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Principia College has an open admission policy: it does not turn applicants away on grades or test scores, though some courses can have their own requirements. The midpoint ACT score is 25 out of 36.
What it costs
| Tuition and fees for a year | $35,930 |
| Room and meals on campus | $14,360 |
| Books and supplies | $1,000 |
International students normally pay the published tuition and do not receive US federal aid.
For an estimate that fits your own family, use the college's net price calculator.
Results
| Measure | This college | IL median | US median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students who come back for a second year | 83% | 72% | 73% |
| Students who finish their degree (within one and a half times the normal length) | 71% | 53% | 49% |
Medians are the middle value of the colleges on this site in Illinois and in the whole country. Completion and return rates count first-time, full-time students. Earnings and debt count students who received federal aid.
The students
0% of undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for students from lower-income families. 53% take a federal student loan. The undergraduate body is 41% women and 59% men. By undergraduate numbers it is number 66 of the 88 colleges in Illinois on this site that report a size; the middle-sized one has 1,667.
What is not reported
The College Scorecard has no figure for an admission rate, a net price, earnings of former students or loan debt at Principia College. That is common for colleges that are small or new, that teach mostly graduate students, or that take few first-time, full-time students, because several measures count only that group. It says nothing by itself about quality. Ask the college directly for the figures that matter to you.
Other colleges in Illinois of a similar size
- Saint Francis Medical Center College of NursingPeoria, private nonprofit
- Methodist CollegePeoria, private nonprofit
- East-West UniversityChicago, private nonprofit
- Blackburn CollegeCarlinville, private nonprofit
- Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health SciencesQuincy, private nonprofit
- Saint Anthony College of NursingRockford, private nonprofit
Common questions
How much is tuition at Principia College?
Published tuition and fees are $35,930 a year. Most students with aid pay less: see the net price.
What is the graduation rate of Principia College?
71% of first-time, full-time students finish within one and a half times the normal length of the course.
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education, data released on 2 November 2026; checked in November 2026. Net price, debt and earnings describe students who received US federal aid. Costs change each year. This is official data for general information, not advice: confirm costs and admission rules on the college's own website and at collegescorecard.ed.gov.