Principia College

www.principiacollege.edu

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2023 Undergraduate Tuition
$32,250
3.37% growth from 2022
2023 Average Net Price
$14,904
After Financial Aid
2023 Acceptance Rate
44.4%
268 Applicants
2023 Enrolled Students
338
98.2% Full-Time
2023 Graduation Rate
76.2%
64 Graduates

About

Principia College is a higher education institution located in Jersey County, IL. N/A

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Costs

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After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $14,904.

In 2023, 95% of undergraduate students attending Principia College received financial aid through grants.

Tuition Costs

$32,250
2023 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2023, the cost of tuition at Principia College was $32,250. N/A

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Average Net Price

$14,904
2023 Value
17.4%
1 Year Growth

In 2023 Principia College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $14,904. Between 2022 and 2023, the average net price of Principia College grew by 17.4%.

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Financial Aid by Income Level

95%
Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants

95% of undergraduate students at Principia College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2023. This represents a decline of 2.06% with respect to 2022, when 97% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

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Admissions

Principia College received 268 undergraduate applications in 2023, which represents a 28.2% annual growth. Out of those 268 applicants, 119 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 44.4% acceptance rate.

There were 338 students enrolled at Principia College in 2023. N/A

Principia College has an overall enrollment yield of 70.6%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

44.4%
Acceptance Rate in 2023
119
Accepted Out of 268

In 2023, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Principia College was 44.4% (119 admissions from 268 applications). This is lower than the acceptance rate of 2022, which was 47.8%. Between 2022 and 2023, the number of applicants grew by 28.2%, while admissions grew by 19%.

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Enrollment

Principia College had a total enrollment of 338 students in 2023. The full-time enrollment at Principia College is 332 students and the part-time enrollment is 6. This means that 98.2% of students enrolled at Principia College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Principia College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 37.9% White, 6.8% Black or African American, 5.03% Hispanic or Latino, 3.25% Two or More Races, 1.18% Asian, and 0.296% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Principia College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Male (20.7%), followed by White Female (19.5%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (3.14%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

98.2%
Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Principia College in 2023, both undergraduate and graduate, is 338 students. The full-time enrollment at Principia College is 332 and the part-time enrollment is 6. This means that 98.2% of students enrolled at Principia College are enrolled full-time compared with 78.8% at similar Baccalaureate Colleges.

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Retention Rate over Time

75%
2023 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Principia College was 75%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Baccalaureate Colleges (74%), Principia College had a retention rate higher than its peers.

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Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2023)
  1. White
    128 enrolled students
  2. Black or African American
    23 enrolled students
  3. Hispanic or Latino
    17 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Principia College is 37.9% White, 6.8% Black or African American, 5.03% Hispanic or Latino, 3.25% Two or More Races, 1.18% Asian, and 0.296% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. N/A

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Graduates

In 2023,  the most specialized majors across all degree types at Principia College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are History (4 degrees awarded), Natural Resources & Conservation (4 degrees), and Communications (9 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Other managers
Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Principia College are Other managers (277,551 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (243,409 people), Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (232,367 people), Secondary school teachers (175,478 people), and Postsecondary teachers (157,703 people).

The most specialized majors at Principia College in 2023 are History (4 degrees awarded), Natural Resources & Conservation (4 degrees), Communications (9 degrees), English (4 degrees), and Language & Linguistics (2 degrees) (as of 2023).

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Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Surgeons
Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Principia College are Surgeons, Diagnostic medical sonographers, Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, Physicians, and Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists

The most specialized majors at Principia College are History (4 degrees awarded), Natural Resources & Conservation (4 degrees), Communications (9 degrees), English (4 degrees), and Language & Linguistics (2 degrees) (as of 2023).

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Common Industries by Major

Elementary & secondary schools
Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Principia College are Elementary & secondary schools (625,828 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (399,085 people), Computer Systems Design (225,170 people), Legal services (198,252 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (160,201 people).

The most specialized majors at Principia College are History (4 degrees awarded), Natural Resources & Conservation (4 degrees), Communications (9 degrees), English (4 degrees), and Language & Linguistics (2 degrees) (as of 2023).

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2023)
  1. White Female
    32 degrees awarded
  2. White Male
    30 degrees awarded
  3. Hispanic or Latino Male
    5 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Principia College is white female (32 degrees awarded). There were 1.07 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (30 degrees).

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