg net price

Not reported

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About

Principia College is a private liberal arts college in Elsah, Illinois. It was founded in 1912 by Mary Kimball Morgan with the purpose of "serving the Cause of Christian Science." Morgan wrote in her book Education at the Principia that, "Although the College is not affiliated with the Christian Science Church, the practice of Christian Science is the cornerstone of campus life." Principia no longer requires its students or their parents to be students of Christian Science or Christian Science Church members. Presently, its student body represents 26 countries and a variety of faith backgrounds.

Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS

Applied

268

268 candidates competed

Admitted

119

44.4% acceptance rate

Enrolled

70.6% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS

Overall completion

74%

Overall completion

74%

4-year graduation

54%

4-year graduation

54%

6-year graduation (bachelor’s)

74%+9.0pp vs Baccalaureate

6-year graduation (bachelor’s)

74%+9.0pp vs Baccalaureate

Full-time retention

83%

Full-time retention

83%

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 2 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 2 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs

Passing

0.0% of portfolio

Failing (GE)

0.0% of portfolio

Fail rate

0.0%

-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

2programs

Passing0 · 0.0%
No Data2 · 100.0%
Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical

Severe

Recoverable

At Risk

Watch

Safe

No data

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1923Next review Aug 2026

Action history · 1

May 2016Renewal of Accreditation
Higher Learning Commission

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by income not reported.

Federal loans

0.0%

Tuition and fees

$34,680

Academic programs at Principia College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS

Distinct CIP programs36

UndergraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

82 total completions

01Business

1822.0%

01Business

1822.0%

02Education

1012.2%

02Education

1012.2%

03Visual/Performing Arts

1012.2%

03Visual/Performing Arts

1012.2%

04Biological Sciences

911.0%

04Biological Sciences

911.0%

05Social Sciences

911.0%

05Social Sciences

911.0%

06Communication

89.8%

06Communication

89.8%

07Philosophy/Religion

89.8%

07Philosophy/Religion

89.8%

08Multi/Interdisciplinary

44.9%

08Multi/Interdisciplinary

44.9%

09History

33.7%

09History

33.7%

10Computer Sciences

33.7%

10Computer Sciences

33.7%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS

Fall total

339

12-mo unduplicated

378

Undergraduate

378

Graduate

Gender split

Men

57%217

Women

43%161

Race / ethnicity composition

Non-resident

41.0%

White

35.4%

Black

10.6%

Hispanic

5.0%

Two or more

4.7%

Unknown

2.4%

Asian

0.9%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA

Athletes

163

95 M · 68 W

Women athletes

41.7%

Athletic aid

Total student aid

Budget

$1.9M

Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid

Recruiting expense

$5K

$18K

Head-coach salaries

$43K

$45K

Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 9

Sport

Men

Women

Expenses

Soccer

$178,336

Soccer

27 M · 21 W

$178K

Track and Field (Outdoor)

$118,700

Track and Field (Outdoor)

24 M · 19 W

$119K

Track and Field (Indoor)

$118,699

Track and Field (Indoor)

23 M · 14 W

$119K

Basketball

$328,876

Basketball

13 M · 20 W

$329K

Baseball

—

$186,702

Baseball

26 M · —

$187K

Cross Country

$70,853

Cross Country

10 M · 6 W

$71K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students

N/A

0 offenses · students

Offenses · 3-yr

Last three years

VAWA · 3-yr

DV, dating, stalking

Hate crimes · 3-yr

Res-hall fires · 3-yr

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

VAWA offenses

Domestic violence

Dating violence

Stalking

0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals

Weapons00

Drugs00

Liquor03

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS

Student-to-faculty

6.0:1

Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)

Principia College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Principia College selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS

