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. In 2023, the most popular Bachelors Degree concentrations at Principia College were General Education (18 degrees awarded), Mass Communication & Media Studies (9 degrees), and General Economics (8 degrees).

In 2023, 94 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Principia College. 47.9% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 52.1% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (62 degrees), 10.3 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (6 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Principia College is $32,250, which is $2,970 more than the national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($29,280).

Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus Baccalaureate Colleges

Costs

In 2023, the median undergraduate tuition at Principia College is $32,250, which is $2,970 more than the national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($29,280).

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. The cost of tuition at Principia College is $2,970 more than than the overall (public and private) national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($29,280).

This chart compares the tuition costs of Principia College (in red) with those of other similar universities.

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%.

This chart compares the average net price of Principia College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.

Other Student Expenses

$11,435

Room and Board

$1,000

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Principia College was of $11,435 in 2023. The cost of room and board increased by 2.69% between 2022 and 2023.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,000. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

This chart compares the average student costs at Principia College (in red) with that of similar universities.

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.

This chart compares the average award discount at Principia College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

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. 38% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

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%.

This chart compares the acceptance rate of Principia College (in red) with that of other similar universities, and the chart below shows the acceptance rate by gender.

SAT Scores

38%

Submission Percentage (2023)

Scores Submitted (2023)

38% of enrolled first-time students at Principia College in 2023 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

The following chart shows the average SAT scores for the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile of applicants for each section of the test that they are evaluated on.

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.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Principia College (in red) compares to similar universities.

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.

This chart shows the retention rate over time at Principia College (highlighted in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2023)

White
128 enrolled students
Black or African American
23 enrolled students
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. By comparison, enrollment for all Baccalaureate Colleges is 53.2% White, 14.1% Hispanic or Latino, and 12.9% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 10 students (2.96%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2023, 4 fewer women than men received degrees from Principia College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Principia College is white (62 degrees awarded). There were 10.3 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (6 degrees).

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Principia College is General Education (18 degrees awarded), followed by Mass Communication & Media Studies (9 degrees) and General Economics (8 degrees).

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 (267,198 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (235,280 people), Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (231,782 people), Secondary school teachers (172,846 people), and Postsecondary teachers (161,197 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).

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Diagnostic medical sonographers

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 Diagnostic medical sonographers, Surgeons, Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents, and Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

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).

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 (702,435 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (471,358 people), Legal services (406,186 people), Computer Systems Design (279,505 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (255,710 people).

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Principia College.

Most Common (2023)

General Education
18 degrees awarded
Mass Communication & Media Studies
9 degrees awarded
General Economics
8 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Principia College was General Education with 18 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from bachelors degree programs at Principia College according to their major.

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2023

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2023

In 2023, 49 degrees were awarded to men at Principia College, which is 1.09 times more than the number of degrees awarded to females (45).

This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at Principia College by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In 2023, 9 degrees were awarded to men at Principia College in General Education, which is 1 times approximately the same the 9 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2023, 9 degrees were awarded to men at Principia College in General Education, which is 1 times approximately the same the 9 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

71%

100% Completion Time

86%

150% Completion Time

In 2023, 71% of students graduating from Principia College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 86% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 86% within 200%.

The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Baccalaureate Colleges Carnegie Classification group.

Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

Asian Female

Highest Graduation Rate (100%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2023 at Principia College is Female and Asian (100% graduation rate). Across all Baccalaureate Colleges, Non-resident Alien Male students have the highest graduation rate (65.7%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, 1.56% of graduates (1 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2023)

White
62 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
6 degrees awarded
Two or More Races
3 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Principia College is white (62 degrees awarded). There were 10.3 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (6 degrees).

1.06% of degree recipients (1 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2023)

White Female
32 degrees awarded
White Male
30 degrees awarded
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).

Operations

Principia College has an endowment valued at nearly $549M, as of the end of the 2023 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 44.3M (8.06%) compared to the 4.79% average return (2.46M on 51.4M) across all Baccalaureate Colleges.

In 2023, Principia College had a total salary expenditure of 48.2M. Principia College employs 22 Assistant professors, 20 Professors and 12 Associate professors. Most academics at Principia College are Male Assistant professor (12), Male Professor (10), and Female Professor (10).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Principia College are: Service, with 58 employees, Management, with 40 employees, and Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 36 employees.

Endowment

$549M

2023 Endowment

1.9%

growth from 2022

Principia College has an endowment valued at about $549M, as of the end of the 2023 fiscal year. The endowment of Principia College grew 1.9% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $498M higher than than the median endowment of Baccalaureate Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Principia College (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus Carnegie Classification grouping.

Salary Expenditure

$18.2M

2023 Salaries

1.32%

growth from 2022

In 2023, Principia College paid a median of $18.2M in salaries, which represents 37.7% of their overall expenditure ($48.2M) and a 1.32% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 1.47% decline between 2021 and 2022, and a 6.7% growth between 2020 and 2021.

The median for similar Baccalaureate Colleges is 15.7M (37.9% of overall expenditures).

Instructional Salaries

$4.89M

Instructional Salaries

Number of Employees

In 2023, Principia College paid a total of $4.89M to 60 employees working as instructors, which represents 26.9% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $552k (3.27%) for similar Baccalaureate Colleges.

Occupations by Share

Assistant professor

Most Common Instructor

22 Employees

Service

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

58 Employees

In 2023, the most common positions for instructional staff at Principia College were Assistant professor with 22 employees, Professor with 20 employees, and Associate professor with 12 employees.

In 2023, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Principia College were Service with 58 employees, Management with 40 employees, and Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 36 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2023)

Male Assistant professor
Male Professor
Female Professor

In 2023, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Principia College was Male Assistant professor with 12 employees, Male Professor with 10 employees, and Female Professor with 10 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at Principia College.

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