Principia College Location & Details
About Principia College
Principia College is located in Elsah, IL. It admits 84% of applicants, lists out-of-state tuition of $35,930 before aid, and reports a 71.2% graduation rate.
Location & details
Where the campus is, how far it sits from a major city, and other colleges within reach.
Principia CollegeElsah, IL, United States
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Campus
Principia College
Elsah, IL, United States
- Private nonprofit
- Liberal arts college
Fringe rural
Outside any urbanized area or urban cluster.
- City
- Suburb
- Town
- Rural (this campus)
Nearest major citySt. Louis, MO · about 24 mi
In the city250 mi
- Calendar
- Semester
- Website
- principiacollege.edu
Colleges nearby
Lewis and Clark Community College8.4 miGodfrey- Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville21.8 miEdwardsville
Blackburn College34.8 miCarlinville- McKendree University37.1 miLebanon
Southwestern Illinois College37.7 miBelleville
Greenville University-Illinois50.8 miGreenville
Verified facts
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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