Deadline soon · Dec 1
- Award
- Amount varies
- Closes
- Dec 1, 2026
- Essay required
- One-time
Principia College Cost & Financial Aid
Cost & financial aid
Verified data· U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Published price
- Tuition & fees
- $35,930
- Average net price
- Not reported in the 2025 federal data
Students receiving Pell Grants
- Pell Grant recipients
- 0%
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- Can I afford it?Loan payment against what its graduates earn
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- What would I repay?Monthly payments on $27,000 of loans
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Principia College cost of attendance breakdown
Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- Tuition and fees
- $35,930
- Room and board (on campus)
- $14,360
- Books and supplies
- $1,000
The published cost of attendance also covers transport and personal expenses. Out-of-state students at public colleges pay the out-of-state tuition.
Student loans and debt at Principia College
Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- Undergraduates with a federal loan
- 52.5%
Work out your cost at Principia College
- Pell Grant estimatorSee your 2026–27 Pell Grant from your SAIEnter your Student Aid Index and credits to estimate this year's federal Pell Grant, using the official award rules.Open tool
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Scholarships you may be eligible for
Awards you could use at Principia College: the college's own scholarships, programs from IL and federal grants. Each is checked against its official page; open one to see the full rules.
IL program · Residents of IL
IL program · Residents of IL · need-based · GPA 3.0+
Not open yet · opens Nov 2026
- Award
- Up to $4,000
- Closes
- Dec 18, 2026
- Opens Nov 16, 2026
- Merit-based
- Need-based
- One-time
IL program · Residents of IL · need-based
Not open yet · opens Nov 2026
Foundation · IL
Maienza Family Legacy in Learning Scholarship
Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation
- Award
- Up to $2,500
- Closes
- Dec 18, 2026
- Opens Nov 16, 2026
- Merit-based
- Need-based
- Renewable
IL program · Residents of IL
Not open yet · opens Nov 2026
- Award
- Up to $2,500
- Closes
- Dec 18, 2026
- Opens Nov 16, 2026
- One-time
IL program · Residents of IL
Not open yet · opens Nov 2026
- Award
- Up to $2,000
- Closes
- Dec 18, 2026
- Opens Nov 16, 2026
- One-time
IL program · Residents of IL · GPA 3.0+
Not open yet · opens Nov 2026
- Award
- Up to $1,500
- Closes
- Dec 18, 2026
- Opens Nov 16, 2026
- Merit-based
- One-time
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Did you know? Principia College
- 84%Principia College admitted 116 of 138 applicants.Source: CollegesRef archive
- 68.1%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 79 of 116.Source: CollegesRef archive
- 71.2%of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time (six years for a bachelor's).Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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