This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

					Carnegie
SubjectPrincipia College	74%	44.4%	339	Not reported	Baccalaureate
Amherst College	94%	9.0%	1,914	$23,367	Baccalaureate
Augustana College	73%	62.7%	2,570	$22,736	Baccalaureate
Azusa Pacific University	62%	88.4%	6,272	$22,212	R2 Research
Babson College	93%	17.1%	3,932	$40,514	—
Barnard College	93%	8.8%	3,487	$28,800	Baccalaureate
Blackburn College	57%	63.2%	513	$18,460	Baccalaureate
Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences	51%	56.9%	1,041	$22,766	Baccalaureate
Colby-Sawyer College	54%	80.1%	972	$27,431	Baccalaureate
Colgate University	91%	13.9%	3,211	$28,786	Baccalaureate
College of the Holy Cross	87%	17.6%	3,126	$38,782	Baccalaureate
College of the Ozarks	64%	12.0%	1,454	$6,100	Baccalaureate
Colorado College	88%	18.5%	2,056	$33,375	Baccalaureate
Columbia College Chicago	52%	89.5%	5,570	$26,598	Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Connecticut College	82%	37.0%	1,990	$36,175	Baccalaureate
Cornell College	62%	79.9%	1,094	$23,634	Baccalaureate
Culver-Stockton College	39%	99.1%	1,028	$21,983	Baccalaureate
Davidson College	91%	13.4%	1,869	$17,379	Baccalaureate
Dominican University of California	78%	83.5%	1,900	$35,333	Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Drury University	62%	57.6%	1,615	$20,831	Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
East-West University	19%	40.7%	468	$21,697	Baccalaureate
Eastern Nazarene College	39%	59.0%	60	$25,381	Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Elmhurst University	70%	73.6%	3,997	$24,185	Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Elmira College	65%	77.0%	786	$22,386	Baccalaureate
Elon University	84%	66.3%	7,239	$41,555	Doctoral/Professional
Emerson College	77%	51.3%	5,263	$49,180	Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Emmanuel College	68%	75.7%	1,983	$26,706	Baccalaureate
Eureka College	41%	85.0%	527	$17,349	Baccalaureate
Fisher College	25%	70.7%	1,652	$26,649	Baccalaureate
Fontbonne University	40%	95.0%	332	$18,251	Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Fresno Pacific University	50%	64.1%	2,879	$13,630	Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Gordon College	69%	69.2%	1,595	$24,883	Baccalaureate
Goucher College	57%	77.7%	1,459	$22,470	Baccalaureate
Greenville University	40%	97.5%	1,104	$19,533	Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Hamilton College	91%	13.6%	2,031	$28,985	Baccalaureate
Hampshire College	54%	75.3%	844	$24,034	Baccalaureate
Hannibal-LaGrange University	48%	72.6%	499	$22,814	Baccalaureate
Hartwick College	53%	69.6%	1,097	$31,320	Baccalaureate
Harvey Mudd College	92%	12.7%	951	$35,924	Baccalaureate
Hilbert College	55%	97.2%	968	$22,723	Baccalaureate
Hobart William Smith Colleges	77%	64.0%	1,841	$31,563	Baccalaureate
Hope College	80%	79.2%	3,395	$27,182	Baccalaureate
Houghton University	67%	88.7%	1,200	$20,519	Baccalaureate
Illinois College	64%	78.2%	942	$18,298	Baccalaureate
Illinois Wesleyan University	75%	39.3%	1,582	$28,199	Baccalaureate
Iona University	56%	86.9%	3,958	$29,188	Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Keene State College	60%	90.3%	2,848	$17,887	Baccalaureate
