BaccalaureatePrivate nonprofit
Principia College
Acceptance
44.4%
-25.0pp vs Baccalaureate
6-yr Graduation
74%
+9.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
339
peer median 1,869
Use this data
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.
Applied
268
268 candidates competed
Admitted
119
44.4% acceptance rate
Enrolled
84
70.6% yield
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Overall completion
74%+9.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Overall completion
74%+9.0pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
54%
4-year graduation
54%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
74%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
74%
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.
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
2
Passing
0
0.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
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
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
2
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.
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Accredited since 1923Next review Aug 2026
Action history · 1
- May 2016Renewal of AccreditationHigher Learning Commission
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by income not reported.
Federal loans
0.0%
In-state tuition
$34,680
Out-of-state
$34,680
Academic programs at Principia College
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Distinct CIP programs36
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered
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.
Fall total
339
12-mo unduplicated
378
Undergraduate
378
Graduate
0
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.
Athletes
163
95 M · 68 W
Women athletes
41.7%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$1.9M
Total expenses
Men vs women · spending splits
Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$5K
$18K
Head-coach salaries
$43K
$45K
Men Women
Sport-by-sport · 9
Sport
Men
Women
Expenses
Soccer
27
21
$178,336
Soccer
27 M · 21 W
Track and Field (Outdoor)
24
19
$118,700
Track and Field (Outdoor)
24 M · 19 W
Track and Field (Indoor)
23
14
$118,699
Track and Field (Indoor)
23 M · 14 W
Basketball
13
20
$328,876
Basketball
13 M · 20 W
Baseball
26
—
$186,702
Baseball
26 M · —
Cross Country
10
6
$70,853
Cross Country
10 M · 6 W
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
N/A
0 offenses · students
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0
Criminal offenses by type
No criminal offenses reported.
By location
0total
VAWA offenses
0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
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.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Student-to-faculty
6.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
53
Principia College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Principia College selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | — | Baccalaureate |
| 94% | 9.0% | 1,914 | $23,367 | Baccalaureate | |
| 73% | 62.7% | 2,570 | $22,736 | Baccalaureate | |
| 62% | 88.4% | 6,272 | $22,212 | R2 Research | |
| 93% | 17.1% | 3,932 | $40,514 | — | |
| 93% | 8.8% | 3,487 | $28,800 | Baccalaureate | |
| 57% | 63.2% | 513 | $18,460 | Baccalaureate | |
| 51% | 56.9% | 1,041 | $22,766 | Baccalaureate | |
| 54% | 80.1% | 972 | $27,431 | Baccalaureate | |
| 91% | 13.9% | 3,211 | $28,786 | Baccalaureate | |
| 87% | 17.6% | 3,126 | $38,782 | Baccalaureate | |
| 64% | 12.0% | 1,454 | $6,100 | Baccalaureate | |
| 88% | 18.5% | 2,056 | $33,375 | Baccalaureate | |
| 52% | 89.5% | 5,570 | $26,598 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 82% | 37.0% | 1,990 | $36,175 | Baccalaureate | |
| 62% | 79.9% | 1,094 | $23,634 | Baccalaureate | |
| 39% | 99.1% | 1,028 | $21,983 | Baccalaureate | |
| 91% | 13.4% | 1,869 | $17,379 | Baccalaureate | |
| 78% | 83.5% | 1,900 | $35,333 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 62% | 57.6% | 1,615 | $20,831 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 19% | 40.7% | 468 | $21,697 | Baccalaureate | |
| 39% | 59.0% | 60 | $25,381 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 70% | 73.6% | 3,997 | $24,185 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 65% | 77.0% | 786 | $22,386 | Baccalaureate | |
| 84% | 66.3% | 7,239 | $41,555 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 77% | 51.3% | 5,263 | $49,180 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 68% | 75.7% | 1,983 | $26,706 | Baccalaureate | |
| 41% | 85.0% | 527 | $17,349 | Baccalaureate | |
