Principia College

Elsah, IL · Private nonprofit · www.principiacollege.edu/ ↗

Principia College is a private nonprofit college in Elsah, Illinois, set in a rural area on the fringe of an urban area. It mostly awards bachelor's degrees and has 339 undergraduate degree-seeking students. By number of bachelor's degrees awarded, its largest programs are Communication and Media Studies; Education, General; and Business Administration, Management and Operations.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Compare with similar schools: Private nonprofit colleges in Illinois

Compare its largest majors across colleges: Communication and Media Studies · Education, General · Business Administration, Management and Operations

Principia College at a glance

Undergraduate enrollment
339
Similar schools: 1,107
Graduation rate (6 yrs)iShare of full-time students who finished a 4-year degree within 6 years (which is 150% of the standard 4-year time).
71.2%
Similar schools: 57.7%
First-year retentioniShare of first-year students who came back for year two. A baseline measure of student satisfaction.
83.1%
Similar schools: 77.1%

What the data shows about Principia College

Comparisons below use the medians for the 1,197 private nonprofit schools that mostly award bachelor's degrees in the College Scorecard. 83.1% of first-time, full-time students return for a second year (similar-school median: 77.1%). 71.2% of full-time students finish a four-year degree within six years, higher than the 57.7% median.