Keuka College	58%	68.1%	1,366	$24,338	Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Knox College	68%	70.8%	1,136	$24,595	Baccalaureate
Lake Forest College	78%	56.8%	1,837	$28,673	Baccalaureate
Le Moyne College	73%	83.0%	3,091	$22,277	Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Lincoln University	20%	Open admission	2,054	$19,092	Baccalaureate
Los Angeles Pacific University	17%	Open admission	1,881	$22,677	Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Macalester College	87%	28.5%	2,138	$32,149	Baccalaureate
Marymount Manhattan College	49%	82.6%	1,601	$36,861	Baccalaureate
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts	56%	89.7%	896	$16,068	Baccalaureate
Messiah University	75%	79.0%	3,373	$26,502	Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Missouri Valley College	22%	69.2%	1,770	$18,086	Baccalaureate
Mount Holyoke College	84%	36.0%	2,275	$26,441	Baccalaureate
Mount Saint Mary College	65%	88.9%	2,491	$25,522	Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
North Central College	64%	77.3%	3,003	$21,044	Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Northeastern Illinois University	22%	74.6%	5,734	$14,109	Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Northeastern University Oakland	62%	16.7%	640	$25,181	Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Occidental College	81%	44.2%	1,881	$38,263	Baccalaureate
Pacific Union College	45%	47.3%	974	$41,008	Baccalaureate
Pitzer College	83%	25.2%	1,242	$34,191	Baccalaureate
Pomona College	93%	7.1%	1,700	$19,285	Baccalaureate
Providence Christian College	20%	100.0%	168	$25,163	Baccalaureate
Quincy University	45%	50.9%	1,210	$20,359	Baccalaureate
Rockford University	47%	92.9%	1,241	$22,436	Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Saint Anselm College	80%	78.0%	2,111	$34,779	Baccalaureate
Saint Xavier University	57%	84.3%	3,485	$10,970	Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Sarah Lawrence College	71%	61.7%	1,798	$41,437	Baccalaureate
Siena College	75%	69.0%	3,720	$33,733	Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Simpson University	49%	86.0%	992	$27,817	Baccalaureate
Skidmore College	83%	21.1%	2,704	$32,297	Baccalaureate
St Lawrence University	79%	54.3%	1,991	$28,651	Baccalaureate
St. Francis College	52%	84.3%	4,567	$18,129	Baccalaureate
St. Joseph's University-New York	69%	72.0%	3,899	$19,035	Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
St. Thomas Aquinas College	54%	93.0%	2,037	$19,994	Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Stonehill College	76%	66.3%	2,674	$33,016	Baccalaureate
Thomas Aquinas College	84%	83.1%	566	$26,196	Baccalaureate
Trinity Christian College	58%	84.9%	854	$19,125	Baccalaureate
Trinity College	84%	29.2%	2,238	$34,832	Baccalaureate
Union College	80%	43.9%	2,065	$34,561	Baccalaureate
University of Mount Saint Vincent	57%	85.1%	3,774	$21,696	Baccalaureate
Vassar College	91%	18.6%	2,462	$39,343	Baccalaureate
Wellesley College	92%	14.0%	2,407	$25,496	Baccalaureate
Wells College	41%	69.6%	—	$22,921	Baccalaureate
Westminster College	55%	79.2%	640	$24,314	Baccalaureate
Westmont College	70%	77.0%	1,310	$29,053	Baccalaureate
Williams College	94%	8.3%	2,164	$17,716	Baccalaureate
Peer group median	65%	69.4%	1,869	$24,883

