| Name |
Principia College |
| Address |
1 Maybeck Place
Elsah, IL 62028 |
| Website |
http://www.prin.edu/college |
| Email |
collegeadmissions@prin.edu |
| Percent Undergrad College Owned |
99% |
| Percent Fraternity |
0% |
| Percent Sorority |
0% |
| Percent Campus Weekends |
100% |
| Offer Housing |
Yes |
| Percent Students College Housing |
99% |
| Campus Housing |
Yes |
| Off Campus Assistance |
No |
| Types Available |
women's dorms (49%), men's dorms (49%), apartments for married students (2%) |
| College Owned Singles |
20% |
| College Owned Doubles |
60% |
| College Owned Triples |
20% |
| College Owned Apartments |
N/A |
| College Owned Other |
N/A |
| Num College Owned |
14 |
| Sprinkler System |
14% |
| Fire Alarms |
100% |
| High Speed Internet |
100% |
| Campus Size |
2,600 acres |
| Percent Weekends |
100% |
| Nearest Airport |
St. Louis, MO (35) |
| Nearest Train |
Alton, IL (10) |
| Nearest Bus |
St. Louis, MO (40) |
| Public Transport |
No |
| Cars Permitted |
Yes |
| Percent Cars |
35% |
| School Employment |
Yes |
| Percent Undergrads Employed |
50% |
| Average Undergrad Earnings |
3,000 |
| Freshmen Discouraged Working |
No |
| Army Rotc |
Not offered |
| Navy Rotc |
Not offered |
| Airforce Rotc |
Not offered |
| Alcohol Permitted |
No |
| Additional Policies |
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited, other |
| Popular Events |
George Andrews Speaker Series has brought the following speakers on campus in the last nine years: Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Former Presidents George Bush and Jimmy Carter; Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor; Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel, Secretary of State Colin Powell, Mrs. Coretta Scott King, and NY Time Journalist, Thomas Friedman, and Illinois Senator Barack Obama (Spring 2006). Other notable speakers/performers/entertainers are Maya Angelou, poet; Val Kilmer, actor; Jane Goodall, environmentalist; David McCullough, author, Erin Brockovich, activist; George Mitchell, former US Senator. Campus events: Public Affairs Conference (PAC) - longest running student-run public affairs conference at any college in the country; Whole World Festival - weekend event run by the international students on campus - an event for the whole campus. |
| Student Activities |
choral groups, dance, drama/theater, music ensembles, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, television station, yearbook |
| Num Organizations |
28 |
| Honor Societies |
Phi Alpha Eta |
| Religious Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Christian Science Organization (CSO) |
| International Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) BSU - Black Student Union; LASO - Latin American Student Organization |
| Other Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) student government, orchestra, choir, Whole World Festival Committee, Amnesty International, POWR (Women's rights), solar car racing team, WTPC-FM radio station, dance team, fire crew, juggling club, +1 (A Capella Octet) |
| Student Papers |
(Appears as submitted by school) The Pilot (four times in a ten-week quarter) |
| Num Frats |
0 |
| Frats Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Frat Members |
0% |
| Num Sororities |
0 |
| Sororities Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Sorority Members |
0% |
| Type |
Private institution |
| Year Founded |
1910 |
| Religious Affiliation |
Christian Science |
| Academic Calendar |
Quarter |
| Undergrad Body |
542 |
| Setting |
Rural |
| Endowment |
296,220,600 |
| Application Deadline |
March 1 |
| Application Fee |
None |
| Selectivity |
More selective |
| Tuition |
20,415 |
| Room Board |
7,350 |
| Basic |
day care, health service, other |
| Remedial |
reading, writing, study skills |
| Counseling |
career, personal, academic, other |
| Career |
on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other |
| Job Six Months |
33% |
| Job One Year |
60% |
| Job Two Years |
90% |
| Firms |
Disney, A.G. Edwards, Edward D. Jones, Thompson Marketing (NY), Windermere Farms (CA) |
| Library |
Yes |
| Library Consortia |
Yes |
| Num Books |
210,000 |
| Num Subscriptions |
12,000 |
| Num Microforms |
193,439 |
| Num Audiovisual |
7,515 |
| Num Ebooks |
3,878 |
| Library Facilities |
Treasure Room collection of rare books |
| Museums |
School of Nations Museum - collection of rare Navajo baskets; 50,000 square foot Science Center with inside aviary; Positron in Science Center - only one at any college in the country; On campus planetarium; Jean L. Rainwater Carillon housed in the Principia College Chapel -- 39 cast bronze bells covering the range of three octaves and a major-third; telescope with an aperture of 16" and it collects four times as much light as the previous campus telescope; School of Nations classrooms: 8 distinctive classrooms designed, furnished, and decorated in the motifs of 8 different countries |
| Computer Course |
No |
| Own Computer |
No |
| Computers Available |
250 |
| Email Accounts |
Yes |
| Internet Access |
Yes |
| Computers Available In |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library |
| Num Wired Library |
14 |
| Num Wired Classrooms |
108 |
| Num Wired Labs |
165 |
| Num Wired Other |
550 |
| Wireless Network |
No |
| Wireless Areas |
|
| Wireless Capacity |
|
| Recommended Os |
Microsoft |
| Hosting Units |
100% |
| Student Webpages |
Yes |
| Online Registration |
Yes |
| Campus Safety |
24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) |
