unitid 148016 · Elsah, IL · private nonprofit 4-year · rural (fringe)
Principia College
- enrollment 2023
- 376
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
339
25th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
0%
undergrads on Pell grants
1st pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
74%
finish within 150% time
81st pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
not reported
avg net price / yr
not reported
median earnings, 10 yr
not reported
median grad debt
not reported
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Net price by family income
not reported for any income bracket
Who enrolls, by family income
family income mix not reported
- Median family income
- not reported
- First-generation students
- not reported
- In-state tuition & fees
- $34,680
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry
not reported
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education, General. | 18 | — | — |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 9 | — | — |
| Economics. | 8 | — | — |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. | 5 | — | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | 5 | — | — |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 4 | — | — |
| Computer Science. | 4 | — | — |
| Sustainability Studies. | 4 | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 4 | — | — |
| History. | 4 | — | — |
| Engineering Science. | 3 | — | — |
| International/Globalization Studies. | 3 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
no years reported
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
no years reported
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.