Institutions like Principia College

Explore the federal data for institutions in Principia College's comparison group.

IPEDS

BaccalaureateMassachusetts
Amherst College
Grad rate
94%
Admit rate
9.0%
Enrollment
1,914
Net price
$23,367
BaccalaureateIllinois
Augustana College
Grad rate
73%
Admit rate
62.7%
Enrollment
2,570
Net price
$22,736
R2 ResearchCalifornia
Azusa Pacific University
Grad rate
62%
Admit rate
88.4%
Enrollment
6,272
Net price
$22,212
Massachusetts
Babson College
Grad rate
93%
Admit rate
17.1%
Enrollment
3,932
Net price
$40,514
BaccalaureateNew York
Barnard College
Grad rate
93%
Admit rate
8.8%
Enrollment
3,487
Net price
$28,800
BaccalaureateIllinois
Blackburn College
Grad rate
57%
Admit rate
63.2%
Enrollment
513
Net price
$18,460
BaccalaureateMissouri
Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Grad rate
51%
Admit rate
56.9%
Enrollment
1,041
Net price
$22,766
BaccalaureateNew Hampshire
Colby-Sawyer College
Grad rate
54%
Admit rate
80.1%
Enrollment
972
Net price
$27,431
BaccalaureateNew York
Colgate University
Grad rate
91%
Admit rate
13.9%
Enrollment
3,211
Net price
$28,786
BaccalaureateMassachusetts
College of the Holy Cross
Grad rate
87%
Admit rate
17.6%
Enrollment
3,126
Net price
$38,782
BaccalaureateMissouri
College of the Ozarks
Grad rate
64%
Admit rate
12.0%
Enrollment
1,454
Net price
$6,100
BaccalaureateColorado
Colorado College
Grad rate
88%
Admit rate
18.5%
Enrollment
2,056
Net price
$33,375
Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsIllinois
Columbia College Chicago
Grad rate
52%
Admit rate
89.5%
Enrollment
5,570
Net price
$26,598
BaccalaureateConnecticut
Connecticut College
Grad rate
82%
Admit rate
37.0%
Enrollment
1,990
Net price
$36,175
BaccalaureateIowa
Cornell College
Grad rate
62%
Admit rate
79.9%
Enrollment
1,094
Net price
$23,634
BaccalaureateMissouri
Culver-Stockton College
Grad rate
39%
Admit rate
99.1%
Enrollment
1,028
Net price
$21,983
BaccalaureateNorth Carolina
Davidson College
Grad rate
91%
Admit rate
13.4%
Enrollment
1,869
Net price
$17,379
Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsCalifornia
Dominican University of California
Grad rate
78%
Admit rate
83.5%
Enrollment
1,900
Net price
$35,333
Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsMissouri
Drury University
Grad rate
62%
Admit rate
57.6%
Enrollment
1,615
Net price
$20,831
BaccalaureateIllinois
East-West University
Grad rate
19%
Admit rate
40.7%
Enrollment
468
Net price
$21,697
Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsMassachusetts
Eastern Nazarene College
Grad rate
39%
Admit rate
59.0%
Enrollment
60
Net price
$25,381
Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsIllinois
Elmhurst University
Grad rate
70%
Admit rate
73.6%
Enrollment
3,997
Net price
$24,185
BaccalaureateNew York
Elmira College
Grad rate
65%
Admit rate
77.0%
Enrollment
786
Net price
$22,386
Doctoral/ProfessionalNorth Carolina
Elon University
Grad rate
84%
Admit rate
66.3%
Enrollment
7,239
Net price
$41,555
Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsMassachusetts
Emerson College
Grad rate
77%
Admit rate
51.3%
Enrollment
5,263
Net price
$49,180
BaccalaureateMassachusetts
Emmanuel College
Grad rate
68%
Admit rate
75.7%
Enrollment
1,983
Net price
$26,706
BaccalaureateIllinois
Eureka College
Grad rate
41%
Admit rate
85.0%
Enrollment
527
Net price
$17,349
BaccalaureateMassachusetts
Fisher College
Grad rate
25%
Admit rate
70.7%
Enrollment
1,652
Net price
$26,649
Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsMissouri
Fontbonne University
Grad rate
40%
Admit rate
95.0%
Enrollment
332
Net price
$18,251
Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsCalifornia
Fresno Pacific University
Grad rate
50%
Admit rate
64.1%
Enrollment
2,879
Net price
$13,630
BaccalaureateMassachusetts
Gordon College
Grad rate
69%
Admit rate
69.2%
Enrollment
1,595
Net price
$24,883
BaccalaureateMaryland
Goucher College
Grad rate
57%
Admit rate
77.7%
Enrollment
1,459
Net price
$22,470
Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsIllinois
Greenville University
Grad rate
40%
Admit rate
97.5%
Enrollment
1,104
Net price
$19,533
BaccalaureateNew York
Hamilton College
Grad rate
91%
Admit rate
13.6%
Enrollment
2,031
Net price
$28,985
BaccalaureateMassachusetts
Hampshire College
Grad rate
54%
Admit rate
75.3%
Enrollment
844
Net price
$24,034
BaccalaureateMissouri
Hannibal-LaGrange University
Grad rate
48%
Admit rate
72.6%
Enrollment
499
Net price
$22,814
BaccalaureateNew York
Hartwick College
Grad rate
53%
Admit rate
69.6%
Enrollment
1,097
Net price
$31,320
BaccalaureateCalifornia