| 25% | 70.7% | 1,652 | $26,649 | Baccalaureate | |
| 40% | 95.0% | 332 | $18,251 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 50% | 64.1% | 2,879 | $13,630 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 69% | 69.2% | 1,595 | $24,883 | Baccalaureate | |
| 57% | 77.7% | 1,459 | $22,470 | Baccalaureate | |
| 40% | 97.5% | 1,104 | $19,533 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 91% | 13.6% | 2,031 | $28,985 | Baccalaureate | |
| 54% | 75.3% | 844 | $24,034 | Baccalaureate | |
| 48% | 72.6% | 499 | $22,814 | Baccalaureate | |
| 53% | 69.6% | 1,097 | $31,320 | Baccalaureate | |
| 92% | 12.7% | 951 | $35,924 | Baccalaureate | |
| 55% | 97.2% | 968 | $22,723 | Baccalaureate | |
| 77% | 64.0% | 1,841 | $31,563 | Baccalaureate | |
| 80% | 79.2% | 3,395 | $27,182 | Baccalaureate | |
| 67% | 88.7% | 1,200 | $20,519 | Baccalaureate | |
| 64% | 78.2% | 942 | $18,298 | Baccalaureate | |
| 75% | 39.3% | 1,582 | $28,199 | Baccalaureate | |
| 56% | 86.9% | 3,958 | $29,188 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 60% | 90.3% | 2,848 | $17,887 | Baccalaureate | |
| 58% | 68.1% | 1,366 | $24,338 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 68% | 70.8% | 1,136 | $24,595 | Baccalaureate | |
| 78% | 56.8% | 1,837 | $28,673 | Baccalaureate | |
| 73% | 83.0% | 3,091 | $22,277 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 20% | — | 2,054 | $19,092 | Baccalaureate | |
| 17% | — | 1,881 | $22,677 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 87% | 28.5% | 2,138 | $32,149 | Baccalaureate | |
| 49% | 82.6% | 1,601 | $36,861 | Baccalaureate | |
| 56% | 89.7% | 896 | $16,068 | Baccalaureate | |
| 75% | 79.0% | 3,373 | $26,502 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 22% | 69.2% | 1,770 | $18,086 | Baccalaureate | |
| 84% | 36.0% | 2,275 | $26,441 | Baccalaureate | |
| 65% | 88.9% | 2,491 | $25,522 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 64% | 77.3% | 3,003 | $21,044 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 22% | 74.6% | 5,734 | $14,109 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 62% | 16.7% | 640 | $25,181 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 81% | 44.2% | 1,881 | $38,263 | Baccalaureate | |
| 45% | 47.3% | 974 | $41,008 | Baccalaureate | |
| 83% | 25.2% | 1,242 | $34,191 | Baccalaureate | |
| 93% | 7.1% | 1,700 | $19,285 | Baccalaureate | |
| 20% | 100.0% | 168 | $25,163 | Baccalaureate | |
| 45% | 50.9% | 1,210 | $20,359 | Baccalaureate | |
| 47% | 92.9% | 1,241 | $22,436 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 80% | 78.0% | 2,111 | $34,779 | Baccalaureate | |
| 57% | 84.3% | 3,485 | $10,970 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 71% | 61.7% | 1,798 | $41,437 | Baccalaureate | |
| 75% | 69.0% | 3,720 | $33,733 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 49% | 86.0% | 992 | $27,817 | Baccalaureate | |
| 83% | 21.1% | 2,704 | $32,297 | Baccalaureate | |
| 79% | 54.3% | 1,991 | $28,651 | Baccalaureate | |
| 52% | 84.3% | 4,567 | $18,129 | Baccalaureate | |
| 69% | 72.0% | 3,899 | $19,035 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 54% | 93.0% | 2,037 | $19,994 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 76% | 66.3% | 2,674 | $33,016 | Baccalaureate | |
| 84% | 83.1% | 566 | $26,196 | Baccalaureate | |
| 58% | 84.9% | 854 | $19,125 | Baccalaureate | |
| 84% | 29.2% | 2,238 | $34,832 | Baccalaureate | |
| 80% | 43.9% | 2,065 | $34,561 | Baccalaureate | |
| 57% | 85.1% | 3,774 | $21,696 | Baccalaureate | |
| 91% | 18.6% | 2,462 | $39,343 | Baccalaureate | |
| 92% | 14.0% | 2,407 | $25,496 | Baccalaureate | |
Wells College | 41% | 69.6% | — | $22,921 | Baccalaureate |
| 55% | 79.2% | 640 | $24,314 | Baccalaureate | |
| 70% | 77.0% | 1,310 | $29,053 | Baccalaureate | |
| 94% | 8.3% | 2,164 | $17,716 | Baccalaureate | |
| Peer group median | 65% | 69.4% | 1,869 | $24,883 |
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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 reports a 6-year graduation rate of 74% per the latest IPEDS.
How many students attend Principia College?
Principia College reports a total enrollment of 339 students per the latest IPEDS.
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.
About the data on this page
Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.
IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
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.
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.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
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