Principia College

Quick Facts

Chance of Admission:
Location: Midwest
Setting: Rural Setting
Type: Private
Size: Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad)
Mascot: Panthers
School Description
Provided by Principia College

The Purpose of Principia College is to serve the Cause of Christian Science (Education at The Principia, page 227).

The mission of Principia College is to provide students of Christian Science with a comprehensive, co-educational program of liberal arts and sciences. The College is committed to academic excellence and character education. It is also dedicated to the spiritual, intellectual, moral, social, and athletic development of each student. In this context, Principia offers its students an international perspective and challenges them to be ethically strong in service to the world community.

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Principia College From Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

For other uses of the term Principia see Principia

The Principia is an educational institution for Christian Scientists, located on two campuses in the St. Louis, Missouri, area. Facilities for early childhood through high school are located at The Principia School in West St. Louis County. About thirty miles away, on bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River in Elsah, Illinois, is Principia College.

The Principia School

Founded by Mary Kimball Morgan, The Principia School was officially opened in 1898 in St. Louis. By 1906, The Principia had graduated its first high school class. In 1912, the Junior College was added, and became one of the first such colleges in the nation. The college moved to Elsah, Illinois in 1935, and the school later moved to its current location in the St. Louis suburb of Town and Country, Missouri.

Principia College

Principia College is a four-year private co-educational liberal arts college in Elsah, Illinois. The campus sits on bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River between Alton and Grafton, located about thirty miles north of St. Louis. In 1934, Principia College graduated its first class as a full four-year institution. Emerging from the Principia Lower, Middle, and Upper Schools founded between 1898 and 1906, Principia College was established with a mission to "serve the cause of Christian Science." The college, however, has no official affiliation with the Christian Science church, nor does The First Church of Christ, Scientist, the denominational governing body, recognize or approve any school or college claiming to serve such a cause.

The student population is 490. There are ten student dormitories on campus: Anderson House, Rackham Court, Howard House, Sylvester House, Buck House, Brooks House, Ferguson House, Jo McNabb, Lowrey House, and Clara McNabb. The first six mentioned were designed by architect Bernard Maybeck in 1935, as was the campus' chapel. Maybeck attempted to use different architectural styles and building techniques for each of these dormitories and for the chapel. In an effort to ensure success with his designs and materials, he experimented with them through the creation of a small building known affectionately by Principians as the "Mistake House."

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Students & Campus Life
Undergraduate Enrollment: 551
On Campus Housing: Available
Full Time Students: 100%
Athletic Programs: Available
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Expenses
Average Tuition: $ 20,415
Students Receiving Aid: 67%
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Admissions
Selectivity: Selective
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Students

General
Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 100%
Part-Time 0%
Men vs. Women
Women 54%
Men 46%
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian 93%
Other 4%
Hispanic 1%
Asian 1%
African-American 1%
Geography
In State vs. Out-of-State
Out-of-State 95%
In-State 5%
Top States for Incoming Freshman
Missouri 20%
California 16%
Texas 9%
Illinois 5%
Michigan 5%
Percent of Students International: 13%

Housing

On-Campus Housing Available: Yes
Percent of Students Living On-Campus: 121%
Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: Yes

Athletics

Member of: NAA, NCAA
Sports Include: Football (Upper Midwest Athletic Conference)
Basketball (St. Louis Intercollegiate Ath Conf)
Baseball (St. Louis Intercollegiate Ath Conf)
Track (Other)
Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) Expenses  
Published Tuition and Fees:
$ 20,415    
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 20,145    
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 270    
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Institutional Grants:
$ 11,727 67%  
Student Loans:
$ 3,404 54%  
Any Aid:
  67%  

Selectivity (Undergraduate Only)

Acceptance Rate: 89% (Selective)
Test Scores  
SAT Scores:  
% of Students Submitting SAT Scores: 84%
Bottom 25th Percentile: Verbal: 530, Math: 520
Top 75th Percentile: Verbal: 660, Math: 650
ACT Scores:  
% of Students Submitting ACT Scores: 45%
Bottom 25th Percentile: Composite: 21, Verbal: 19, Math: 18
Top 75th Percentile: Composite: 29, Verbal: 29, Math: 31

Application Requirements (Undergraduate Only)

Formal Demonstration of Competencies: Not Required
High School Diploma or Equivalent: Required
High School GPA: Required
High School Rank: Recommended
High School Record: Required
Recommendations: Required
TOEFL: Required
Test Scores: Required

Degree Programs at Principia College

Bachelor's Level Majors