Harvey Mudd College
Grad rate
92%
Admit rate
12.7%
Enrollment
951
Net price
$35,924
BaccalaureateNew York
Hilbert College
Grad rate
55%
Admit rate
97.2%
Enrollment
968
Net price
$22,723
BaccalaureateNew York
Hobart William Smith Colleges
Grad rate
77%
Admit rate
64.0%
Enrollment
1,841
Net price
$31,563
BaccalaureateMichigan
Hope College
Grad rate
80%
Admit rate
79.2%
Enrollment
3,395
Net price
$27,182
BaccalaureateNew York
Houghton University
Grad rate
67%
Admit rate
88.7%
Enrollment
1,200
Net price
$20,519
BaccalaureateIllinois
Illinois College
Grad rate
64%
Admit rate
78.2%
Enrollment
942
Net price
$18,298
BaccalaureateIllinois
Illinois Wesleyan University
Grad rate
75%
Admit rate
39.3%
Enrollment
1,582
Net price
$28,199
Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsNew York
Iona University
Grad rate
56%
Admit rate
86.9%
Enrollment
3,958
Net price
$29,188
BaccalaureateNew Hampshire
Keene State College
Grad rate
60%
Admit rate
90.3%
Enrollment
2,848
Net price
$17,887
Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsNew York
Keuka College
Grad rate
58%
Admit rate
68.1%
Enrollment
1,366
Net price
$24,338
BaccalaureateIllinois
Knox College
Grad rate
68%
Admit rate
70.8%
Enrollment
1,136
Net price
$24,595
BaccalaureateIllinois
Lake Forest College
Grad rate
78%
Admit rate
56.8%
Enrollment
1,837
Net price
$28,673
Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsNew York
Le Moyne College
Grad rate
73%
Admit rate
83.0%
Enrollment
3,091
Net price
$22,277
BaccalaureateMissouri
Lincoln University
Grad rate
20%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
2,054
Net price
$19,092
Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsCalifornia
Los Angeles Pacific University
Grad rate
17%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
1,881
Net price
$22,677
BaccalaureateMinnesota
Macalester College
Grad rate
87%
Admit rate
28.5%
Enrollment
2,138
Net price
$32,149
BaccalaureateNew York
Marymount Manhattan College
Grad rate
49%
Admit rate
82.6%
Enrollment
1,601
Net price
$36,861
BaccalaureateMassachusetts
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
Grad rate
56%
Admit rate
89.7%
Enrollment
896
Net price
$16,068
Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPennsylvania
Messiah University
Grad rate
75%
Admit rate
79.0%
Enrollment
3,373
Net price
$26,502
BaccalaureateMissouri
Missouri Valley College
Grad rate
22%
Admit rate
69.2%
Enrollment
1,770
Net price
$18,086
BaccalaureateMassachusetts
Mount Holyoke College
Grad rate
84%
Admit rate
36.0%
Enrollment
2,275
Net price
$26,441
Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsNew York
Mount Saint Mary College
Grad rate
65%
Admit rate
88.9%
Enrollment
2,491
Net price
$25,522
Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsIllinois
North Central College
Grad rate
64%
Admit rate
77.3%
Enrollment
3,003
Net price
$21,044
Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsIllinois
Northeastern Illinois University
Grad rate
22%
Admit rate
74.6%
Enrollment
5,734
Net price
$14,109
Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsCalifornia
Northeastern University Oakland
Grad rate
62%
Admit rate
16.7%
Enrollment
640
Net price
$25,181
BaccalaureateCalifornia
Occidental College
Grad rate
81%
Admit rate
44.2%
Enrollment
1,881
Net price
$38,263
BaccalaureateCalifornia
Pacific Union College
Grad rate
45%
Admit rate
47.3%
Enrollment
974
Net price
$41,008
BaccalaureateCalifornia
Pitzer College
Grad rate
83%
Admit rate
25.2%
Enrollment
1,242
Net price
$34,191
BaccalaureateCalifornia
Pomona College
Grad rate
93%
Admit rate
7.1%
Enrollment
1,700
Net price
$19,285
BaccalaureateCalifornia
Providence Christian College
Grad rate
20%
Admit rate
100.0%
Enrollment
168
Net price
$25,163
BaccalaureateIllinois
Quincy University
Grad rate
45%
Admit rate
50.9%
Enrollment
1,210
Net price
$20,359
Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsIllinois
Rockford University
Grad rate
47%
Admit rate
92.9%
Enrollment
1,241
Net price
$22,436
BaccalaureateNew Hampshire
Saint Anselm College
Grad rate
80%
Admit rate
78.0%
Enrollment
2,111
Net price
$34,779
Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsIllinois
Saint Xavier University
Grad rate
57%
Admit rate
84.3%
Enrollment
3,485
Net price
$10,970
BaccalaureateNew York
Sarah Lawrence College
Grad rate
71%
Admit rate
61.7%
Enrollment
1,798
Net price
$41,437
Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsNew York
Siena College
Grad rate
75%
Admit rate
69.0%
Enrollment
3,720
Net price
$33,733
BaccalaureateCalifornia
Simpson University
Grad rate
49%
