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Principia College offers Colleges services in , IL area.
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- Mission
- Principia College is a unique college in that it is the only college in the world whose educational mission is to educate students who are Christian Scientists. Its purpose is to "serve the Cause of Christian Science," as stated by its founder Mary Kimball Morgan in her book, Education at The Principia. The mission of the College, as stated in the Catalog, is to provide students who are Christian Scientists with a comprehensive, co-educational academic program of liberal arts and sciences, leading to a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science degree. The College is also committed to academic excellence with a profound focus on every aspect character education, through the development of the spiritual, intellectual, moral, social, and physical 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. The college campus contains and is surrounded by vast and diverse natural habitat, including forests, prairies, and the great Mississippi River. Situated on limestone bluffs 200 feet above the River, Principia has developed in its 75 years on the 2600-acre site a harmonious blend of pleasant landscaped ground anchoring a variety of English Tudor buildings designed by renowned California architect Bernard Maybeck that provide functional support to the campus community.
- General Information
- Selective, Very Small School, Protestant Affiliation, Rural, Co-Ed, Graduate Students - Low, Foreign Students - High, Out of State - High, Any Cost, Study Abroad, Advanced Placement/CLEP, Cooperative Work Experience, Campus Publications, Dormitories, Foreign Student Organizations, Honor Student Organizations, Minority Student Organizations, Radio/TV Station, Religious Organizations, Student Government, Student/Faculty Ratio - Low
- Campus Description
- 2,600-acre campus in Elsah, 40 miles from St. Louis, Mo. Train serves Alton (10 miles); major airport and bus serve St. Louis.
- Other Admission Requirements
- , TOEFL test ONLY required, Pre-application form NOT required, Separate application form NOT required
- School Type
- Private not-for-profit (no religious affiliation), 4-year or above
- Costs
- 2010-2011 Tuition and Fees: $24,015
- Religious Affiliation
- Church of Christ (Scientist)
- Email
- [email protected]
- Campus Setting
- Located in a rural town
- Entrance Difficulty
- Moderately difficult
- Type
- College/University
- Level
- Four Year School
- City Type
- Distant - Rural
- Coed Status
- Men and Women
- Campus Size
- Very Large
- Highest Offering
- Bachelors
- Highest Degree Offered
- Bachelors
- Selectivity
- selective
- Academic Calendar
- Quarter
- Control
- Private
- Application Deadline
- rolling
- Institutional Control
- Private
- Instate Tuition For Undergrad For 1 Yr
- $22650
- Setting
- rural
- Undergraduate In State Tuition
- 20145
- Undergraduate Out Of State Tuition
- 20145
- On Campus Room And Board Charges
- $8475
- Percentage Of Students Admitted
- 83.95
- Room Charge For 1 Yr On Sharing With 1 Person
- $4125
- Undergraduate Application Fee
- $100
- Year Founded
- 1910
- Accredited
- true
- Typical Board Cost
- 3870
- Typical Room Cost
- 3480
- Founded In
- 1910
- Instate Per Credit Hr For Pt Undergrad
- $503
- Additional Fees
- 270
- Books Cost (estimate)
- 900
- Undergraduate Number Of Females
- 292
- Undergraduate Number Of Males
- 262
- International Application Fee
- $35
- Total Number Of Admissions
- 204
- Total Number Of Applicants
- 243
- Percent Out Of State Students
- 89
- Graduate Application Fee
- $0
- Application Fee
- $0
- Percent African American
- 2
- Percent Asian
- 1
- Percent Hispanic
- 1
- Mailing Address Available Only
- N
- Web Site
- http://www.principiacollege.edu/