Admit rate
86.0%
Enrollment
992
Net price
$27,817
BaccalaureateNew York
Skidmore College
Grad rate
83%
Admit rate
21.1%
Enrollment
2,704
Net price
$32,297
BaccalaureateNew York
St Lawrence University
Grad rate
79%
Admit rate
54.3%
Enrollment
1,991
Net price
$28,651
BaccalaureateNew York
St. Francis College
Grad rate
52%
Admit rate
84.3%
Enrollment
4,567
Net price
$18,129
Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsNew York
St. Joseph's University-New York
Grad rate
69%
Admit rate
72.0%
Enrollment
3,899
Net price
$19,035
Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsNew York
St. Thomas Aquinas College
Grad rate
54%
Admit rate
93.0%
Enrollment
2,037
Net price
$19,994
BaccalaureateMassachusetts
Stonehill College
Grad rate
76%
Admit rate
66.3%
Enrollment
2,674
Net price
$33,016
BaccalaureateCalifornia
Thomas Aquinas College
Grad rate
84%
Admit rate
83.1%
Enrollment
566
Net price
$26,196
BaccalaureateIllinois
Trinity Christian College
Grad rate
58%
Admit rate
84.9%
Enrollment
854
Net price
$19,125
BaccalaureateConnecticut
Trinity College
Grad rate
84%
Admit rate
29.2%
Enrollment
2,238
Net price
$34,832
BaccalaureateNew York
Union College
Grad rate
80%
Admit rate
43.9%
Enrollment
2,065
Net price
$34,561
BaccalaureateNew York
University of Mount Saint Vincent
Grad rate
57%
Admit rate
85.1%
Enrollment
3,774
Net price
$21,696
BaccalaureateNew York
Vassar College
Grad rate
91%
Admit rate
18.6%
Enrollment
2,462
Net price
$39,343
BaccalaureateMassachusetts
Wellesley College
Grad rate
92%
Admit rate
14.0%
Enrollment
2,407
Net price
$25,496
BaccalaureateNew York
Wells College
Grad rate
41%
Admit rate
69.6%
Enrollment
—
Net price
$22,921
BaccalaureateMissouri
Westminster College
Grad rate
55%
Admit rate
79.2%
Enrollment
640
Net price
$24,314
BaccalaureateCalifornia
Westmont College
Grad rate
70%
Admit rate
77.0%
Enrollment
1,310
Net price
$29,053
BaccalaureateMassachusetts
Williams College
Grad rate
94%
Admit rate
8.3%
Enrollment
2,164
Net price
$17,716

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Frequently asked questions about Principia College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Principia College.

What is the acceptance rate at Principia College?

Principia College's acceptance rate is 44.4% (119 admitted from 268 applicants), based on the latest IPEDS.

What is the graduation rate at Principia College?

Principia College's six-year graduation rate is 74% and its four-year rate is 54%, per 2024 IPEDS data.

How many students attend Principia College?

Principia College reports a total enrollment of 339 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Principia College?

Principia College does not have a reported average net price. Net-price data was not reported in the latest federal collection.

What is the yield rate at Principia College?

Principia College's yield rate is 70.6%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Principia College located?

Principia College is located in Elsah, Illinois 62028-9799.

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IPEDSFall 2025–26 release, published July 28, 2026

Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.

National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education

College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)

Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.

U.S. Department of Education

FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release

Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.

U.S. Department of Education

DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed

Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.

U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education

Federal Pell Grant & loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026

Pell Grant and Direct Loan recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursement volume by institution and award year.

U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid

Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates

Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.

U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid

Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25

Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.

U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education

Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024

Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.

U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education

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